Lea Bayers Rapp (born July 19, 1946 in

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) is an American

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and

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writer. Among her books are "Put Your Kid in Show Biz" and "Mazel Tov! The Complete Book of Jewish Weddings." She also wrote for periodicals. Lea Bayers was born into a

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family from Brooklyn. She holds a BA from

Thomas Edison State College Thomas Edison State University (TESU) is a public university in Trenton, New Jersey. The university is one of New Jersey's 11 senior public institutions of higher education. Thomas Edison State University offers degrees at the undergraduate and ...

. In 2011, she lives in

Sayreville, New Jersey Sayreville is a borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. Sayreville is within the heart of the Raritan Valley region, located on the south banks of the Raritan River, and also located on the Raritan Bay. As of the 2010 United Sta ...

Books

* 1978 − ''Smiling Faces'', a musical play for children with music by Claire Martin (Jobete Music Company) * 1981 − ''Put your kid in show biz'' (

Sterling Publishing Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. is a publisher of a broad range of subject areas, with multiple imprints and more than 5,000 titles in print. Founded in 1949 by David A. Boehm, Sterling also publishes books for a number of brands, including AAR ...

) * 1992 − ''The best public high schools: Where do kids get the best secondary education in New Jersey?'' (with 4 coauthors; Tomlinson Enterprises) * 1993 − ''Life's little destruction book'' (

St. Martin's Press St. Martin's Press is a book publisher headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, in the Equitable Building. St. Martin's Press is considered one of the largest English-language publishers, bringing to the public some 700 titles a year under si ...

) * 2002 − ''Mazel tov! The complete book of Jewish weddings'' (

Kensington Books Kensington Publishing Corp. is an American, New York-based publishing house founded in 1974 by Walter Zacharius (1923–2011)Grimes, William"Walter Zacharius, Romance Publisher, Dies at 87,"''New York Times'' (MARCH 7, 2011). and Roberta Bender ...

)

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Author website
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