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Sara Zaske has lived a variety of places including eight years in Oakland, California where The First is set. A former journalist, she currently works as a freelance editor and writer in Berlin, Germany. She also hosts the book blog: YA Fantastic Book Review (http://sarazaske.wordpress.com). Occasionally, she still dreams of California. Follow her on Twitter @sarazaske
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