Sarah Dessen – American author of young adult fiction, known for Just Listen and Along for the Ride. Born in Illinois and raised in North Carolina, she later taught at UNC Chapel Hill. Her novels are heartfelt stories of growing up, first love and finding one’s voice, making her one of the most widely read YA authors in the US.
✨ Wrote her first novel while working as a waitress. 📚 Her books have repeatedly been New York Times bestsellers. 🎬 Along for the Ride was adapted by Netflix. 🖋️ Believes every story should leave behind “a trace of hope.” 🎓 Taught writing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 🌙 Often writes late at night. 💌 Many of her heroines reflect parts of herself. 🙃 Quirk: once signed a book using her high-school nickname by accident. 😄 Amusing: jokes she’s written so much about teens that she’s become “a perpetual high schooler” herself.