Paula Danziger

Paula Danziger (August 18, 1944 – July 8, 2004) was an American author of children's and young adult literature. 
Personal life.
Danziger was born in Washington, D.C. to Samuel and Carolyn Danziger. Though she struggled in school as a child, she attended Montclair State University in New Jersey and earned a degree in 1967. She was a middle school teacher in New Jersey from 1967-1978 while studying for a Master's degree. Her studies were interrupted when she was in a car crash, where a drunk driver hit her car, and she slammed her head against the front window which caused her to have brain damage. In 1978 she left teaching to write full-time. 
Although readers loved her books because of the humor, some critics called them superficial and generic. Others praised her work for tackling real-life issues.
Danziger died in 2004 after complications from a heart attack. She was 59.
Awards.
Some of the awards Danziger's work received: