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Re: Question for Sara on If You Could Be Mine
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From: Crystal <brucr_at_onalaskaschools.com>
Date: Mon, 01 Sep 2014 09:27:30 -0500
I appreciated this very helpful video from Sara http://youtu.be/lrBUHHjslFs. In it, she answers a few questions about her writing.
I found If You Could Be Mine very thought-provoking when I read it last year and the story has stayed with me. I remember that I kept talking about it to people around me as I read it. Sahar's story pulled at my heart as I saw the lengths she was willing to go to for love. It was also interesting to see gender identity come up in a YA book. There are more books that address gender identity now, but we still have to look hard to find them.
Sara, I do have one question that isn't so much about the writing as about the names. The main character is Sahar and I wondered about its similarity to the name Sara. I believe they have different meanings and are from different languages. Was there a reason you chose that name or did she always have that name in your mind? It stood out to me because I had a student named Sahar and people would sometimes mistakenly call her Sarah.
Crystal Brunelle Teacher Librarian Onalaska, WI
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Date: Mon, 01 Sep 2014 09:27:30 -0500
I appreciated this very helpful video from Sara http://youtu.be/lrBUHHjslFs. In it, she answers a few questions about her writing.
I found If You Could Be Mine very thought-provoking when I read it last year and the story has stayed with me. I remember that I kept talking about it to people around me as I read it. Sahar's story pulled at my heart as I saw the lengths she was willing to go to for love. It was also interesting to see gender identity come up in a YA book. There are more books that address gender identity now, but we still have to look hard to find them.
Sara, I do have one question that isn't so much about the writing as about the names. The main character is Sahar and I wondered about its similarity to the name Sara. I believe they have different meanings and are from different languages. Was there a reason you chose that name or did she always have that name in your mind? It stood out to me because I had a student named Sahar and people would sometimes mistakenly call her Sarah.
Crystal Brunelle Teacher Librarian Onalaska, WI
Sent from my iPad
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