Sarah Dessen

American writer
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Sarah Dessen

Summary

Sarah Dessen is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Evanston[2]. She was born on June 6, 1970[3]. She worked as a writer[4], novelist[5], children's writer[6], and young adult author[7]. She ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (277 views/month, #7,108 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Sarah Dessen was born in Evanston[2].
  • Sarah Dessen was born on June 6, 1970[3].
  • Sarah Dessen held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Sarah Dessen's professions included writer[4].
  • Sarah Dessen's professions included novelist[5].
  • Sarah Dessen worked as a children's writer[6].
  • Sarah Dessen worked as a young adult author[7].
  • Sarah Dessen's education included a stint at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[10].
  • Sarah Dessen's education included a stint at Greensboro College[11].
  • Sarah Dessen's education included a stint at Chapel Hill High School[12].
  • Sarah Dessen received the Margaret Edwards Award[13].
  • Sarah Dessen is recorded as female[14].
  • Sarah Dessen's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Sarah Dessen's genre is romance[16].
  • Sarah Dessen's Commons category is recorded as Sarah Dessen[17].
  • Sarah Dessen's given name is recorded as Sarah[18].
  • Sarah Dessen's official website is recorded as http://www.sarahdessen.com/[19].
  • Sarah Dessen's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • Sarah Dessen's start of work period is recorded as 1996[21].
  • Sarah Dessen's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+259478'}[22].
  • Sarah Dessen's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+250776'}[23].
  • Sarah Dessen's P14750 is recorded as 43DC-50D1-7F0D-AA9B-9F65[24].

Body

Origins and Family

Sarah Dessen was born in Evanston[2]. She was born on June 6, 1970[3].

Education

Educated at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[10], a public research university[25], in United States[26], founded in 1789[27]; Greensboro College[11], a college[28], in United States[29], founded in 1838[30], headquartered in Greensboro[31]; and Chapel Hill High School[12], a high school[32], in United States[33], founded in 1916[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[4], novelist[5], children's writer[6], and young adult author[7].

Recognition

Sarah Dessen received the Margaret Edwards Award[13].

Why It Matters

Sarah Dessen ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (277 views/month, #7,108 of 1,000,298).[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] She is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Sarah Dessen born?

Born in Evanston[2], Sarah Dessen…

What did Sarah Dessen do for work?

Sarah Dessen worked as writer[4], novelist[5], children's writer[6], and young adult author[7].

Where did Sarah Dessen go to school?

Sarah Dessen was educated at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[10], Greensboro College[11], and Chapel Hill High School[12].

What awards did Sarah Dessen receive?

Honors received include Margaret Edwards Award[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Bargioni · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 3d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sbn author id → MODV601672
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'bg', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'id', 'ig', 'it', 'pt', 'ru', '
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  3. 7w ago · Symac · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ricochet author id → sarah-dessen
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  4. 8w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 43DC-50D1-7F0D-AA9B-9F65
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  5. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0304298-Dessen-Sarah-1970
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  6. 19w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → writer, novelist, children's writer +1
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32117|batch #32117]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (30)"
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