Lurlene McDaniel (born 1944 in

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...

) is an American author who has written more than 70 young adult books. She is well known for writing about young adults struggling with mortality and chronic illness, a career that began as a therapeutic way to deal with the trauma when her son, then 3, was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes. Her characters have grappled with cancer, diabetes, organ failure, and the deaths of loved ones through disease or suicide. She is a graduate of the University of South Florida - Tampa and currently resides in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Research

To make her novels medically accurate, she interviews health professionals and works with various medical groups including

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. She also studies the

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to help infuse her work with "the human element—the values and ethics often overlooked by the coldness of technology."

Other types of work

In addition to her young adult catalog and a magazine column, she has also written for radio, television and marketing campaigns. She is a frequent guest speaker, seen everywhere from schools to conventions.

Partial bibliography

Novels

* ''For Better, For Worse, Forever'' * ''Heart to Heart'' * ''I’m a Cover Girl Now'' * ''More than Just a Smart Girl'' * ''Mother, Please Don’t Die'' * ''Why Did She Have To Die'' (rereleased in 2001) * ''The End of Forever'' * ''What’s It Like to Be a Star?'' * ''Where’s the Horse for Me / Three’s a Crowd'' * ''Always and Forever'' * ''Briana’s Gift'' * '' If I Should Die Before I Wake'' * ''Last dance'' * '' Letting Go of Lisa'' * '' Angel of Hope'' * ''Sometimes Love isn't Enough'' (1984) * ''Too Young to Die'' (August 1989) * ''Goodbye Doesn't Mean Forever'' (August 1989) * '' Somewhere Between Life and Death'' (1990) * ''Time to Let Go'' (1990) * ''Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep'' (March 1991) * ''When Happily Ever After Ends'' (February 1992) * ''Mourning Song'' (May 1992) * ''Baby Alicia Is Dying'' (June 1993) * '' Don't Die, My Love'' (August 1995) * ''Saving Jessica'' (May 1996) * ''I'll Be Seeing You'' (July 1996) * '' Till Death Do Us Part'' (July 1997) * ''For Better, For Worse, Forever'' (September 1997) * ''The Girl Death Left Behind'' (May 1999) * ''Starry, Starry Night: Three Holiday Stories'' (October 2000) * ''Telling Christina Goodbye'' (April 2002) * ''A Rose For Melinda'' (August 2002) * ''How Do I Love Thee: Three Stories'' (December 2002) * ''Garden of Angels'' (May 2003) * ''The Time Capsule'' (September 2003) **'' Till Death Do Us Part'' and ''

For Better, For Worse, Forever ''For Better, For Worse, Forever'' is a young adult novel by Lurlene McDaniel, published in August 1997. It continues the story of April Lancaster, which began in the novel '' Till Death Do Us Part''. The novel begins at the close of the previous ...

'' were reissued as a double novel, '' As Long As We Both Shall Live: Two Novels'' in October 2003. * ''If I Should Die Before I Wake'' (January 2004) * '' A Horse for Mandy'' (September 2004) * '' My Secret Boyfriend'' (February 2004) **''

Too Young to Die Too Young to Die may refer to: * ''Too Young to Die?'', a 1990 film starring Brad Pitt * ''Too Young to Die'' (2002 film), a 2002 South Korean film directed by Park Jin-pyo * ''Too Young to Die'' or ''The Suspicious Death of a Minor'', a 1975 Ital ...

'' and ''

Goodbye Doesn't Mean Forever Goodbye, Good bye, or Good-bye is a parting phrase and may refer to: Film * ''Goodbye'' (1918 film), a British drama directed by Maurice Elvey * ''Goodbye'' (1995 film) (''Tot Ziens!''), a Dutch film directed by Heddy Honigmann * ''Goodbye'' ...

'' were reissued as a double novel, '' Always and Forever: Two Novels'' in May 2004. **'' Angels of Mercy'' and '' Angel of Hope'' were reissued as a double novel, '' Journey of Hope: Two Novels'' (October 2004) * '' Sometimes Love Isn't Enough'' (December 2006) * ''

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'' (2007) * ''Prey'' (2008) * ''

All The Days Of Her Life All or ALL may refer to: Language * All, an indefinite pronoun in English * All, one of the English determiners * Allar language (ISO 639-3 code) * Allative case (abbreviated ALL) Music * All (band), an American punk rock band * ''All'' (All al ...

'' (One Last Wish) * ''

Sixteen And Dying Sixteen or 16 may refer to: *16 (number), the natural number following 15 and preceding 17 *one of the years 16 BC, AD 16, 1916, 2016 Films * ''Pathinaaru'' or ''Sixteen'', a 2010 Tamil film * ''Sixteen'' (1943 film), a 1943 Argentine film d ...

'' (One Last Wish) * ''Reach for Tomorrow'' (One Last Wish) * '' Breathless'' (May 2009) * ''A Time to Die'' (One Last Wish) * ''Please Don’t Die'' (One Last Wish) * ''Mourning Song'' (One Last Wish) * ''She Died Too Young'' (One Last Wish) * ''Mother, Help Me Live'' (One Last Wish) * ''Someone Dies, Someone Lives'' (One Last Wish) * ''A Season for Goodbye'' (One Last Wish) * ''Let Him Live'' (One Last Wish) * ''The Legacy: Making Wishes Come True'' (One Last Wish) * ''Reaching Through Time: Three Stories''

Trilogies

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* ''

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' (November 1996) * ''

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'' (November 1997) * ''

Until Angels Close My Eyes Until may refer to Music *''Until'', a 1967 album by Robin Kenyatta *''Until'', a 2008 album by One Little Plane *"Until", a song by Wilfred Sanderson *A version of the song " Anema e core" with English lyrics * "Until..." (Sting song), a 2001 ...

'' (August 1998) **Reissued as ''

'' (October 2002)

The Angels in Pink Trilogy ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

* '' Angels in Pink: Kathleen's Story'' (December 2004) * '' Angels in Pink: Raina's Story'' (May 2005) * '' Angels in Pink: Holly's Story'' (December 2005) The Mercy / Journey of Hope Trilogy *'' Angel of Mercy'' *'' Angel of Hope''

Quintets

The Dawn Rochelle Quintet * '' Six Months to Live'' * '' I Want to Live'' * '' So Much to Live For'' * '' No Time to Cry'' **These first four novels were combined into an omni titled '' Dawn Rochelle, Four Novels'' * '' To Live Again'' (April 2001)

References

External links

Lurlene McDaniel: official websiteOfficial facebook page
{{DEFAULTSORT:McDaniel, Lurlene 1944 births Living people American writers of young adult literature Writers from Philadelphia American women novelists Women writers of young adult literature 20th-century American novelists 20th-century American women writers 21st-century American novelists 21st-century American women writers Novelists from Pennsylvania University of South Florida alumni