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Sarah Dessen

(b.1970)

Sarah Dessen is an American writer for young adults, living and teaching in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She was born on June 6, 1970 in Illinois, but was raised in North Carolina. After college, she continued waiting tables at the Flying Burrito and writing, and she sold her first book, That Summer, three years after she graduated. Since then, her books have won many awards.

Genres: Young Adult Romance

Novels

   That Summer (1996)
   Someone Like You (1998)
   Keeping the Moon (1999)
     aka Last Chance
   Dreamland (2000)
   This Lullaby (2002)
   The Truth about Forever (2004)
   Just Listen (2006)
   Lock and Key (2008)
   Along for the Ride (2009)
   What Happened to Goodbye (2011)
   The Moon and More (2013)
   Saint Anything (2015)
   Once and for All (2017)
   The Rest of the Story (2019)

Novellas and Short Stories

Infinity (2010)

Omnibus editions

   How to Deal (2002)
   The Sarah Dessen Gift Set (2009)
   Sarah Dessen Keepsake Box (2010)
   Someone Like You / That Summer (2019)
   The Moon and More / Just Listen (2020)
   The Truth About Forever / Lock and Key (2022)

Sarah Dessen recommends

Gem & Dixie (2017)
Sara Zarr
"A story that broke my heart and put it back together again. You won't want to let Gem and Dixie go."

Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel (2014)
Sara Farizan
"Sara Farizan is just the voice YA needs right now."

Moonglass (2011)
Jessi Kirby
"An incredible first novel."

It's Not Summer Without You (2010)
(Summer I Turned Pretty, book 2)
Jenny Han
"This book has what every girl wants in a summer."

The Sweet Life of Stella Madison (2009)
Lara M Zeises
"This book's got all the right ingredients: friends, family, boys, and food. The perfect summer read!"

Something, Maybe (2009)
Elizabeth Scott
"The best love story I've read in ages."