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100
What is Sarah's job?
She is an author.
100
Name one of Sarah Dessen's books.
The answer can be any book that is below: What Happened to Goodbye, Along for the Ride, Lock and Key, Just Listen, The Truth About Forever, This Lullaby, Dreamland, Keeping the Moon, Someone Like You, That Summer.
100
True: False: Sarah Dessen bases most of her books on real life events.
True
100
Which book won a YALSA Best book for young adults in 1997? That Summer or Just Listen
That Summer
100
Name one genre that Sarah Dessen writes.
The answer can be anything from this list: Realistic Fiction, General Fiction, Young Adult, Romance, Comedy and Humor
200
What state is Sarah currently living in?
North Carolina
200
What was Sarah Dessen's first published book?
That Summer, written in 1996
200
What college did Dessen go to when she finally realized writing was what she wanted to do? UNC or Harvard
UNC (University of Northern Carolina)
200
Which book won a Buckeye Teen Twelve Book Award Nominee in 2007? The Truth About Forever or Someone Like You
The Truth About Forever
200
What is the Realistic Fiction book that Sarah Dessen wrote, Along for the Ride or This Lullaby?
Along for the Ride
300
Where was Sarah Dessen born? (What state?)
Illinois
300
How many books has she written?
10 books
300
True or False: Sarah Dessen believes in herself as a very, confident writer.
False
300
Which book won A YALSA Teens' Top Ten in 2007 Dreamland or Just Listen
Just Listen
300
Name one General Fiction book that Sarah Dessen wrote.
The answer can be anything on this list: This Lullaby, The Truth About Forever, That Summer Dreamland, Keeping the Moon, Someone Like You, Just Listen
400
Does she have a son or a daughter?
A daughter
400
What is her most recently published book?
What Happened to Goodbye? in 2011
400
What is the book that Sarah makes, based on a boy who dies in high school.
Someone Like You
400
Which book won a VOYA 5Q/5P Rating 2011? Along For The Ride or What Happened To Goodbye
What is What Happened To Goodbye
400
Name one Young Adult book Sarah Dessen wrote.
The answer can be anything on this list: Lock and Key, Along for the Ride, What Happened to Goodbye?
500
What are three things that Sarah loves doing?
Shopping, Gardening, and Writing stories
500
Which two of her books did we read?
The Truth About Forever and Just Listen
500
What is one tip Sarah Dessen gives people who want to write stories?
1.)Read as much as you can get your hands on. 2.)Watch how other people handle their stories. 3.)Believe in yourself!
500
Which book won a Barnes and Nobles top ten teen novel in 1998? What Happened To Goodbye or Someone Like You
Someone Like You
500
What is the Comedy and Humor book Sarah Dessen wrote?
Keeping the Moon
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