| Bio |
I was born and raised in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn - a great
place to live because there was always so much to do.
I could hop a bus or a train to just about anywhere -
Coney Island, China Town, Manhattan Beach or
Greenwich Village.
Every summer our family rented a tiny bungalow in the
Catskill Mountains of upstate New York. For two
fabulous months we enjoyed the countryside -
swimming in the lake, hiking, catching frogs, and
listening to the crickets at night. We didn't have a
television, so my brother Mark and I spent a lot of time
reading stacks and stacks of comic books.
My younger brother, Adam, was born when I was
thirteen, so one of my favorite things to do was buckle
him in his stroller and cart him all over the city. My
mom was, and still is, an animal lover, and while I was
growing up, our Yorkie, Muffy, had two litters of
puppies. Each time we kept one (I got to choose!).
My dad was a tugboat captain, and he was out at sea
a lot, but when he came home we jogged and played
tennis together.
When I was young, I had no idea I would ever
become a writer, but I always loved to read. Besides
comics, some of my favorite books were, Are You
There God? It's Me, Margaret, by Judy Blume, The
Changeling, by Zilpha Keatley Snyder, and The
Pigman, by Paul Zindel.
In high school my greatest love was gymnastics. I
adored Cathy Rigby and Olga Korbut, and when I was
a junior I competed in the All-City Championship on
balance beam.
place to live because there was always so much to do.
I could hop a bus or a train to just about anywhere -
Coney Island, China Town, Manhattan Beach or
Greenwich Village.
Every summer our family rented a tiny bungalow in the
Catskill Mountains of upstate New York. For two
fabulous months we enjoyed the countryside -
swimming in the lake, hiking, catching frogs, and
listening to the crickets at night. We didn't have a
television, so my brother Mark and I spent a lot of time
reading stacks and stacks of comic books.
My younger brother, Adam, was born when I was
thirteen, so one of my favorite things to do was buckle
him in his stroller and cart him all over the city. My
mom was, and still is, an animal lover, and while I was
growing up, our Yorkie, Muffy, had two litters of
puppies. Each time we kept one (I got to choose!).
My dad was a tugboat captain, and he was out at sea
a lot, but when he came home we jogged and played
tennis together.
When I was young, I had no idea I would ever
become a writer, but I always loved to read. Besides
comics, some of my favorite books were, Are You
There God? It's Me, Margaret, by Judy Blume, The
Changeling, by Zilpha Keatley Snyder, and The
Pigman, by Paul Zindel.
In high school my greatest love was gymnastics. I
adored Cathy Rigby and Olga Korbut, and when I was
a junior I competed in the All-City Championship on
balance beam.
After high school I attended Hunter
College/Bellevue School of Nursing in
Manhattan, and worked several years as a
neonatal ICU nurse. During college I met my
husband, Ed. We've lived in Brooklyn, New
Jersey, and even Japan! Now, we make our
home in Austin, Texas, with our four kids - Liz,
Daniel, Jonny, and Korina.
My interest in writing for children and young
adults began several years ago when I was
scouring library shelves looking for great
books for my kids to read. I discovered that I
was the one who absolutely loved reading
about teenagers. So, I set to work and got my
first book published in 2002. Now, I can't
imagine doing anything else.
College/Bellevue School of Nursing in
Manhattan, and worked several years as a
neonatal ICU nurse. During college I met my
husband, Ed. We've lived in Brooklyn, New
Jersey, and even Japan! Now, we make our
home in Austin, Texas, with our four kids - Liz,
Daniel, Jonny, and Korina.
My interest in writing for children and young
adults began several years ago when I was
scouring library shelves looking for great
books for my kids to read. I discovered that I
was the one who absolutely loved reading
about teenagers. So, I set to work and got my
first book published in 2002. Now, I can't
imagine doing anything else.
Now Austin is the greatest place to live. I'm so fortunate to belong to a tight knit
community of children's and young adult writers. We share our struggles and victories,
and support each other in this crazy world of publishing.
community of children's and young adult writers. We share our struggles and victories,
and support each other in this crazy world of publishing.
| The Delacorte Dames and Dude Shana Burg, Margo Rabb, Varian Johnson, Jennifer Ziegler, April |
April & Ed Liz Korina & Dan Jonny
April, two-years-old
April, twelve-years-old
My kids
Our Family
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