Norma Klein | |
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Born | May 13, 1938 New York, New York, United States |
Died | April 25, 1989 New York City, United States |
(aged 50)
Occupation | Novelist |
Nationality | American |
Period | 1973–1989 |
Genres | Young adult fiction |
Norma Klein (May 13, 1938-April 25, 1989) was a US children's book author. She was born, grew up and lived in New York City for most of her life. She died, after a brief illness, in New York City.[1]
Ms. Klein was best known for her adult novel Sunshine, about a young woman with a terminal illness. She was also well known for her children's novel Mom, the Wolfman and Me about a girl with an unmarried mother. Ms. Klein's work dealt openly with controversial subjects, including racism, homosexuality, adoption, and death.
She wrote many novels for children and young adults including Family Secrets, which has been challenged for inclusion in school libraries, and is ranked at #76 on the American Library Association’s list of most challenged books for 1990-1999.[2]
Contents |
Girls Can Be Anything (1973)
A Train for Jane (1974)
If I Had My Way (1974)
Dinosaurs Housewarming Party (1974)
Naomi in the Middle (1974)
Blue Trees, Red Sky (1975)
A Surprise Party for Dinosaur (1977)
Visiting Pamela (1990)
Mom, the Wolf Man and Me (1972)
It's Not What You Expect (1973)
Confessions of an Only Child (1974)
Taking Sides (1974)
What It's All about (1975)
Tomboy (1978)
A Honey of a Chimp (1980)
Robbie and the Leap Year Blues (1981)
Bizou (1983)
The Cheerleader (1985)
Snapshots (1986)
Now That I Know (1988)
Hiding (1976)
It's Okay If You Don't Love Me (1977)
Love is One of the Choices (1978)
Breaking Up (1980)
French Postcards (1980)
Domestic Arrangements (1982)
Queen of the What Ifs (1982)
Beginner's Love (1983)
The Swap (1983)
Angel Face (1984)
Family Secrets (1985)
Give and Take (1985)
Going Backwards (1986)
My Life As a Body (1987)
Older Men (1988)
That's My Baby (1988)
No More Saturday Nights (1988)
Learning How to Fall (1989)
Just Friends (1990)
Sunshine (1975)
Girls Turn Wives (1976)
Give Me One Good Reason (1977)
Coming to Life (1977)
Sunshine Christmas (1978)
Sunshine Years (1981)
Wives and Other Women (1982)
Lovers (1984)
Baryshnikov's Nutcracker (1986)
American Dreams (1987)
The World As It Is (1989)