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I always wrote about girls that went to the beach and had that summer that changed everything. So I was interested in what it would be like to live in a tourist town where everyone has these life changing experiences, but your whole life is there.

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Sarah Dessen
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 6
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Evanston
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