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Sara’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Sara’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Sara Zarr’s Followers (1,290)
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Sara Zarr
Goodreads Author
Born
in The United States
October 03
Website
Twitter
Genre
Influences
Member Since
January 2014
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Sweethearts
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2008
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21 editions
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Story of a Girl
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2007
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How to Save a Life
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2011
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2 editions
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Roomies
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2013
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18 editions
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Once Was Lost
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published
2009
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23 editions
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The Lucy Variations
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published
2013
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20 editions
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Gem & Dixie
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published
2017
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13 editions
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A Song Called Home
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published
2022
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9 editions
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Goodbye from Nowhere
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published
2020
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6 editions
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Kyra, Just for Today
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2024
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6 editions
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Catching up!
I just sat here and tried to remember everything I've read so far in 2023 so I could log it!
I've made real efforts this year to be minimally online to help with some of my burnout issues - it's helping a lot, even if I feel a little out of it.
A fair amount of my reading lately has been genre fiction, but there's one literary standout: First Love by Gwendolyn Riley. It's just so spare and defies i Read more of this blog post »
I've made real efforts this year to be minimally online to help with some of my burnout issues - it's helping a lot, even if I feel a little out of it.
A fair amount of my reading lately has been genre fiction, but there's one literary standout: First Love by Gwendolyn Riley. It's just so spare and defies i Read more of this blog post »
Sara Zarr
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Sara Zarr said:
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I'm through with part 1 and on to part 2, but part 1 felt pretty messy in terms of structure within chapters. I think it needed trimming and shaping, though the content itself was relevant. While I understand the sheer volume of bad experiences is th
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Sara’s Recent Updates
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| This is my tenth novel and it is out and available! I would give it 5 stars but I know some GR users don't like it when authors do that, so I'll restrain myself. It's a followup to my last book, A Song Called Home, and it's a lot about being 13 and c ...more | |
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The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride
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| More of a historical account than anything, which I did find interesting and helpful (as I was reading it for research on my WIP). I would have preferred a strong author POV. | |
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| This was a well researched and interesting read, and I'm glad there are more public voices doing this critique from inside the house. In the third section - The Glory - I had a little trouble feeling the hope that the author and the people interviewe ...more | |
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| Absolute one-of-a-kind story. Once I hit the middle, I couldn't put it down and finished in an afternoon. I've never encountered, in a novel, such a mix of absolutely harrowing (and sometimes gross thrills) with pitch-perfect family drama. Great read ...more | |
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“. . .There are certain people who come into your life, and leave a mark. . . Their place in your heart is tender; a bruise of longing, a pulse of unfinished business. Just hearing their names pushes and pulls at you in a hundred ways, and when you try to define those hundred ways, describe them even to yourself, words are useless.”
― Sweethearts
― Sweethearts
Polls
Which book do you think will win the ALA Printz award on January 23, 2012
divergent
(write-in)
29 total votes
Topics Mentioning This Author
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| tbr-reading-chall...: Heather's TBR List | 26 | 423 | Dec 13, 2009 07:27AM | |
| 100+ Books in 2025: Christina's 2009 100+ Books | 110 | 860 | Dec 31, 2009 09:46PM | |
The Seasonal Read...:
25.4 (Diane's Task - The Name Game)
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56 | 162 | Apr 18, 2010 04:38PM | |
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The Seasonal Read...:
30.5 (PJ Reads' Task - As Suggested By Tanja - Six Degrees of Separation)
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347 | 422 | May 26, 2010 07:44AM | |
| Wild Things: YA G...: Reading Challenge #5 - Tasks & Discussion | 164 | 176 | Aug 01, 2010 07:54PM | |
| Wild Things: YA G...: Books Coming Up Soon - Anyone Read? | 44 | 73 | Sep 14, 2010 09:19AM | |
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The Seasonal Read...:
Fall Challenge 2010 Completed Tasks (do NOT delete any posts in this thread)
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2785 | 1208 | Nov 30, 2010 09:03PM |
“I’ve said that if you write, you’re a writer. The reverse is also true: if you’re a writer, you need to write. Even if you’re not achieving certain career or artistic markers on your schedule, you’ll be self-actualized or in the process of self-actualizing, and that’s what helps equip you to give back to the world in a variety of ways.”
― This Creative Life: A Handbook for Writers
― This Creative Life: A Handbook for Writers
“When I’m at my best, my writing identity comes from a deep and quiet place where the noise of approval and disapproval is a neutral background landscape more than a declaration of who I am. Conversely, the times I feel the worst about being a writer are when I’m looking for likes, fishing for approval, or otherwise in search of evidence that I’m somebody, because I’ve momentarily forgotten I already am.”
― This Creative Life: A Handbook for Writers
― This Creative Life: A Handbook for Writers
