Sarah Dessen grew up in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and attended UNC-Chapel Hill, graduating with highest honors in Creative Writing. She is the author of several novels, including The Truth About Forever, Someone Like You, Just Listen and Along for the Ride. A motion picture based on her first two books, entitled How to Deal, was released in 2003. Her eleventh novel, The Moon and More, has been published in June 2013. She lives in North Carolina.
Random facts:
“I’ve been writing, in one way or another, for as long as I can remember. I was always a big reader, mostly because my parents were. I used to get frustrated with my mom because she bought me books for Christmas when what I really wanted were the gift my friends got, things like sweaters and jewelry. But I did love to read.”
[spacer] This book kept me thinking… [cite]How many times did you answer to the question “how are you” with just “fine”, or “I’m ok”? How many times did you feel like your heart was breaking but you couldn’t make it right? How many of your dark, inside secrets have made your heart break a little … Read more
I might need to change my rating system for this book to be given only 5 stars.. Also i need some time to sort out my feelings (between both overwhelming joy and sadness) and come up with a proper review, because i have lots of “wow”s in my mind right now, but i fear that … Read more