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Norma Fox Mazer


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Mother of Anne Mazer

Norma was an American author 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 had four children, one of whom, Anne Mazer, is also a writer. She also studied at Syracuse University.
 

 
Series
My Name Is
   1. A, My Name Is Ami (1986)
   2. B, My Name Is Bunny (1987)
   3. C, My Name Is Cal (1990)
   4. D, My Name Is Danita (1991)
   5. E, My Name Is Emily (1991)
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Sarabeth
   1. Silver (1988)
   2. Girlhearts (2001)
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Novels
   I, Trissy (1971)
   A Figure of Speech (1973)
   Saturday, the Twelfth of October (1975)
   The Solid Gold Kid (1977) (with Harry Mazer)
   Up in Seth's Room (1979)
   Mrs. Fish, Ape, and Me, the Dump Queen (1980)
   Taking Terri Mueller (1981)
   When We First Met (1982)
   Someone to Love (1983)
   Supergirl (1984)
   Downtown (1984)
   Three Sisters (1986)
   After the Rain (1987)
   A Name Like Bunny (1988)
   Last Mission (1988)
   Heartbeat (1990) (with Harry Mazer)
   Babyface (1990)
   Bright Days, Stupid Nights (1992) (with Harry Mazer)
   Out of Control (1993)
   Missing Pieces (1995)
   How I Saved My Life (1997)
   When She Was Good (1997)
   Crazy Fish (1998)
   Good Night, Maman (1999)
   What I Believe (1999)
   Ten Ways to Make My Sister Disappear (2007)
   The Missing Girl (2008)
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Collections
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Anthologies edited
   Waltzing On Water (1989) (with Marjorie Lewis)
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Picture Books show
 
Books containing stories by Norma Fox Mazer
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The Year We Missed My Birthday (2005)
Eleven Birthday Stories
edited by
Lois Metzger
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Unexpected (2005)
Eleven Mysterious Stories
edited by
Laura E Williams
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Places I Never Meant to Be (1999)
Original Stories by Censored Writers
edited by
Judy Blume

Award nominations
2001 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Novel (nominee) : Girlhearts
1988 Newbery Medal (nominee) : After the Rain


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