Susane Colasanti (born 1 May 1973) is an American author of
young-adult fiction
Young adult fiction (YA) is a category of fiction written for readers from 12 to 18 years of age. While the genre is primarily targeted at adolescents, approximately half of YA readers are adults.
The subject matter and genres of YA correlate ...
and a former high-school science teacher. She has published 11 young-adult titles since 2006. She lives in
New York City.
Biography
Education and teaching career
Colasanti grew up in
Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey. She attended
Bernards High School
Bernards High School is a comprehensive high school, comprehensive four-year regional state school, public Secondary education in the United States, high school serving students in ninth grade, ninth through twelfth grades in Somerset County, Ne ...
in
Bernardsville
Bernardsville () is a borough in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The borough is nestled in the heart of the Raritan Valley region. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 7,707, , and then attended the
University of Pennsylvania in
Philadelphia, where she
majored in
Astrophysics
Astrophysics is a science that employs the methods and principles of physics and chemistry in the study of astronomical objects and phenomena. As one of the founders of the discipline said, Astrophysics "seeks to ascertain the nature of the h ...
/Earth and Space Science with a
minor
Minor may refer to:
* Minor (law), a person under the age of certain legal activities.
** A person who has not reached the age of majority
* Academic minor, a secondary field of study in undergraduate education
Music theory
*Minor chord
** Barb ...
in
Psychology. During her senior year, she posed for ''
Playboy''
's "Women of the Ivy League" pictorial, which was published in the magazine's October 1995 issue.
Colasanti moved to
Manhattan in 1996, completed a
master's degree from
New York University in science education and physics teaching,
and worked for 10 years as a high-school teacher of earth science, physics, and meteorology in Manhattan and the
South Bronx
The South Bronx is an area of the New York City Borough (New York City), borough of the Bronx. The area comprises neighborhoods in the southern part of the Bronx, such as Concourse, Bronx, Concourse, Mott Haven, Bronx, Mott Haven, Melrose, B ...
.
Writing career
Her first novel, ''When It Happens'', was published in 2006. In 2007, she left her teaching position to become a full-time writer.
She has since written 10 other young adult novels, including the ''City Love'' series. She lives in New York City.
Books
*''When It Happens,'' New York : Viking, 2006. In 842 libraries according to
WorldCat.
**translated into German as ''Falling in love : die Liebe kommt ganz unverhofft''
**Translated into Polish by Marcin Górecki as ''Gdy nadejdzie czas'', 2011
*''Take Me There,'' New York : Viking, 2008. In 688 libraries according to WorldCat.
**Translated into Spanish by Sara Cano Fernández as ''Llévame allí'', 2011
**Translated into German by Barbara Abedi as ''Take me there eine Geschichte zum Verlieben''
**Translated into French by Madeleine Nasalik as ''La pluie, les garçons et autres choses mystérieuses''
*''Waiting For You,'' New York : Viking, 2009. In 706 libraries according to WorldCat.
**Translated into Turkish by Süleyman Karakan & Nihal Kuşhan as ''Ne zaman geleceksin'', 2009
**Translated into German by Barbara Abedi as ''Waiting for you Geschichte über die Liebe'',
**Translated into Polish as ''Gdy nadejdzie czas''
**Translated into Brazilian Portuguese as ''Esperando por você''
*''Something Like Fate,'' New York : Viking, 2010 In 754 libraries according to WorldCat.
**Translated into Spanish as ''El novio de mi mejor amiga / Something like fate''
**Translated into Brazilian Portuguese as ''Tipo destino''
**Translated into Indonesian as ''When it happens = saat hal itu terjadi''
*''So Much Closer, ''New York : Viking, 2011. In 616 libraries according to WorldCat.
**Translated into Brazilian Portuguese as ''Bem mais perto''
*''Keep Holding On'' New York : Viking, 2012. In 736 libraries according to WorldCat.
[Reviews: ''Kirkus'', ''Publishers Weekly'']
*''All I Need.'' New York : Viking, 2013. In 97 libraries according to WorldCat. (as of May 2013)
References
External links
Official website
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1973 births
American women children's writers
American children's writers
American writers of young adult literature
Living people
Women writers of young adult literature
Writers from New Jersey
Bernards High School alumni
New York University alumni
People from Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey
University of Pennsylvania alumni
21st-century American women