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Paula Danziger

Born

in Washington, D.C., The United States

August 18, 1944

Died

July 08, 2004

Genre

Children's Books

Influences

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Born in Washington, D.C., and raised in New York, Paula Danziger knew since the second grade that she wanted to be a writer. Throughout her career, she wrote a collection of children's stories, including The Cat Ate My Gymsuit, The Divorce Express and, more recently, the Amber Brown series.

Danziger loved to travel and meet young kids all over the world. She was embraced by her audience for her ability to relate to children through the characters in her stories. She was often known for "borrowing" children (only the ones she knew) for her inspiration. The Amber Brown character was conceived during one of her trips with her niece.

Danziger was also the recipient of numerous literary awards, including the Children's Choice Award from the Intern ...more

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Average rating: 3.87 · 43,289 ratings · 2,597 reviews · 107 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Cat Ate My Gymsuit 3.82 avg rating — 8,817 ratings — published 1974 — 77 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Amber Brown Is Not a Crayon by Paula Danziger, Tony Ross (Illustrator) 3.86 avg rating — 5,640 ratings — published 1994 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	P.S. Longer Letter Later (Elizabeth and Tara*Starr, #1) by Paula Danziger, Ann M. Martin 3.81 avg rating — 3,299 ratings — published 1998 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Amber Brown Goes Fourth (Amber Brown #3) by Paula Danziger, Tony Ross (Illustrator), Jacqueline Rogers (Goodreads Author) (Other Contributor) 3.90 avg rating — 2,434 ratings — published 1995 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Snail Mail, No More (Elizabeth and Tara*Starr, #2) by Paula Danziger, Ann M. Martin 3.82 avg rating — 2,228 ratings — published 2000 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Pistachio Prescription 3.89 avg rating — 2,003 ratings — published 1978 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	You Can't Eat Your Chicken Pox, Amber Brown (Amber Brown #2) by Paula Danziger, Tony Ross (Illustrator) 4.02 avg rating — 1,781 ratings — published 1994 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	There's a Bat in Bunk Five (Marcy Lewis, #2) by Paula Danziger, Ann M Martin (Introduction) 3.89 avg rating — 1,775 ratings — published 1980 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This Place Has No Atmosphere 3.85 avg rating — 1,770 ratings — published 1986 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Amber Brown Sees Red by Paula Danziger, Tony Ross (Illustrator), Jacqueline Rogers (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.92 avg rating — 1,366 ratings — published 1998 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Paula Danziger

Amber Brown (12 books)
by

Paula Danziger,

Tony Ross (Illustrator)

3.93 avg rating — 17,131 ratings

Marcy Lewis (2 books)
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Paula Danziger,

Ann M Martin (Introduction)

3.84 avg rating — 10,660 ratings

A is for Amber (6 books)
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Paula Danziger,

Tony Ross (Illustrator)

3.86 avg rating — 6,784 ratings

Elizabeth and Tara*Starr (2 books)
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Paula Danziger,

Ann M. Martin

3.81 avg rating — 5,527 ratings

Serendipity Scavenger Hunt (2 books)
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Paula Danziger

3.83 avg rating — 1,122 ratings

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Quotes by Paula Danziger (?)

“When my father would yell at me, I told myself someday I'd use it in a book.”
― Paula Danziger

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“Good writing is remembering detail. Most people want to forget. Don't forget things that were painful or embarrassing or silly. Turn them into a story that tells the truth.”
― Paula Danziger

tags: detail, embarrassing, forget, pain, painful, silly, story, tell, truth, write, writer, writing

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“It's not easy being so frightened of everything. And when I think of how much I've improved in the last year, I wonder when I'll ever get finished with making changes and be really grown up.”
― Paula Danziger, There's a Bat in Bunk Five

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