December Author of the Month
Sarah Dessen

Sarah Dessen was born in Evanston, IL in 1970, but grew up in Chapel Hill, NC where her parents were UNC professors. She has been an avid reader and writer since childhood. At around 9, her parents bought her a typewriter so she could type all of her stories. Dessen graduated from UNC Chapel Hill with a degree in Creative Writing. She then waited tables at night and wrote during the day. Three years later she had her first novel published, That Summer. Briefly after that she also worked as a teacher, but she now writes full-time. Dessen’s novels have been well-received, achieving spots on the New York Times Bestsellers List, and being included among ALA “Best Fiction for Young Adults” selections.

Sarah Dessen Titles at the Brookline Public Library

Young Adult Fiction
* Along for the Ride – YA FIC DES
* Dreamland – YA FIC DES
* Just Listen – YA FIC DES
* Keeping the Moon – YA FIC DES
* Lock and Key – YA FIC DES
* The Moon and More – YA FIC DES
* Once and for All – YA FIC DES
* Saint Anything – YA FIC DES
* Someone Like You – YA FIC DES
* That Summer – YA FIC DES
* This Lullaby - YA FIC DES
* The Truth About Forever - YA FIC DES
* What Happened to Goodbye - YA FIC DES