Not long after meeting, they begin a relationship that makes Caitlyn feel like she is finally worthy enough. Rogerson Biscoe is the wealthy, local town “bad boy”, infamous for selling pot. She’s instantly drawn to him as he represents everything that she isn’t used to. For days, Caitlyn continues in the routing including dating the high school quarterback, and following her friends to parties, until one night when she meets a boy named Rogerson. This leaves Caitlyn feeling like a second-rate copy of Cassandra. As a member of the in-crowd, she seeks refuge in building a covetous lifestyle, although she continues to fall short of her ideal sister. Despite her sister’s disappearance, Caitlyn continues her usual routine, and even joins her school’s cheerleading team too boost her status. With the parents attention on her disappearance, Caitlyn’s birthday festivities are put on hold, leading to following days of woe and uncertainty.

Cassandra, being the intelligent role-model of a daughter and future undergraduate of Yale University, throws her family into shock when she runs off with her boyfriend, Adam. The story begins on the day of Caitlyn’s sixteenth birthday, which is also the date that her older sister, disappears, leaving nothing behind but a journal addressed to Caitlyn. Similar to her other novels, the book revolves around the world of a high-school girl. Sarah Dessen is infamous for her fluffy teen romance novels, however this book follows a different format in introducing a much darker plot. Dreamland, a young adult novel written by Sarah Dessen, tells the story of a young girl, Caitlin, and her relationship with her boyfriend, Roger.

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