After graduating from Berkeley and earning a Master's Degree in English Literature from UCLA, Planaria Price began her career teaching English to adult immigrants in Los Angeles. She has written several "out of the box" textbooks and lectured at over 100 conferences. In 2012, after the public ESL program was completely defunded, she sadly had to retire after having taught for 40 years. In addition to her passion for teaching, Planaria has worked with her husband, Murray, to save and restore over 30 Victorian and Craftsman homes in her historic Los Angeles neighborhood, Angelino Heights. Claiming My Place is her first book for young adults.