Paula Danziger
Paula Danziger decided to be a writer at age seven, and has written over thirty books, including
The Cat Ate My Gymsuit,
P.S. Longer Letter Later, and the popular
Amber Brown and Matthew Martin series. Praised by critics and readers for her realistic, sympathetic characters, Danziger received a Parent's Choice Award, an International Reading Association--Children's Book Council Award, and many other honors.
A Library member from 1998 to 2004, Paula Danziger died in July 2004. Danziger spoke at the Library in November 2002, captivating her audience with stories of her travels and writing.
NYSL Books:
- Danziger, Paula, Amber Brown collection. Juv-Aud D (1997)
Three tales featuring Amber Brown in the first, Amber copes with her best friend moving away in the second, Amber travels to London with the hope of reuniting her recently divorced parents in the third, the plucky third grader moves up to the fourth grade where she longs for a new best friend.
- Danziger, Paula, Amber Brown goes fourth Juv-F D (1995)
Entering fourth grade, Amber faces some changes in her life as her best friend moves away and her parents divorce.
- Danziger, Paula, Amber Brown is feeling blue Juv-F D (1998)
Nine-year-old Amber Brown faces further complications because of her parents' divorce when her father plans to move back from Paris and she must decide which parent she will be with on Thanksgiving.
- Danziger, Paula, Amber Brown is green with envy Juv-F D (2003)
Fourth-grader Amber Brown must make some important decisions when her mother and Max move their wedding date up and prepare to buy a house together, while her father makes some bad choices of his own.
- Danziger, Paula, Amber Brown is not a crayon Juv-F D (1994)
The year she is in the third grade is a sad time for Amber because her best friend Justin is getting ready to move to a distant state.
- Danziger, Paula, Amber Brown sees red Juv-F D (1997)
The year that she is in the fourth grade is a difficult one for Amber, as she tries to deal with escalating telephone fights between her divorced parents and her father's impending return to take joint custody of her.
- Danziger, Paula, Amber Brown wants extra credit Juv-F D (1996)
Unhappy over her parents' divorce and her mother's boyfriend Max, nine-year-old Amber finds her schoolwork suffering.
- Danziger, Paula, Can you sue your parents for malpractice? YA-F D (1998)
Confused about her life at home and at school, 14-year-old Lauren learns the importance of being her own person.
- Danziger, Paula, Cat ate my gymsuit YA-F D (1998)
When the unconventional English teacher who helped her conquer many of her feelings in insecurity is fired, a junior high student uses her new found courage to campaign for the teacher's reinstatement.
- Danziger, Paula, Divorce express YA-F D (1998)
Resentful of her parents' divorce, a young girl tries to accommodate herself to their new lives and also find a place for herself.
- Danziger, Paula, Earth to Matthew Juv-F D (1998)
Matthew Martin finds himself on the threshold of becoming a teenager in suburban America and experiences conflicting emotions regarding his future.
- Danziger, Paula, Everyone else's parents said yes Juv-F D (1998)
Matthew cannot resist the temptation to play practical jokes on his older sister and all the girls in his class at school, so by the time of the big party for his eleventh birthday they have all declared war on him.
- Danziger, Paula, Get ready for second grade, Amber Brown Juv-YR D (2002)
Amber is nervous about starting second grade with a new teacher, but despite being in the same class as mean Hannah Burton, things turn out just fine.
- Danziger, Paula, I, Amber Brown Juv-F D (1999)
Because her divorced parents share joint custody of her, nine-year-old Amber suffers from lack of self-esteem and feels that she is a piece of jointly-owned property.
- Danziger, Paula, It's Justin Time, Amber Brown Juv-YR D (2001)
Unlike her best friend Justin, Amber Brown loves to measure time and hopes to receive a watch on her seventh birthday.
- Danziger, Paula, Make like a tree and leave Juv-F D (1998)
Sixth-grader Matthew gets into trouble at home and at school, spars with his older sister, and helps save an elderly friend's property from the hands of a developer.
- Danziger, Paula, Not for a billion, gazillion dollars Juv-F D (1998)
Eleven-year-old Matthew, trying desperately to earn enough money to buy a coveted computer program, learns the importance of money and eventually starts his own business.
- Danziger, Paula, P.S. longer letter later Juv-F D Stack 8 (1998)
Twelve-year-old best friends Elizabeth and Tara-Starr continue their friendship through letter-writing after Tara-Starr's family moves to another state.
- Danziger, Paula, Remember me to Harold Square YA-F D (1987)
When Frank spends the summer with Kendra and her family in their New York City apartment, a friendship develops as the two teenagers set off on a scavenger hunt exploring the city's museums, restaurants, and other landmarks.
- Danziger, Paula, Second grade rules, Amber Brown Juv-YR D (2004)
Amber Brown loves the second grade but wonders if she will ever receive an award from Deskarina, the desk fairy, for keeping her desk clean.
- Danziger, Paula, Snail mail no more Juv-F D Stack 8 (2000)
Now that they live in different cities, thirteen-year-old Tara and Elizabeth use email to "talk" about everything that is occuring in their lives and to try to maintain their closeness as they face big changes.
- Danziger, Paula, This place has no atmosphere YA-F D (1986)
Aurora loves her life on Earth in the twenty-first century, until she learns that her family is moving to the colony on the moon.
- Danziger, Paula, United Tates of America: a novel with scrapbook art Juv-F D (2002)
Eleven-year-old aspiring artist Skate experiences many changes when she enters middle school, finds her best friend drifting away from her, and loses her beloved great-uncle.
- Danziger, Paula, What a trip, Amber Brown Juv-YR D (2001)
Amber Brown and her parents go to the Poconos for two weeks with Amber's best friend, Justin, and his family.
- Danziger, Paula, You can't eat your chicken pox, Amber Brown Juv-F D (1995)
At the end of third grade, Amber is excited about her trip with her aunt to London and Paris, where she will see her father again, but her plans change when she comes down with chicken pox.
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