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The distinction has blurred between young adult and adult books. Some of the teen books have become more sophisticated.

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Ann Brashares
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: July 30
Film Writer
Novelist
Writer
City of Alexandria
Virginia
Adults
Books
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Young
Blurred
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Teen
Sophisticated
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All I could think to do was love her. That's all a person can do.
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She perched on her windowsill, gazing at the lurid sun soaking into the Caldera, trying to appreciate it even though she couldn’t have it. Why did she always feel she had to do something in the face of beauty?
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He didn't seem to realize that three excuses was as good as no excuse.
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You carry your past with you even if you don't remember any of it.
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He tricked himself into thinking that she would look into his eyes and remember, that love would conquer all.
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Can you make yourself love? Can you make yourself loved? -Lena Kaligaris
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Maybe they would look at each other and feel some odd yearning, but neither of them would know why. They would want to stop, but they would be embarrassed, and neither would know what to say. They would go their separate ways. Who knew? Maybe that happened every day to people who'd once loved each other.
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