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Learn more about Sarah by visiting her at her website, Facebook and Twitter It's a shame that she only wrote one book, but what a book to have written! I think a mark of a great book is that you learn something new every time you read it, and your appreciation for the work increases. I re-read this book recently, and it moved me to tears. Every chapter, every scene, every word is perfection. Blume wrote about kids who seemed like me - and that made me feel less alone as a nervous, awkward pre-teen. A friend passed me this book in elementary school, and I still vividly remember how real and true the words felt. Judy Blume's Are You There God? It's Me Margaret. I bought every book on plotting I could find, and Bell's tome was the one that helped me overcome my weakness. Which isn't something you want missing from a book you're trying to sell to a publishing house. When I turned in my first manuscript to my agent, she gently pointed out that I was lacking. As a newspaper reporter, I used the narrative style developed by Capote as a model for the stories I reported, and it was terrific training for becoming a novelist. This book taught me that it's possible to take a real event - in this case the horrific murder of a Kansas farm family - and write a non-fiction book that is as fluid and gripping as the best fiction. Years later, I signed with Jennifer's editor, which was - and still is - a dream. I felt electrified when I read this book, because it was exactly the kind of novel I hoped to write some day.

*From Booking with Manic, open to readers in US and Canada, ends around April 14th. *At our review, open to US readers and ends April 14th at midnight EST.

* FridayReads on Facebook, open worldwide and ends April 18th. Not only that, but there are THREE ways to win The Best of Us: Not only is she a great writer, but also a warm and friendly individual. Sarah has been a strong supporter of CLC since its inception almost three years ago. TGIF! We are honored and thrilled that FridayReads has chosen us to host Sarah Pekkanen for their chick lit feature this week. Her fourth novel, The Best of Us, was published on April 9th.

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