The Emotional Journey of Writing Young Adult Literature

Emma chats with one of her favorite authors of all time, Sarah Dessen. They discuss Sarah's writing career, the magic of libraries, the teenage years, book recommendations, and so much more. If you want to hear Emma live out some of her teenage dreams by asking her favorite author questions, listen to this delightful conversation.

Books mentioned in this episode:

• Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen
• The Rest of the Story by Sarah Dessen
• Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
• This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen
• Lock & Key by Sarah Dessen
• The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen
• Dreamland by Sarah Dessen
• That Summer by Sarah Dessen
• Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen
• Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen
• What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen
• Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen
• The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen
• Once and For All by Sarah Dessen
• Not Nothing by Gayle Forman
• Death at the Sign of the Rook by Kate Atkinson
• The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
• By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult

Readers can sample and borrow the titles mentioned in today's episode on OverDrive.com or in Libby. Library friends can shop these titles in OverDrive Marketplace

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