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Jay Asher's 'My So-Called Life'

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Jay Asher was born on September 30th 1975 in Arcadia, California. Growing up he lived with his mom, dad, and younger brother Nate. He graduated high school from San Luis Obispo High School in 1993. After finishing high school he attended California’s Cuesta Community College for two years. He then briefly studied elementary school education at California Polytechnic State University before pursuing writhing full-time. He then went on to marry his wife Joan Marie in September of 2007 and had his first child Isaiah in December of 2010 (Asher). Jay Asher is primarily a young adult novel writer. His books are influenced from a mid-1990’s teen drama that was aired on ABC called My So-Called Life (Famous Birthdays). Thirteen Reasons Why

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