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About Sarah Dessen
American novelist, young adult fiction
Sarah Dessen is an American novelist known for young adult fiction. Her first book, That Summer, appeared in 1996. She has published more than a dozen other novels and novellas, and 221 quotes on this site are attributed to her. Her work centers on stories for young readers, and in 2017 she received the Margaret Edwards Award for part of that body of work. Two of her books were adapted into the 2003 film How to Deal.
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Books by Sarah Dessen
That Summer
1996
Someone Like You
1998
Lock and Key
2008
This Lullaby
2002
Along for the ride
2009