Books by Sara Ryan
Sara is interested in how we come to understand who we are, how we find community, and how our environments shape us. They like writing about friendship, love, secrets, and families, both biological and chosen.
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Life should be great for 13-year-old Alex since she finally worked up the courage to ask her best friend to be her girlfriend, but a series of unexpected disasters and discoveries throw everything – from her new relationship status to the shape of her family – into turmoil.
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Teenagers Anne and Lewis meet at an estate sale in their crumbling hometown. Together, they uncover family secrets and work to break generational curses.
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A brother and sister reunite after more than four years apart, and learn that neither of them are the people they thought they knew.
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At an institute for gifted youth, a young woman grapples with what she wants out of life, complicated relationships, and who she understands herself to be.
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