Suzanne Fisher Staples





Suzanne Fisher Staples

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Suzanne Fisher Staples is the author of six books addressed to children and adolescents. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (U.S.A.), she grew up in a small community around Northwestern Pennsylvania. She had three siblings, a sister and two brothers. Suzanne went to Lakeland High School in Scott Township, Pennsylvania. Later, she graduated from Cedar Crest College in Allentown, Pennsylvania. She got a job for 10 years being a news reporter and editor for the United Press International. She worked in many places across the U.S.A. and Asia, including Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, New York, and Washington DC. In 1985, she returned to Pakistan to assess the conditions of poor, rural women and report back to the United States Agency for Interna...more


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It was good to be home from Greece – exactly one night in my own bed – then off again to speak at the Pennsylvania School Librarians, then to various schools and conferences – all wonderful, and now home again to focus on writing projects, The Gathering (check it out: www.gathering.keystone.edu) and other business.

Will keep you up to date here and on The Gathering Facebook page.

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Average rating: 3.73 · 4,838 ratings · 693 reviews · 11 distinct works
Shabanu: Daughter of the Wi...
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Haveli (Shabanu, #2)
3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 767 ratings — published 1993 — 12 editions
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Shiva's Fire
3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 624 ratings — published 2000 — 14 editions
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Under the Persimmon Tree
3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 386 ratings — published 2005 — 7 editions
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The House of Djinn (Shabanu...
3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 208 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions
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Dangerous Skies
3.32 of 5 stars 3.32 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 1998 — 11 editions
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The Green Dog: A Mostly Tru...
3.43 of 5 stars 3.43 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2003 — 4 editions
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Under The Same Stars
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Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind
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The Swiss Family Robinson
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3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 21,189 ratings — published 1812 — 309 editions
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Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind Haveli The House of Djinn
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“She tried to keep busy, but each afternoon she was drawn into the courtyard or up into the pavilion, where she sat as still as a pool of water. It was as if she feared she'd fly away into a million pieces if she moved.”
Suzanne Fisher Staples, Haveli

“She didn't look up until he was gone. She saw him pas the outside wall of the pavilion and heard his footsteps recede into the stairwell. When he was gone, she bowed her head and let the grief engulf her. Her heart crumpled and shrank, like a ball of paper set on fire.”
Suzanne Fisher Staples, Haveli

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