Sarah Dessen has had an average life. Sarah was born on June 6, 1970. She was born right in to the writer’s life. With both of her parents working full time at a college. She had an okay childhood. Sarah got her first typewriter when she was nine years old. She would love to write, she has said that she wrote through elementary school to all the way in high school. Her mother always encouraged her, her mother bought her books as a child for Christmas and her birthday. Sarah was always jealous of her friends because they got normal gifts, such as video games and non-educating things. Sarah also has an all-time love for basketball. “I would rather be on the court than in the classroom.” She said. She played basketball in 6th grade through her