Before she became a bestselling novelist, Sarah Dessen waited tables at a Mexican restaurant in Chapel Hill while writing her first book. Her debut, That Summer, appeared in 1996, and she went on to write young adult novels including The Truth About Forever and Just Listen. Her books often follow teenage girls navigating love, family tensions and change, frequently in fictional North Carolina settings. The 2003 film How to Deal drew on two of her novels, That Summer and Someone Like You.
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