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Susan Beth Pfeffer (born February 17, 1948) is a retired American author best known for young adult science fiction.

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Susan Beth Pfeffer Biography, Books, and Similar Authors

Susan Beth Pfeffer Biography

Susan Beth Pfeffer was born in New York City. She grew up in the city and its nearby suburbs and spent summers in the Catskill Mountains. When she was six her father wrote and published a book on constitutional law, and Pfeffer decided that she, too, wanted to be a writer. However, it wasn't until 1970 that her first book, Just Morgan, was published. She wrote it during her last semester at New York University; since then, she has been a full-time writer for young people.

She has won numerous awards and citations for her work, which range from picture books to middle-grade and young-adult novels, and include both contemporary and historical fiction. She is also the author of the popular Portraits of Little Women series for grades 3-6, and has written a book for adults on writing for children.

To date, she has written more than 60 books. About David was awarded the South Carolina Young Adult Book Award. The Year Without Michael is an ALA Best Book for Young Adults

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The Book Wars

Hi all, I am excited to present an interview with the prolific Susan Beth Pfeffer, who said yes to an interview! What follows is a bio mostly stolen from goodreads and wikipedia and the ‘About the Author’ sections of her books and then, the interview! To stay tuned ;)

Susan Beth Pfeffer was born in New York City in 1948, though she grew up in the city she spent summers in the Catskill Mountains. When she was six her father wrote and published a book on constitutional law, and Pfeffer decided that she, too, wanted to be a writer (aww!). However, it wasn’t until 1970 that her first book, Just Morgan, was published. She wrote it during her last semester at New York University; since then, she has been a full-time writer for young people.

She has won numerous awards and citations for her work, which range from picture books to middle-grade and young-adult novels, and include both contemporary and historical fiction. She is also the author of the popular Portraits of Little Women series for grades 3-6, and has written a book for adults on writi

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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&