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The Rest of the Story was the most recently released book by Sarah Dessen, on June 4th, 2019.
Sarah Dessen Stats: The highest rated book by Sarah Dessen on Book Notification is Just Listen, a Standalone novel. The second-highest rated book is Lock and Key, a Standalone novel.
The most read book by Sarah Dessen on Book Notification is Just Listen, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is Just Listen, a Standalone novel.
Below is a complete list of Sarah Dessen books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.
Sarah Dessen was born on June 6th, 1970 and is currently 53 years old. Sarah Dessen was born in Evanston, USA.
Sarah Dessen is probably best known for her Standalone Novels. There are currently 14 novels available. The first standalone was released in 1996 with the novel That Summer. The most recently released novel was The Rest of the Story which was released in 2019. There are no upcoming standalone novels by Sarah at this time.
Dessen's book, Along for the Ride won the Goodreads Awards, Best Young Adult Fiction, in 2009.
Sarah Dessen books have also been nominated for multiple awards, This Lullaby was nominated for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Best Young Adult Literature, in 2002. What Happened to Goodbye was nominated for the Goodreads Awards, Best Young Adult Fiction, in 2011. The Moon and More was nominated for the Goodreads Awards, Best Young Adult Fiction, in 2013. Saint Anything was nominated for the Goodreads Awards, Best Young Adult Fiction, in 2015. Once and for All was nominated for the Goodreads Awards, Best Young Adult Fiction, in 2017. The Rest of the Story was nominated for the Goodreads Awards, Best Young Adult Fiction, in 2019.
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I was a young teen when I read my first Sarah Dessen novel. I couldn’t stand it. It felt like the author was pandering to me. As an adult in their mid-20s, I spend more time reading Dessen than any other author.
I don’t get it. I read ‘Lock and Key’ a few years ago, and it just spoke to me. ‘That Summer’ did the same. For reasons I cannot quite describe, it wasn’t as melodramatic as I remembered.
Or maybe, as a young adult, I can finally see the truths that initially flew over my head as a teenager. Or maybe Dessen writes for all ages, and I was just too dumb to appreciate her style all those years ago.
I’ve read so many books by Sarah Dessen, and she has never disappointed me in any of her work. She is an iconic contemporary YA author, and I like how she writes stories about family showing that there is no perfect family. In The Rest of the Story novel, she shows the character’s flaws and insecurities while demonstrating struggles with friends, family, and life at large. I know her for writing solid Young Adult novels that can also be ideal foR adults. I liked how in Someone Like you, Dessen doesn’t make Scarlett’s pregnancy look perfect; instead, she shows how she struggled until she was due, just like some mothers experience. Scarlett was my favorite character, and I admired how she dealt with the pregnancy until it was due.
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