Young Adults~ “For they are on this planet to do some incredible things, no matter where they come from or how insecure they may feel.”

• Received a B.A. in English from the University of Pittsburgh in 1978
• Writer for over 15 years before her first book was published
• Single mom of teenage daughter Brittney
• As an early morning writer, she gets up around 5 or 6 in the morning and writes for a couple of hours 
• Collects African American dolls
• Born and raised in inner city Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Took two years to complete The Skin I’m In
• Worked as public relations director for the University of Pittsburgh’s Katz Graduate School for over seven years before becoming a full time writer.
• Young Adult authors that she likes to read are Walter Dean Myers, Sharon Draper, and Nikki Grimes
• Favorite types of movies are romance and humor
• Favorite hobby is gardening

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