Susane Colasanti

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Susane Colasanti
Born (1973-05-01) May 1, 1973 (age 50)
New Jersey
OccupationAuthor
NationalityAmerican
EducationAcademic major in Astrophysics/Earth and Space Science, Academic minor in Psychology; Master's degree in Science Education: Teachers of Physics, 7–12
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania, New York University
Period2006–present
GenreYoung adult fiction
Website
susanecolasanti.com

Susane Colasanti (born 1 May 1973) is an American author of young-adult fiction and a former high-school science teacher. She has published 11 young-adult titles since 2006. She lives in New York City.

Biography[edit]

Education and teaching career[edit]

Colasanti grew up in Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey.[1] She attended Bernards High School in Bernardsville,[2][3] and then attended the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, where she majored in Astrophysics/Earth and Space Science with a minor 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.[4][5]

Colasanti moved to Manhattan in 1996, completed a master's degree from New York University in science education and physics teaching,[6] and worked for 10 years as a high-school teacher of earth science, physics, and meteorology in Manhattan and the South Bronx.[7]

Writing career[edit]

Her first novel, When It Happens, was published in 2006.[8] In 2007, she left her teaching position to become a full-time writer.[6] She has since written 10 other young adult novels, including the City Love series. She lives in New York City.[9]

Books[edit]

  • When It Happens, New York : Viking, 2006. ISBN 9780670060290 In 842 libraries according to WorldCat.[10][11]
    • 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. ISBN 9780670063338 In 688 libraries according to WorldCat.[12][13]
    • 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. ISBN 9780670011308 In 706 libraries according to WorldCat.[14][15]
    • 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 ISBN 9780670011469 In 754 libraries according to WorldCat.[16][17]
    • 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. ISBN 9780670012244 In 616 libraries according to WorldCat.[18][19]
    • Translated into Brazilian Portuguese as Bem mais perto
  • Keep Holding On New York : Viking, 2012. ISBN 9780670012251 In 736 libraries according to WorldCat.[20][21]
  • All I Need. New York : Viking, 2013. ISBN 9780670014231 In 97 libraries according to WorldCat. (as of May 2013) [22]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Cotter, Kelly-Jane (June 9, 2013). "Shore town is setting for author's seventh young-adult novel". The Central New Jersey Home News. New Brunswick, New Jersey. p. B8 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Bernards". Daily Record. Morristown, New Jersey. June 29, 1991. p. D2 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Four Pulitzer Prize winners on tap at Morristown Festival of Books", New Jersey Hills Media Group, June 8, 2015. Accessed October 15, 2021. "Susane Colasanti, author of City Love and a graduate of Bernards High School in Bernardsville"
  4. ^ Blackman, Keith (March 30, 1995). "On an impluse, student poses for 'Playboy'". Daily Pennsylvanian. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  5. ^ Phares, Jamie (September 8, 1995). "'Playboy' stars sign mags". Daily Pennsylvanian. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  6. ^ a b A., Angela. "Meet the Author: Susane Colasanti". Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  7. ^ Kumar, Lisa. Something About the Author (Gale Dictionary of Literary Biography) Volume 214. Detroit, Mich: Gale, 2010 [1]
  8. ^ "When It Happens by Susane Colasanti: 9780142411551 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com.
  9. ^ Hughes, Rhalee. "Susane Colasanti Biography" (PDF). Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  10. ^ Colasanti, Susane (July 21, 2006). When it happens. Viking. OCLC 61859706 – via Open WorldCat.
  11. ^ Reviews: The Guardian, School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
  12. ^ Colasanti, Susane (July 21, 2008). Take me there. Viking. OCLC 179100352 – via Open WorldCat.
  13. ^ Reviews: Booklist, School Library Journal
  14. ^ Colasanti, Susane (July 21, 2009). Waiting for you. Viking. OCLC 262428567 – via Open WorldCat.
  15. ^ Reviews: Kirkus, Publishers Weekly,
  16. ^ Colasanti, Susane (July 21, 2010). Something like fate. Viking. OCLC 428731145 – via Open WorldCat.
  17. ^ Reviews: Kirkus, School library Journal, Booklist
  18. ^ Colasanti, Susane (July 21, 2011). So much closer. Viking. OCLC 642844094 – via Open WorldCat.
  19. ^ Reviews: School Library Journal,, Booklist
  20. ^ Colasanti, Susane (July 21, 2012). Keep holding on. Viking. OCLC 754387928 – via Open WorldCat.
  21. ^ Reviews: Kirkus, Publishers Weekly
  22. ^ Colasanti, Susane (July 21, 2013). All I need. Viking. OCLC 809789624 – via Open WorldCat.

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