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//About Sarah Dessen…//
 * “My books are much more exciting than I am, and that’s a good thing. It’s always more fun to make stuff up anyway.” **



Sarah Dessen was born on June 6th, 1970 in Evanston, Illinois, but she spent most of her life in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She has always had a love of reading and writing. When she was eight, her parents gave her an old manual typewriter and a desk so she could start writing down her stories, and it became a passion. Both of her parents were professors at the University of North Carolina, where she later graduated with a degree in English and high honors in creative writing. After college, Dessen decided to continue with her job as a waitress at the Flying Burrito restaurant while working on her first novel, // That Summer //. The book was released three years after she graduated college. Since then, Dessen has written 8 novels. She is now teaching and living in North Carolina with her husband and daughter Sasha, as well as two dogs. She says of her job, ** “Teaching is great for me, because I get to show people how writing can really change the way you see not only yourself but the world .” **

Dessen’s other novels are: That Summer Someone Like You Keeping the Moon Dreamland This Lullaby The Truth About Forever Lock and Key Along for the Ride “When I found an author who seemed to say just what I was feeling, it really struck me and resonated. I hope that my books do that for the people who read them: I think it’s the best thing to which any writer can aspire .” **

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