Sarah Dessen
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| Sarah Dessen | |
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| Born | Sarah Dessen June 6, 1970 Evanston, Illinois, United States |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Writing period | 1996-present |
| Genres | Realistic fiction |
| Subjects | Young adult literature |
| Children | 1 |
Sarah Dessen (born June 6, 1970) is an American writer for young adults, who lives and teaches in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Dessen was born in Evanston, Illinois but was raised in North Carolina.[citation needed] Both of her parents were professors at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, which Dessen later attended from 1988 to 1993, graduating with a degree in English with an emphasis in creative writing.[citation needed] Prior to UNC, Dessen graduated from Chapel Hill High School in 1988.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed] Since then, her seven books have won many awards.[vague] On April 10, 2007, she announced on her blog that she was pregnant with her first child. Her daughter Sasha Clementine was born on September 2, 2007.[citation needed]
Two of her novels, That Summer and Someone Like You, were the basis for How to Deal, a 2003 movie starring Mandy Moore.[citation needed] Her most recent novel Just Listen was released in April 2006 and subsequently reached number two on the New York Times Book Review.[citation needed] She just recently finished her eighth book, Lock and Key, which was released on April 22, 2008.[citation needed]
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- Dessen has said she enjoys shopping at the Gap. She is also a fan of North Carolina Tar Heels basektball and the television shows Gilmore Girls, Grey's Anatomy, Veronica Mars and Friday Night Lights.[citation needed]
- Just Listen spent over 17 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List, starting in April 2006.[citation needed]
- Several of Dessen's books are set in the fictional town of Lakeview, with recurring locations and characters mentioned in multiple books.[citation needed] Examples include:
- - The Arbors, a rich upperclass neighborhood in Lakeview that appears in every novel
- - Perkins Day, the prep school for wealthier kids in Lakeview, is mentioned in almost 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 and love interest in This Lullaby
- - Remy and Dexter from This Lullaby, who later appears as the band performing in Just Listen
- - Macy and Wes from The Truth About Forever, who are later noticed by Annabel and Owen at The World of Waffles in Just Listen
- - In Just Listen, Owen's mother mentions that she and Mallory are taking a mother-daughter class run by Boo Connell, who was Caitlin's neighbor in Dreamland.
- - In The Truth About Forever, Macy is watching the news, in which Lorna McPhail appears, who is Haven's stepmother in That Summer.
- - In The Truth About Forever, the woman who gives Macy directions is reading "The Choice" by Barbara Starr, who is Remy's mother in This Lullaby.
- - In Just Listen, Whitney reads her poem at Jump Java, a coffehouse which John Miller and Scarlett work at from This Lullaby and Someone Like You.
- - Evergreen Care Center is mentioned in Just Listen, Dreamland, and The Truth About Forever.
- - Marshall, who is Ruby's ex-boyfriend in Lock and Key, is roommates with Rogerson, Caitlin's boyfriend in Dreamland.
- - Ruby from Lock and Key lives in Wildflower Ridge, a neighborhood created by Macy's mother in The Truth About Forever.
- - Annabel from Just Listen and Rogerson from Dreamland appear in Lock and Key.
- - Owen from Just Listen helps Jamie put together a CD during Lock and Key, though his name is never mentioned.
- - Also seen/mentioned in Lock and Key is Kiki Sparks (Keeping the Moon), Kristy and Bert from The Truth About Forever, Barbara Starr (This Lullaby), and Mallory and her friends from Just Listen.
- Sarah has one daughter, Sasha Clementine, born September 2, 2007. Sarah also has two dogs and some lizards and lives with her husband in North Carolina.[citation needed]
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