Danziger, Paula (1944–2004)
Danziger, Paula (1944–2004)
American children's writer. Born Aug 18, 1944, in Washington, DC; grew up in Metuchen, New Jersey; died July 8, 2004, in New York, NY, from complications following a heart attack; dau. of Samuel (worked in garment district) and Carolyn (Seigel) Danziger (nurse); Montclair State College, BA, 1967, MA; never married.
Taught in Edison, NJ (1967), Highland Park, NJ (1967–68), Edison, NJ (1968–70), and Lincoln Junior High School, West Orange, NJ (1977–78); became a full-time writer (1978), known for her wit and self-deprecation; published 1st book The Cat Ate My Gymsuit (1974), considered a classic of pre-teen years; also wrote The Pistachio Prescription (1978), Can You Sue Your Parents for Malpractice? (1979), There's a Bat in Bunk Five (1980), The Divorce Express (1982), It's an Aardvark-Eat-Turtle World (1985), This Place Has No Atmosphere (1986), Remember Me to Harold Square (1987), Everyone Else's Parents Said Yes (1989), Amber Brown Is Not a Crayon (1993), and (with Ann M. Martin) Snail Mail No More (1999), among others.