Julie Anne Peters
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Julie Anne Peters is an American children's author. Peters was born in Jamestown, New York on January 16, 1952.
[edit] Personal life
When Julie Anne Peters was five, her family moved to the Denver suburbs in Colorado. Peters has a B.A. in Elementary Education with a minor in French, B.S. degree in Computer and Management Science, and a Master's Degree in Business and Computer Science. Julie Anne Peters was born in Jamestown, New York, on January 16, 1952. Her parents were divorced when she was in high school. Peters's first college degree was a B.A. in elementary education with a minor in French. She taught fifth grade for a year, until she was fired and decided teaching was not the career for her.
Peters earned a Bachelor's of Science degree in Computer and Management Science. During the next ten years Peters worked as a research analyst, computer programmer, and systems engineer. She also had picked up a Masters Degree in Business and Computer Science, which, she says, only confirmed that it was not the right career for her.
At this point, she started writing books for young people. Her books for young adults include Define "Normal" (2000), Keeping You a Secret (2003), Luna (2004), Far from Xanadu (2005), and Between Mom and Jo (2006). A collection of short fiction called grl2grl is projected for 2007, but may be delayed until 2008. Her young adult fiction frequently deals with LGBT issues. She has also written books for younger readers, such as the Snob Squad series.
Peters lives with her partner in Lakewood, Colorado.
