Author Bio
Julie Anne Peters is the critically-acclaimed author of popular books for young adults and children. Her first young adult novel, Define "Normal," won the California Young Reader Medal, the Oklahoma Sequoyah Book Award, and the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award, all voted on by young readers as their favorite book of the year. Keeping You a Secret, a young adult lesbian love story, was a Borders Original Voices selection, an American Library Association Stonewall Honor Book, and an Amelia Bloomer recommended feminist book for youth. Luna, a novel about a transgender teen beginning her transition from male to female, was a National Book Award Finalist. Ms. Peters’ new book, grl2grl, is a collection of short fictions. Julie Anne Peters is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, Pen America, the Authors Guild, and the Colorado Authors’ League. She lives in Lakewood, Colorado with her partner, Sherri Leggett, and far too many cats.
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