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'''Sara Zarr''' (born October 3, 1970) is an American writer. She was raised in [[San Francisco]], and now lives in [[Salt Lake City, Utah]] with her husband.<ref>[http://classof2k7.com/authors/sara_zarr.php] {{dead link|date=February 2014}}</ref> Her first novel, ''[[Story of a Girl (novel)|Story of a Girl]]'', was a 2007 [[National Book Award]] finalist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalbook.org/nba2007_ypl_zarr.html |title=The National Book Foundation |publisher=Nationalbook.org |date= |accessdate=2014-02-10}}</ref> She is also the author of ''Sweethearts'' and ''Once Was Lost.'' All three are published by [[Little, Brown and Company|Little, Brown]].<ref>{{goodreads author | id = 19093 | name = Sara Zarr }}</ref>
'''Sara Zarr''' (born October 3, 1970) is an American writer. She was raised in [[San Francisco]], and now lives in [[Salt Lake City, Utah]] with her husband.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://classof2k7.com/authors/sara_zarr.php |accessdate=February 19, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20090101221140/http://classof2k7.com:80/authors/sara_zarr.php |archivedate=January 1, 2009 }}</ref> Her first novel, ''[[Story of a Girl (novel)|Story of a Girl]]'', was a 2007 [[National Book Award]] finalist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalbook.org/nba2007_ypl_zarr.html |title=The National Book Foundation |publisher=Nationalbook.org |date= |accessdate=2014-02-10}}</ref> She is also the author of ''Sweethearts'' and ''Once Was Lost.'' All three are published by [[Little, Brown and Company|Little, Brown]].<ref>{{goodreads author | id = 19093 | name = Sara Zarr }}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
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==Awards==
==Awards==
* ''Story of a Girl'' - 2007 National Book Award finalist; 2008 [[American Library Association]] Best Books for Young Adults<ref>[http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/08bbya.cfm ]{{dead link|date=February 2014}}</ref>
* ''Story of a Girl'' - 2007 National Book Award finalist; 2008 [[American Library Association]] Best Books for Young Adults<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/08bbya.cfm |accessdate=February 19, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20090118141001/http://www.ala.org:80/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/08bbya.cfm |archivedate=January 18, 2009 }}</ref>
* ''Sweethearts'' - 2008 Cybil Award Finalist;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dadtalk.typepad.com/cybils/shortlists/The2008CybilsShortlistsWithBlurbs.pdf |title=The 2008 Cybils |publisher=Dadtalk.typepad.com |accessdate=2014-02-10}}</ref> 2009 [[American Library Association]] Best Books for Young Adults <ref>[http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/09bbya.cfm ] {{wayback|url=http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/09bbya.cfm |date=20090414170631 }}</ref>
* ''Sweethearts'' - 2008 Cybil Award Finalist;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dadtalk.typepad.com/cybils/shortlists/The2008CybilsShortlistsWithBlurbs.pdf |title=The 2008 Cybils |publisher=Dadtalk.typepad.com |accessdate=2014-02-10}}</ref> 2009 [[American Library Association]] Best Books for Young Adults <ref>[http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/09bbya.cfm ] {{wayback|url=http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/09bbya.cfm |date=20090414170631 }}</ref>
* ''Story of a Girl'' (audiobook) - 2009 [[American Library Association]] Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults <ref>[http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/amazingaudiobooks/09aaya.cfm ] {{wayback|url=http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/amazingaudiobooks/09aaya.cfm |date=20110117033624 }}</ref>
* ''Story of a Girl'' (audiobook) - 2009 [[American Library Association]] Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults <ref>[http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/amazingaudiobooks/09aaya.cfm ] {{wayback|url=http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/amazingaudiobooks/09aaya.cfm |date=20110117033624 }}</ref>

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Sara Zarr
Zarr at the 2011 SCBWI conference
Zarr at the 2011 SCBWI conference
Born (1970-10-03) October 3, 1970 (age 54)
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
Period2007 - present
GenreYoung-adult fiction, essays
Website
sarazarr.com

Sara Zarr (born October 3, 1970) is an American writer. She was raised in San Francisco, and now lives in Salt Lake City, Utah with her husband.[1] Her first novel, Story of a Girl, was a 2007 National Book Award finalist.[2] She is also the author of Sweethearts and Once Was Lost. All three are published by Little, Brown.[3]

Biography

Born in Cleveland, Ohio and raised in San Francisco, she earned a degree in communications from San Francisco State University. Zarr grew up as an Evangelical Christian, a faith with which she still associates though she lives in a predominately Mormon community.[4] Her first three manuscripts were never published, but after winning the Utah Arts Council best young-adult novel of 2003,[5] she was able to find an agent who successfully sold Story of a Girl as the first of a two-book deal.[6]

Inspired by the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart and Zarr's Christian roots, Once Was Lost addresses issues of faith, identity and home. The title comes from the hymn Amazing Grace written by John Newton.[7] While the characters are Christian, the book was published for a mainstream audience and neither promotes nor criticizes organized religion.

In 2008, Zarr contributed to the YA for Obama project started by fellow YA author Maureen Johnson. Zarr's articles included "Red State Jesus Freaks for Obama" and "Personal Sacrifice."[8]

In 2013, Zarr began teaching at Lesley University’s Low-Residency Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program.[9]

Bibliography

Standalone novels

  • 2007 — Story of a Girl
  • 2008 — Sweethearts
  • 2009 — Once Was Lost (Republished as What We Lost in 2013)
  • 2011 — How to Save a Life
  • 2013 — The Lucy Variations
  • 2013 — Roomies co-written with Tara Altebrando

Zarr also reads the audio version of her books.

Short fiction

Essays

  • "It Is Good" appears in Does This Book Make Me Look Fat?, edited by Marissa Walsh, 2008
  • "Who Is My Mother, Who Are My Brothers?" first appeared in Image, and appears in Jesus Girls: True Tales of Growing Up Female and Evangelical, edited by Hannah Faith Notess, 2009

Awards

References

  1. ^ https://web.archive.org/20090101221140/http://classof2k7.com:80/authors/sara_zarr.php. Archived from the original on January 1, 2009. Retrieved February 19, 2009. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "The National Book Foundation". Nationalbook.org. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  3. ^ Template:Goodreads author
  4. ^ "Mr. Media - Young adult novelist Sara Zarr finds third time with Mr. Media is the charm! (Or does she?) - Blubrry Podcast Community". Blubrry.com. 2010-03-17. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  5. ^ [1] Archived 2009-03-31 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Characters, small events are focus of Utah author". Deseret Morning News. 2007-03-18.
  7. ^ "Young adult novelist Sara Zarr finds third time with Mr. Media is the charm! (Or does she?)" (Interview). Mr. Media. 2007-03-18.
  8. ^ [2] Archived 2009-03-19 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "Sara Zarr - Lesley University". Lesley.edu. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  10. ^ https://web.archive.org/20090118141001/http://www.ala.org:80/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/08bbya.cfm. Archived from the original on January 18, 2009. Retrieved February 19, 2009. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "The 2008 Cybils" (PDF). Dadtalk.typepad.com. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
  12. ^ [3] Archived 2009-04-14 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ [4] Archived 2011-01-17 at the Wayback Machine

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