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Jess
Jess asked Sarah Dessen:

Hi. I'm currently reading,'What Happened to Goodbye?'and I'm curious about how Mclean kept changing her personality and name in each new town. How did this idea come to you? What was your inspiration?

Sarah Dessen I grew up going to school with the same people from kindergarten pretty much all the way up to high school. When you've known each other that long, it's hard to change, or feel like you can. I remember, often, on Sunday nights thinking, "Tomorrow I'm going to be totally different at school," and all the possiblities that contained. I coudn't do it. But I WISH I could have. And in fiction, I get to do a lot I wouldn't otherwise. That's one thing I love about it.
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Medina
Medina asked Sarah Dessen:

Hi Sarah! I am such a huge fan. You were one of the first YA authors whose books I absolutely fell in love with - they've kept me entertained many, many times, so thank you so much for that. With that said, I'm wondering: what does it feel like to know that so many people enjoy and appreciate your work? :)

Jess
Jess asked Sarah Dessen:

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jamie
jamie asked Sarah Dessen:

As a huge fan of you work, I've noticed that several of your characters can be found in your others book and I just LOVE that! I was wondering how did this all start? Was it intentional at first or was it just an accident that turned into something that you always do? :)

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