TY - BOOK AB - "Several key patterns emerge in the discussion of Sarah Dessen's novels. She explores the complexity of human relationships between and among characters, undermines expected gender expectations, develops the themes of self-perception and identity, creates eccentric and memorable secondary characters, and uses humor to help readers bear the angst of teenage life. Sarah Dessen: From Burritos to Box Office explores each of her novels in depth, tracing the existence of these patterns while seeking the distinctive flavor that sets each work apart."--BOOK JACKET. AU - Glenn, Wendy J., CN - PS3554.E8455 CN - PS3554.E8455 CY - Lanham, Md. : DA - 2005. ID - 434977 KW - Young adult fiction, American KW - Teenage girls KW - Teenage girls in literature. KW - Sex role in literature. LK - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0420/2004016058.html N2 - "Several key patterns emerge in the discussion of Sarah Dessen's novels. She explores the complexity of human relationships between and among characters, undermines expected gender expectations, develops the themes of self-perception and identity, creates eccentric and memorable secondary characters, and uses humor to help readers bear the angst of teenage life. Sarah Dessen: From Burritos to Box Office explores each of her novels in depth, tracing the existence of these patterns while seeking the distinctive flavor that sets each work apart."--BOOK JACKET. PB - Scarecrow Press, PP - Lanham, Md. : PY - 2005. SN - 9780810853256 SN - 0810853256 T1 - Sarah Dessen :from burritos to box office / TI - Sarah Dessen :from burritos to box office / UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0420/2004016058.html VL - no. 16 ER -