About Sara
Hi! I'm the author of two novels for young adults: STORY OF A GIRL (a 2007 National Book Award finalist) and SWEETHEARTS. Both are published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. I live in Salt Lake City with my husband and a parakeet, and on the web at www.sarazarr.com where I blog regularly.
Sara's Blog: The Stories of a Girl - Recent Posts
| 11/19/2009 | Where to find me at NCTE & ALAN First: Thanks all for your responses to my last post. Group hug.
Second: I really like this review of Once Was Lost over at Elle Strauss’ blog. Among other things, she writes (when taking a moment to reflect on how religious people are often... Read the rest of this post |
| 11/17/2009 | My Father The Salt Lake Tribune ran a nice piece about me in the Sunday paper. There are a few minor things in the article that aren’t entirely accurate or complete—like Deanna’s age in Story (16), the name of my college (San Francisco State... Read the rest of this post |
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| Sara's Published Works | Ages | Date Published | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Books 1 - 4 of 7 from Sara's published works, View all 7 books Click a book's title for more details about the book | |||
| 1. Once Was Lost (Audio CD, 2009) Author: Sara Zarr |
Young Adults | 10/13/2009 | |
| 2. Once Was Lost (Hardcover, 2009) Author: Sara Zarr |
Young Adults | 10/01/2009 | |
| 3. Sweethearts (Library Binding, 2009) Author: Sara Zarr |
Young Adults | 04/09/2009 | |
| 4. Sweethearts (Paperback, 2009) Author: Sara Zarr |
Young Adults | 01/01/2009 | |
| Books Recently Added to Sara's Bookshelf | Ages | Date Added | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Books 1 - 4 of 6 from Sara's bookshelf, View all 6 books Click a book's title for more details about the book | |||
| 1. All Together Now (Paperback, 2000) Author: Sue Ellen Bridgers |
Ages 9-12 | 5/10/2007 | |
| Sara said: This is one of my favorite books EVER. It's very unusual, breaks many so-called rules of writing for young readers, and is simply beautiful. tags: I recommend, Inspired me | |||
| 2. The Chocolate War (Hardcover, 1974) | Young Adults | 5/10/2007 | |
| Sara said: this book made me want to be a writer tags: Inspired me, I recommend | |||
| 3. A Room on Lorelei Street (Golden Kite Awards (Awards)) (Hardcover, 2005) Author: Mary Pearson |
Young Adults | 5/10/2007 | |
| Sara said: Beautiful. tags: I recommend, Inspired me | |||
| 4. Dramarama (Hardcover, 2007) Author: E. Lockhart |
Young Adults | 5/10/2007 | |
| Sara said: Perfect summer read. tags: I recommend | |||
Profile Comments
Comment by Patricia Zimmerman on 11/7/2007 10:45:21 AM:
Hi Sara, I'm new and unpublished as of yet, and thrilled for you. May you have continued success. paddywack
Hi Sara, I'm new and unpublished as of yet, and thrilled for you. May you have continued success. paddywack
Comment by Susan Taylor Brown on 10/9/2007 10:42:09 PM:
Nice to find you here on JacketFlap, Sara.
Nice to find you here on JacketFlap, Sara.
Comment by Susan Taylor Brown on 10/9/2007 10:42:08 PM:
Nice to find you here on JacketFlap, Sara.
Nice to find you here on JacketFlap, Sara.
Comment by Tracy Grand on 3/22/2007 1:43:14 PM:
Hi Sara, I am thrilled to have you as part of the JacketFlap community. Tracy
Hi Sara, I am thrilled to have you as part of the JacketFlap community. Tracy
Comment by S A Putnam on 2/15/2007 10:38:11 PM:
Hi Sara,
It's nice to see so many of my LJ and MySpace friends on JF. Thanks for the add!
Hi Sara,
It's nice to see so many of my LJ and MySpace friends on JF. Thanks for the add!
Comment by Liz Jones on 2/14/2007 4:44:27 PM:
Hi, Sara! Nice to see you here!
Hi, Sara! Nice to see you here!
Hey, Sara! I just bought Story of a Girl and can't wait to read it!!
Sara