Julie Anne Peters
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| Born: | January 16, 1952 |
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| Occupation: | Writer |
| Nationality: | American |
| Genres: | Young Adult(YA) |
| Debut works: | Define "Normal" (2000) |
| Website: | Official site |
Julie Anne Peters, born January 16, 1952, is an American children's author.
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[edit] Personal life
Julie Anne Peters was born in Jamestown, New York, on January 16, 1952. When she was five, her family moved to the Denver suburbs in Colorado. Her parents were divorced when she was in high school. She has three siblings: a brother, John, and two younger sisters, Jeanne and Susan.
Peters's first college degree was a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in elementary education with a minor in French. She taught fifth grade for a year, until she and the principal mutually agreed that teaching was not the career for her.[1][2]
Peters earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer and Management Science. During the next ten years, Peters worked as a research analyst, computer programmer, and systems engineer. She also had earned a Masters in Business with emphasis in Information Systems, which confirmed that computer science was not the field for her.[1][2]
At this point, she started writing books. Her books for young adults include Define "Normal" (2000), Keeping You a Secret (2003), Luna (2004), Far from Xanadu (2005), and Between Mom and Jo (2006). Her young adult fiction frequently deals with LGBT issues. She has also written books for younger readers, such as the Snob Squad series.[3]
Peters lives with her partner, Sherri Leggett, in Lakewood, Colorado.
She maintains a website and a weblog.[4]
[edit] Published works
[edit] Ages 12 and up
- Between Mom and Jo
- Far from Xanadu
- Luna
- Keeping You a Secret
- Define 'Normal'
[edit] Ages 9 and up
- A Snitch in the Snob Squad
- Romance of the Snob Squad
- Revenge of the Snob Squad
- How Do You Spell GEEK?
- Love Me, Love My Broccoli
- Risky Friends
[edit] Ages 6 and up
- B.J.'s Billion Dollar Bet
- The Stinky Sneakers Contest
[edit] Upcoming work
A collection of short fictions, called grl2grl, is scheduled for publication in September of 2007. A new novel, RAGE: A LOVE STORY is projected for 2009.[2]
