Lurlene McDaniel | |
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| Born | April 5, 1944 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 1985–2022 |
| Genre | young adult |
| Subject | romance, medical drama, death |
Lurlene McDaniel (born April 5, 1944 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American author who has written more than 70 young adult books. She is well known for writing about young adults struggling with mortality and chronic illness, a career that began as a therapeutic way to deal with the trauma when her son, then 3, was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes.[citation needed] Her characters have grappled with cancer, diabetes, organ failure, and the deaths of loved ones through disease or suicide. She is a graduate of the University of South Florida - Tampa and currently resides in Chattanooga, Tennessee.[1]
- ^ "Lurlene McDaniel Bio at Young Adult Books Central". Archived from the original on 2007-09-23. Retrieved 2009-02-03.