Susan pfeffer biography

Susan Beth Pfeffer is a retired American author best known for young adult science fiction.
Susan Beth Pfeffer (born February 17, 1948) is a retired American author best known for young adult science fiction.
Born February 17, 1948, in New York, NY; daughter of Leo (a lawyer and professor) and Freda (a secretary; maiden name, Plotkin) Pfeffer.

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Susan Beth Pfeffer Biography

Born on February 17, 1948, in New York City, Susan Beth Pfeffer is the daughter of Leo Pfeffer, a lawyer and professor, and Freda Plotkin Pfeffer, a secretary. She received a B.A. from New York University in 1969 where she majored in television, motion pictures, and radio studies. She makes her home in Middletown, New York.

Pfeffer's output of books published for young adults is extensive. While many of her books deal with controverSybil at Sixteen 4063 sial subjects, these are handled nonthreateningly and nonsensationally.

Topics of lighter concern are also treated in Pfeffer's books. For example, What Do You Do When Your Mouth Won't Open explores the terrors of public speaking experienced by a twelveyear-old girl. This book is another story of a situation with which many youths will identify.

While her writing for young adults is prolific, Pfeffer still finds time to pursue her long-held...

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Susan Beth Pfeffer

Born

in New York City, The United States

February 17, 1948

Website

http://susanbethpfeffer.blogspot.com/

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Genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Young Adult, Historical Fiction

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Susan Beth Pfeffer is a retired American author best known for young adult science fiction. After writing for 35 years, she received wider notice for her series of post-apocalyptic novels, officially titled "The Life As We Knew It Series", but often called "The Last Survivors" or "Moon Crash" series, some of which have appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list.Susan Beth Pfeffer is a retired American author best known for young adult science fiction. After writing for 35 years, she received wider notice for her series of post-apocalyptic novels, officially titled "The Life As We Knew It Series", but often called "The Last Survivors" or "Moon Crash" series, some of which have appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list....more

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Susan Beth Pfeffer

American retired author (born 1948)

Susan Beth Pfeffer (born February 17, 1948) is a retired American author best known for young adultscience fiction. After writing for 35 years, she received wider notice for her series of post-apocalyptic novels, officially titled "The Life As We Knew It Series", but often called "The Last Survivors" or "Moon Crash" series, some of which have appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list.

Background

Pfeffer was born in New York City, the daughter of Leo Pfeffer, a lawyer and professor, and his wife, Freda nee Plotkin, a secretary.^[1] She is the first cousin of fellow children's book author Ellen Conford.^[2] Pfeffer's family lived in Queens before moving to the suburbs of Long Island. She began writing stories as a child.

She published her first book, Just Morgan, in 1970, while she was a senior at New York University.^[3] After college, she moved to Middletown, New York, where she still lives, and continued to write full-time. She has published more than 75 books.^[4&