PRESENTATION OUTLINE
BORN OCT 23 1961 IN POSTDAM NEW YORK USA
SHE IS BEST KNOWN FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULT NOVELS
SHE WAS FIRST RECOGNIZED FOR HER BOOK SPEAK WHICH WAS PUBLISH IN 1999
SHE FOCUSES ON SERIOUS TOPICS SUCH AS RAPE, FAMILY DYSFUNTIONS AND DISORDERS
SHE FUSES HER OWN EXPERIENCES WITH THAT OF THE CHARACTER GIVING THEM LIFE
SHE WILL READ EVERY LETTER A TEEN SENDS IN EVEN IF IT'S DARK AND DISTURBING
SHE DECIDED TO WRITE FOR TEEN BECAUSE SHE THINKS THEY ARE POORLY DEPICTED
SHE HAS 2 CHILDREN AND HAS BEEN DIVORCED AND HAS REMARRIED
SHE WILL CONTINUE TO WRITE SERIOUS NOVELS FOR YOUNG ADULTS FOR A LONG WHILE
