SARAH DESSEN

'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, where both of her parents were professors at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, which Dessen later attended, graduating with a degree in English. 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 seven books have won many awards. As of April 10, 2007, she has announced that she is pregnant with her first child. Sarah's daughter Sasha was born on September 2, 2007.
Two of her novels were the basis for ''How to Deal'', a 2003 movie starring Mandy Moore. Her most recent novel ''Just Listen'' was released in April 2006 and subsequently reached number two on the New York Times Book Review. She is currently working on her eighth book, ''Lock and Key'', which is scheduled to be published in 2008.

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Trivia

★ Dessen has said she enjoys shopping at the Gap. She is also a fan of UNC Chapel Hill basketball (the North Carolina Tar Heels) and the television shows ''Gilmore Girls,'' ''Grey's Anatomy,'' and ''Veronica Mars''.

★ ''Just Listen'' spent over 17 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List, starting in April 2006.

★ Dessen's books are all set in the fictional town of Lakeview, with recurring locations and characters mentioned in multiple books. Examples include:
:- The Arbors, a rich upperclass neighborhood in Lakeview that appears in every novel
:- The World of Waffles, a restaurant in both ''The Truth About Forever'' and ''Just Listen''
:- Bendo, a music club in ''This Lullaby'' and ''Just Listen''
:- The Last Chance Cafe, which appears in ''The Truth About Forever'' and ''Keeping The Moon''
:- Scarlett from ''Someone Like You'', who later appears as John Miller's boss in ''This Lullaby''
:- Remy and Dexter from ''This Lullaby'', who later appears as the band performing in ''Just Listen ''

★ Sarah has one daughter, Sasha Clementine, born September 2nd, 2007. http://writergrl.livejournal.com/

Bibliography

★ ''That Summer''

★ ''Someone Like You''

★ ''Keeping The Moon''

★ ''Dreamland

★ ''The Truth About Forever''

★ ''This Lullaby''

★ ''Just Listen''

★ ''Lock and Key'' (due out spring 2008)

External links

★ Official Site

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★ PopGurls 20 Questions with Sarah Dessen

★ Sarah Dessen's Blog

★ Sarah Dessen Press Kit: lists awards, critical acclaim