Susan Beth Pfeffer is an award-winning author who has received much acclaim, including for her work on a series for younger readers, Portraits of Little Women, and the recognition of A Year Without Michael as an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. To date she has had 75 books published, her most recent work being the dead & the gone, the companion novel to Life as We Knew It. The author says she decided to be a writer when she was in first grade, and her first book, Just Morgan, was published in 1970. Ms. Pfeffer was born in New York City and today lives in Wallkill, NY.
Contact Ms. Pfeffer at susanpfeffer@mail.com
Susan Pfeffer's Blog: http://susanbethpfeffer.blogspot.com
Awards for Life as We Knew It:
ALA Best Books for Young Adults (2007)
Andre Norton Award Finalist
CCBC Choices
Junior Library Guild Premier Selection Junior Library Guild Premier Selection
Additionally, various statewide nominations and awards have honored Life as We Knew It, and reviews of Ms. Pfeffer's works are everywhere! Try some of the links directly from her blog, or search on your own for lots of great commentary and discussion.
Themes:
Apocalypse
Post-apocalyptic
Dystopia
Survival and adventure
Natural disasters
Religion
Diary/Journal-writing
Friendships
Family dynamics
