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Nate: “And,” he said, “boys at twelve aren’t exactly slick with the ladies.” Ruby: “’Slick with the ladies’?” I said. “Are you twelve?
Sarah Dessen
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Sarah Dessen
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 6
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