Dear John
Readers rate it 3.7 (186 on Hardcover)
276 pages · Released Oct 30, 2006 · Warner Books
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A note for parents
Dear John is a contemporary adult romance centered on military service, long-distance relationships, and heartbreak following 9/11. While there is no graphic violence, the emotional weight—including themes of duty, sacrifice, betrayal, and grief—makes it more suitable for older teens who can process complex relationship dynamics and wartime contexts. The book contains mild language and some sexual references but is primarily character-driven rather than explicit.
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John, a high school dropout, enlists in the Army not knowing what else to do with his life. While in the Army he meets Savannah, they fall in love and she awaits his return from the Army. After 9/11 John feels it's his duty to re-enlist. During their long separation Savannah falls in love and marries someone else. John, a high school dropout, enlists in the Army not knowing what else to do with his life. While in the Army he meets Savannah, they fall in love and she awaits his return from the Army. After 9/11 John feels it's his duty to re-enlist. During their long separation Savannah falls in love and marries someone else.
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- Long-distance relationships
- Soldiers
- Fiction
- Man-woman relationship
- Love stories
- Fiction, romance, contemporary
- Man-woman relationships, fiction
- nyt:mass-market-paperback=2008-07-20
- New York Times bestseller
- Man-woman relationships
- American fiction
- Children's fiction
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ISBN 9780446528054 · Warner Books