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Suzanne Weyn
Born	6 July 1955 (1955-07-06) (age 54) New York, New York, United States
Notable work(s)	The Bar Code Tattoo, Bar Code Rebellion, Reincarnation
Influences H. G. Wells, Ray Bradbury, George Orwell, Fairy Tales,

Suzanne Weyn is an American author, born in Flushing, New York on July 6, 1955. She primarily writes children's science fiction and fantasy novels. Though she has written over fifty novels and short stories, she is best known for The Bar Code Tattoo and Bar Code Rebellion. The Bar Code Tattoo has been translated into German, and in 2007 was nominated for the prestgious Jugendliteraturepreis for youth literature given by the German government. It was also a 2007 Nevada Library nominee for Young Adult literature and American Library Assoc. 05 Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. Kliatt online review called it "A great book."

Contents 1 Biography 2 Personal life 3 Books and novels 3.1 "The Bar Code" Duology 3.2 "Makeover" series 3.3 "No Way Ballet" series 3.4 "Sitting Pretty" series 3.5 "Cover Kids" series 3.6 "Forever Angels" series 3.7 "Scooby-Doo" series 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Biography

Her childhood was spent on Long Island and in and around New York City. She enjoyed theatre, literature, and art throughout high school and college. She graduated from Nassau Community College in 1975 and the Binghamton University in 1977. Following college, she worked as an editor of teen magazines at Starlog Press before starting her writing career. She has been an editor at Scholastic, Inc.

She has written several series for teen girls including the "Makeover Club" series, "Baker's Dozen" series and the popular "Forever Angels" series.

Weyn's other novels for young people include My Brother, the Ghost and South Beach Sizzle, which was written with Diana Gonzalez. She has also contributed three original fairy tale retellings to the Once Upon a Time (book series) from Simon and Schuster. These are: The Night Dance: a Retelling of The Twelve Dancing Princesses; Water Song: A Retelling of The Frog Prince; and The Crimson Thread: A Retelling of Rumplestiltskin.

[edit] Personal life

Her parents are Theodore and Jacqueline Weyn, respectively a pharmacist and artist. She married William Gonzalez on May 15, 1986 and they have two daughters. She is a member of the Fourth Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship of New York.

She has worked at New York University and City College of New York as a teacher of expository, children's, and business writing. She has a Masters of Science in Teaching Adolescents from Pace University.

[edit] Books and novels

• Return to Cybertron, 1984 ^[1]
• The Revenge of the Decepticons, 1984
• The Day the Frogs Came to Lunch, 1988
• Retard Song, 1988
• Little Stupid Diary, 1988
• Into the Nothing, 1989
• All Alone in the Something Grade, 1992
• Elliot's Bed, 1993
• My Brother, the Ghost, 1994
• Jeepers Loser (House of Horrors 3)
• Catch That doo-doo, 2004
• Mission without Permission, 2004
• The Renaissance Kids, 2004
• The Museum Chase, 2004
• Sleepover, 2004
• An Amazing Journey, 2005
• The Night Dance, 2005
• Water Song: A Retelling of "The Frog Prince", 2006
• Snowflake, 2006

• Gracie, 2007
• Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, 2007
• Reincarnation, 2008
• The Crimson Thread: A Retelling of "Rumpelstiltskin", 2008
• Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom novelization, 2008
• [[The Diamond Secret: A Retelling of Anastasia, 2009
• Distant Waves: A Novel of the Titanic 2009

[edit] "The Bar Code" Duology

• The Bar Code Tattoo, 2004
• Bar Code Rebellion, 2006

[edit] "Makeover" series

• The Makeover Club, 1986
• The Makeover Summer, 1988
• The Makeover Campaign, 1990

[edit] "No Way Ballet" series

• Stepping Out, illustrated by Joel Iskowitz, 1990
• A Twist of Fate, illustrated by Joel Iskowitz, 1990
• Emma's Turn, illustrated by Joel Iskowitz, 1990
• Stage Fright, illustrated by Joel Iskowitz, 1990
• Pointing toward Trouble, illustrated by Joel Iskowitz, 1990
• Three for the Show, illustrated by Joel Iskowitz, 1990

[edit] "Sitting Pretty" series

• Checking In, 1990
• True Blue, 1991
• Star Magic, 1991
• Liza's Lucky Break, 1991
• A Chance for Chris, 1991
• Boy Trouble, Troll Associates 1991

[edit] "Cover Kids" series

• Nicole's Chance, 1994
• Tracey's Tough Choice, 1994
• Ashley's Big Mistake, 1994
• Chloe Mania!, 1994

[edit] "Forever Angels" series

• Christina's Dancing Angel, 1996
• The Forgotten Angel, 1996
• The Golden Angel, 1996
• Katie's Angel, 1996
• The Snow Angel, 1996
• Ashley's Lost Angel, 1996
• The Blossom Angel, 1996
• Ashley's Love Angel, 1996
• The Baby Angel, 1997
• An Angel for Molly, 1997
• Movie Star Angel, 1998

[edit] "Scooby-Doo" series

• Scooby-Doo! and You: The Case of the Batty Vampire, 2001
• Scooby-Doo Movie Novelization (based on the screenplay by James Gunn), 2002
• Scooby-Doo's Super Case Book, (with Vickie Erwin) 2002
• Scooby-Doo and the Dance Club Curse, 2003
• Scooby-Doo's Super Case Book II, 2004
• Scooby-Doo and the Loch Ness Monster (based on the script by Douglas Wood), 2004
• Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, 2004

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Suzanne Weyn at Fantastic Fiction
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