I closed my eyes, thinking back to summer and cool pool water and long days with nothing to do except go swimming and sleep late.

Sarah Dessen in Someone Like You

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Sarah Dessen (born June 6, 1970) is an American novelist who lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Born in Illinois, Dessen graduated from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Her first book, That Summer, was published in 1996. She has since published more than a dozen other novels and novellas....

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