Sarah Dessen

About Sarah Dessen

She is most known for her contributions to fiction and young adult literature, such as Along For The Ride and This Lullaby. She authored a dozen novels between 1996 and 2013.

Sarah Dessen is an American novelist who lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Period	1996–present
Children	1
Born	Sarah Dessen, June 6, 1970, Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Occupation	Novelist
Genre	Realistic fiction
Subject	Young adult literature

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Trivia

Her 2009 novel, Along For The Ride, secured a spot on the New York Times' Best Seller List.

Sarah Dessen before fame

She abandoned her studies at Greensboro College and took non-degree classes at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, where both of her parents were professors. That Summer, her first novel, was published in 1996.

Achievement of Sarah Dessen

Along For The Ride, her novel from 2009, made the New York Times Best Seller List.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Sarah Dessen family life

She was born in the city of Evanston in the state of Illinois. With Jay Earl Marks, whom she married in 2000, she had a daughter named Sasha Clementine.

Associations of Sarah Dessen

Her popular novels, Someone Like You and That Summer, became the basis for the 2003 film, How to Deal, which starred Mandy Moore.

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