

Pitch-perfect offering from Dessen.” - Booklist

Compelling reading with contemporary teen

Well developed…The high school milieu is accurately depicted as is a family’s Portrait of a young woman without a strong sense of self-esteem. Caitlin’s dependency on Rogerson is a realistic and finely drawn That examines how wrong love can go.” - VOYAĪnd not soon forgotten, Dreamland is the secret story of many contemporary teen To maintain a romantic relationship, Dessen has created a compassionate novel She evokes the various masquerades of love through theĬouples in the novel…In examining the question of how much must be sacrificed Traces the evolution of an abusive relationship in yet another breathtaking Portrays Caitlin’s emotional turmoil, making her appalling situation believable The sweetly naive but wry voice of Caitlin is captivating, funny, andĬharacterizations have an unmistakable depth readers may grow impatient withĬaitlin and the obliviousness of her nearest and dearest, but they will believe Her message across loud and clear without any spoon-feeding or preaching, and That takes a hard but realistic look at many of the pressures teens must faceĪs they enter adulthood, including that first brush with true love. Relationship is vivid, heartbreaking, and honest. Handling of the psychological maelstrom that accompanies an abusive
