Susane Colasanti Explained

Susane Colasanti
Birth Date:	1 May 1973
Birth Place:	New Jersey
Occupation:	Author
Nationality:	American
Education:	Academic major in Astrophysics/Earth and Space Science, Academic minor in Psychology; Master's degree in Science Education: Teachers of Physics, 7–12
Alma Mater:	University of Pennsylvania, New York University
Period:	2006–present
Genre:	Young adult fiction

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

Education and teaching career

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

Her first novel, When It Happens, was published in 2006.^[8] 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.^[9]

Books

• When It Happens, New York : Viking, 2006. 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. 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. 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 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. In 616 libraries according to WorldCat.^{[18] [19]}
  • Translated into Brazilian Portuguese as Bem mais perto
• Keep Holding On New York : Viking, 2012. In 736 libraries according to WorldCat.^{[20] [21]}
• All I Need. New York : Viking, 2013. In 97 libraries according to WorldCat. (as of May 2013) ^[22]

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. News: Kelly-Jane . Cotter . Shore town is setting for author's seventh young-adult novel . . New Brunswick, New Jersey . 2013-06-09 . B8 . Newspapers.com.
2. News: Bernards . . Morristown, New Jersey . June 29, 1991 . D2. Newspapers.com.
3. https://www.newjerseyhills.com/four-pulitzer-prize-winners-on-tap-at-morristown-festival-of-books/article_88db01a5-b33b-56cf-8a64-ac2300eb155f.html "Four Pulitzer Prize winners on tap at Morristown Festival of Books"
4. Web site: Blackman . Keith . 1995-03-30 . On an impluse, student poses for 'Playboy' . 2023-02-06 . Daily Pennsylvanian . en-us.
5. Web site: Phares . Jamie . 1995-09-08 . 'Playboy' stars sign mags . 2023-02-06 . Daily Pennsylvanian . en-us.
6. Web site: A.. Angela. Meet the Author: Susane Colasanti. May 22, 2013.
7. Kumar, Lisa. Something About the Author (Gale Dictionary of Literary Biography) Volume 214. Detroit, Mich: Gale, 2010 https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/705262576
8. Web site: When It Happens by Susane Colasanti: 9780142411551 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books. PenguinRandomhouse.com.
9. Web site: Hughes. Rhalee . Susane Colasanti Biography . October 13, 2021.
10. Book: Colasanti, Susane. When it happens. July 21, 2006. Viking. 61859706. Open WorldCat.
11. Reviews: The Guardian, School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
12. Book: Colasanti, Susane. Take me there. July 21, 2008. Viking. 179100352. Open WorldCat.
13. Reviews: Booklist, School Library Journal
14. Book: Colasanti, Susane. Waiting for you. July 21, 2009. Viking. 262428567. Open WorldCat.
15. Reviews: Kirkus, Publishers Weekly,
16. Book: Colasanti, Susane. Something like fate. July 21, 2010. Viking. 428731145. Open WorldCat.
17. Reviews: Kirkus, School library Journal, Booklist
18. Book: Colasanti, Susane. So much closer. July 21, 2011. Viking. 642844094. Open WorldCat.
19. Reviews: School Library Journal,, Booklist
20. Book: Colasanti, Susane. Keep holding on. July 21, 2012. Viking. 754387928. Open WorldCat.
21. Reviews: Kirkus, Publishers Weekly
22. Book: Colasanti, Susane. All I need. July 21, 2013. Viking. 809789624. Open WorldCat.