Sara Zarr

Sara Zarr is an American author of young adult and adult fiction.
* She was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and raised in San Francisco.
* She earned a degree in communications from San Francisco State University.
* Her first novel, Story of a Girl, was a 2007 National Book Award finalist.
* She has since published eight more novels, including Sweethearts, Gem & Dixie, and Once Was Lost.
* She has also written two nonfiction books, The Other Side of the Sun and How to Save a Life.
* Zarr is a member of the faculty of the MFA in Creative Writing low-residency program at Lesley University.
* She lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, with her husband and two children.

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