Pfeffer's tales, "filled with humor and lively dialogue, tackle many of the social issues that dominate daytime TV and perplex young people struggling to become adults," according to Rinn. Best known for young-adult novels such as
About David, The Year without Michael, Family of Strangers, Nobody's Daughter, Justice for Emily, and
The Pizza Puzzle, Pfeffer also writes for a younger audience in novels such as
Make Believe, The Trouble with Wishes, and
Devil's Den. Such a mix of writing styles appeals to Pfeffer. As she told
Book Report's Rinn, "I'm interested in the problems children have, and I like writing short books."
A Suburban Youth
Born in New York City in 1948, Pfeffer and her family lived in Queens before moving to suburban Long Island. Pfeffer once noted that she had "the best of all environmental childhoods," living outside the center of New York but able to make frequent trips to the city in the company of her mother, a secretary, and later, on her own. Frequent visits to the planetarium and the Metropolitan Museum of Art piqued her curiosity about the world. Her father, a lawyer who tried cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and taught law at Long Island University, was also a large influence on Pfeffer.
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