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Anne Mazer

Author of The Salamander Room

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About the Author

Anne Mazer was born in New York in 1953 to novelists, Harry Mazer and Norma Fox Mazer. She began reading at an early age and knew the trials and frustrations of being a writer. Instead of following in the family business, she went to college and concentrated on art as well as French, moving around show more to several colleges and living in New York, Boston and France. After the birth of her first child, Mazer began writing picture books and found her craft. She has since written over 35 books for children ranging from picture books to novels for young adults. Her titles include: All that Glitters Isn't Gold, A Childhood Remembered, and Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Includes the names: An Mazr, Ann Mazer, Ann Mazer, Mazer Anne

Series

Works by Anne Mazer

The Salamander Room (1991) 1,771 copies
The Trouble With Violet (Sister Magic, No. 1) (2007) — Author — 258 copies
The Yellow Button (1835) 41 copies
The Oxboy (1993) 23 copies
Moose Street (1992) 19 copies
Working Days: Short Stories About Teenagers at Work (1997) — Editor; Contributor — 19 copies
The Fixits (1999) 18 copies
The Accidental Witch (1995) 14 copies
Watch Me (1990) 10 copies
Gordy: A Novel (1995) 1 copy

Associated Works

Stay True: Short Stories for Strong Girls (1998) — Contributor — 110 copies
Can You Keep a Secret? (2007) — Contributor — 40 copies
Bruce Coville's Shapeshifters (1999) — Contributor — 16 copies
Bruce Coville's Strange Worlds (2000) — Contributor — 12 copies

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate
1953
Gender
female
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
Schenectady, New York, USA
Education
Syracuse University
Sorbonne
Occupations
children's book author
young adult writer
short story writer
editor
Relationships
Mazer, Norma Fox (mother)
Mazer, Harry (father)
Organizations
Colgate University
Short biography
Anne Mazer is the oldest of four children of the novelists Norma Fox Mazer and Harry Mazer. She had a childhood full of books and said that she loved reading so much she would often sneak out of high school to go to the library. After high school, she went on to study art at Syracuse University's School of Visual and Performing Arts. She also studied French language and literature at the Sorbonne in Paris, where she lived for three years. Her first published work, Watch Me, was a critically acclaimed picture book for children. Moose Street, published two years later, was a Booklist Editor's Choice for Best Book of 1992. Among her numerous other books, The Salamander Room (1994) is considered a classic, though Anne Mazer is probably best known as the author of The Amazing Days of Abby Hayes series. Her short stories have been included in anthologies, and she herself has edited four anthologies for teenage readers, several of which have been named New York Public Library Best Books for Teens. In 2010, she co-authored with Ellen Potter the book Spilling Ink: A Handbook for Young Writers. She is an artist-in-residence at Colgate University.

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Imaginative with fun illustrations.
 
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sloth852 | 21 other reviews | Jan 8, 2024 |
The Pen is Mightier than the Sword was my first Abby Hayes book, and let me tell ya I used to be addicted to these guys! I would find them at the local library and binge these babies until I had them memorized! I recently found a copy of these at a local charity book sale so I grabbed one to do a quick review!

This book is most likely going to be for the middle grade girl demographic, but middle graders will love it regardless. Abby Hayes is always working hard, and she wants to prove her independence in this book. Books like these are great little adventures and show perserverance of a girl who wants to meet a goal!… (more)
 
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Briars_Reviews | Aug 4, 2023 |
_America Street_'s stories depict adolescents from various American subcultures. This anthology is great if you are looking for short, accessible texts with which to frame a discussion of culture in your English class. There are a few stories, however, such as "Business at 11" where the culture represented is a little more ambiguous.
 
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jonbrammer | 3 other reviews | Jul 1, 2023 |

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Works
69
Also by
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Members
7,722
Popularity
#3,155
Rating
½ 3.7
Reviews
62
ISBNs
274
Languages
4
Favorited
2

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