Amber Dermont is an American author. She has a bachelor's degree from

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, an MFA in fiction from the

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and a Ph.D. in Creative Writing and Literature from the

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, and she is a faculty member at

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''The Starboard Sea'' (2012)

''The Starboard Sea'' was published January 1, 2012 by

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. The novel follows a boy who transfers to a new prep school after a tragedy involving his sailing partner."In Knots"
, Eleanor Henderson, ''The New York Times'', March 1, 2012. The novel was a ''New York Times'' best seller and was named one of ''

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100 Notable Books of 2012. It was also a

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book club pick, as well as a Watermark Books best seller. ''The Starboard Sea'' was a finalist for the 2014 Townsend Prize for Fiction.

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