Susane Colasanti

Susane Colasanti (born May 1, 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.

Susane Colasanti
Born	(1973-05-01) May 1, 1973 (age 52) 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
Website
susanecolasanti.com

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.^[6] 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. 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]