Name: Barbara Dee
Biographical Information: Barbara Dee is the author of the tween novels Trauma Queen, This Is Me From Now On, Solving Zoe, and Just Another Day in My Insanely Real Life. A former English teacher, she lives with her family in Westchester, NY.
Featured Book: Trauma Queen. Seventh grader Marigold has the most embarrassing mom on the planet–a performance artist whose onstage antics caused such a ruckus in their last town that the family had to move. Again. Now Marigold’s in a new school, missing her best friend like crazy, and trying to fit into a class where no one seems to be getting along. As if that’s not bad enough, Marigold’s mom takes a new job—teaching theater improv at Marigold’s school! With Mom’s track record for outrageous behavior, Marigold can’t help wondering: is there a friendship that can survive her mother?
Other Titles:
Trauma Queen (Aladdin MIX/S&S, April 19, 2011)
Others as listed above
Age Group of Materials published: Pre-teen
Honors:
Solving Zoe: 2010 Bank Street Best Children’s Books of the Year; 2010 New York State Library Association Three Apples Book Award Finalist
This Is Me From Now On: 2010 Cybils nominee
Just Another Day in My Insanely Real Life: starred review, Publishers Weekly