Here's the thing about Sarah Dessen. She lets us in. Into these lives of characters who share their pain with us so intensely it's like you already know them. And you want to help them finally be the people they want to be, even if they don't know it yet.
In JUST LISTEN, the way Annabel suffers in quiet desperation is heartbreaking. But then she changes from a girl who doesn't really think about turning on the stereo into someone who can't live without music. All of a sudden, the silence is too loud to handle. So she creates this new world in which music helps her connect with emotions that have been suppressed for way too long. Because she realizes that, through music, she can begin the long process of healing her pain. And she can understand what having a true connection with someone else really means.
This book is for anyone who has ever felt lonely or misunderstood…or has waited for someone to save them. Which means this book is for everyone, really.
