Danziger, Paula, 1944-2004

American author of young adult fiction who combines realism with humor while exploring social and personal problems from the adolescent's point of view. The author has won many awards and honors.

From the description of Amber Brown sees red : production material, 1997. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62681530

From the description of Forever Amber Brown : production material, 1996. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62373950

From the description of Remember me to Harold Square : production material, 1987. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62495663

From the description of The cat ate my gymsuit : production material, 1974. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62452419

From the description of The pistachio prescription : production material, 1978. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62445021

From the description of There's a bat in bunk five : production material, 1980. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62452422

From the description of Thames doesn't rhyme with James : production material, 1994. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62452421

From the description of Amber Brown goes fourth : production material, 1995. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62452416

From the description of It's an Aardvark-eat-turtle world : production material, 1985. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62495662

From the description of Everyone else's parents said yes : production material, 1988. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62495661

From the description of Amber Brown is not a crayon : production material, 1994. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62495659

From the description of Make like a tree and leave : production material, 1990. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62452420

From the description of Can you sue your parents for malpractice? : production material, 1978. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62452418

From the description of This place has no atmosphere : production material, 1986. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62681532

From the description of I, Amber Brown : production material, 1998. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62681536

From the description of Amber Brown wants extra credit : production material, 1996. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62681531

From the description of Amber Brown is feeling blue : production material, 1998. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62681529

From the description of Earth to Matthew : production material, 1991. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62373948

From the description of Not for a billion gazillion dollars : production material, 1992. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62373952

From the description of You can't eat your chicken pox, Amber Brown : production material, 1994. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62373953

From the description of The divorce express : production material, 1982. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62373947

American author of young adult fiction who combines realism with humor while exploring social and personal problems from the adolescent's point of view. Paula Danziger has won many awards and honors for her work.

From the description of Papers, 1974-[ongoing]. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62495664

Paula Danziger was born August 18, 1944, and grew up in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. While living in New Jersey she became a baby-sitter for the John Ciardi family, and attended the Breadloaf Writers Conferences with the Ciardi family for several summers. Danziger received her degrees from Montclair State College and taught English in junior high school before becoming a full time writer in 1978. Danziger's novels for young adults explore problems to which many teenagers can relate. She bases many situations in her fiction on her own experience and on the experiences reported by her students. Danziger has received many awards and honors for her work, including some from the California Reading Assn., the New York Public Library, Parent's Choice Foundation, and the Child Study Assn.

Paula Danziger died in July, 2004.

Biographical Sources: Something About the Author, vol. 30, 36, 63; Children's Literature Review Vol. 20

From the guide to the Paula Danziger Papers, 1974-2002, (University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc])