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I was actually kind of a hot mess in high school. I did a lot of things in high school I'm not proud of. I wasn't a good student and I wasn't particularly a good daughter. I wasn't very engaged.

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