SUMMARY:
Sarah Dessen's book Just Listen is about a girl named Annabel Greene. For
years Annabel was known as "the girl who has everything." She was a model, had
cool friends, and a perfect family. Then she went to a party that changed
everything. At the party Annabel's best friend Sophie's boyfriend tries to rape
her, but Sophie turns the story around and says that Annabel was sleeping with
her boyfriend. The next fall at school everyone around her begins to hate her.
Annabel often finds herself completely alone at school. She tries to tell her
parents about it, but she does not know how to do it. Then, just when she thinks
things can't get any worse, her sister is diagnosed with anorexia. Annabel then
thinks, that with her sister's anorexia, her parents have enough on their mind,
and she decides that she is not going to tell them anything. Then she meets a
boy named, Owen. Owen is an outcast who loves music and is completely honest
with everyone and everything. He convinces her that it is okay to get help and
that sometimes holding things in is harder than letting them. Annabel begins to
question if she should get help. In this novel you can find out more about
Annabel's story, whether she gets help, if she gets it on time, or if it is too
late.