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Norma Fox Mazer

Born

in New York, New York, The United States

May 15, 1931

Died

October 17, 2009

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Young Adult, Children's Books

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Norma Fox Mazer was an American author and teacher, best known for her books for children and young adults.

She was born in New York City but grew up in Glens Falls, New York, with parents Michael and Jean Garlan Fox. Mazer graduated from Glens Falls High School, then went to Antioch College, where she met Harry Mazer, whom she married in 1950; they have four children, one of whom, Anne Mazer, is also a writer. She also studied at Syracuse University.

New York Times Book Review contributor Ruth I. Gordon wrote that Mazer "has the skill to reveal the human qualities in both ordinary and extraordinary situations as young people mature....it would be a shame to limit their reading to young people, since they can show an adult reader much about t ...more

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Average rating: 3.62 · 10,093 ratings · 1,208 reviews · 59 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Missing Girl 3.43 avg rating — 2,742 ratings — published 2008 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	After the Rain 3.66 avg rating — 1,310 ratings — published 1987 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Silver (Sarabeth, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 923 ratings — published 1988 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Good Night, Maman 3.84 avg rating — 654 ratings — published 1999 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When She Was Good 3.50 avg rating — 644 ratings — published 1997 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ten Ways to Make My Sister Disappear 3.76 avg rating — 486 ratings — published 2007 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Taking Terri Mueller 3.69 avg rating — 379 ratings — published 1981 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Girlhearts (Sarabeth, #2) 3.69 avg rating — 295 ratings — published 2001 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Saturday, The Twelfth of October 4.27 avg rating — 248 ratings — published 1975 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Babyface 3.51 avg rating — 192 ratings — published 1990 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Norma Fox Mazer (?)

“I guess, really thinking about it, I always assumed when you missed someone , it was tangible...something real you could grab and hold on to, but it's a not-there feeling.”
― Norma Fox Mazer, After the Rain

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“Friendship...is like pain. Explaining it is impossible.”
― Norma Fox Mazer, After the Rain

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“All the inane, meaningless noises people make that pass for intelligent conversation. They might as well be pigs grunting in the pen. (92)”
― Norma Fox Mazer

tags: conversation, pigs, stupidity

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Time to pick our August Non-Series read. Here are the onces to choose from. The poll will be up through 7/23, I'll post the winners in our bookshelf the next day.

Unwind by Neal Shusterman

7 votes, 50.0%

Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

2 votes, 14.3%

I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak

2 votes, 14.3%

When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

1 vote, 7.1%

The King of Mulberry Street by Donna Jo Napoli

1 vote, 7.1%

Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli

1 vote, 7.1%

Babyface by Norma Fox Mazer

0 votes, 0.0%

The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson

0 votes, 0.0%

Cracked Up to Be by Courtney Summers

0 votes, 0.0%

If I Should Die Before I Wake by Han Nolan

0 votes, 0.0%

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