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Sarah Dessen


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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)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   Infinity (2010)
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Sarah Dessen recommends
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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."
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Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel (2014)
Sara Farizan
"Sara Farizan is just the voice YA needs right now."
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Moonglass (2011)
Jessi Kirby
"An incredible first novel."

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Anthologies containing stories by Sarah Dessen
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Sixteen (2004)
Stories about That Sweet and Bitter Birthday
edited by
Megan McCafferty

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