Suzanne Weyn grew up in Williston Park, Long Island, New York.  She has three sisters and a brother.  As a girl she was very interested in theater and in reading. Louisa May Alcott was her favorite author, but she also read every Sherlock Holmes story. Suzanne lived pretty close to the ocean and going to Jones Beach was one of her favorite activities. Even today, if she goes too long without seeing the ocean, she starts feeling restless.

Suzanne now lives in upper New York State with her husband, two teen daughters and Abby the cat. Her house is at the edge of the woods and is nearly 200 years old. She graduated from State University of New York at Binghamton and received her Masters degree from Pace University.  She teaches part time at City College in New York.

Suzanne’s other books for Simon Pulse include South Beach Sizzle, a romantic comedy written with Diana Gonzalez. Her novels for the Simon Pulse line, “Once Upon a Time” 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.   She very much enjoys rethinking these classic tales from an original point of view, always looking for the real psychological underpinning of the story. Suzanne is currently doing revisions on her fourth book in the line, which will be coming in 09.

Suzanne’s other recent novels are include The Bar Code Tattoo (2004) and its sequel. The Bar Code Rebellion (2006). The Bar Code Tattoo was selected by the American Library Assoc. (ALA) as a 05 Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers and was a ’07 Nevada Library nominee for “Best Young Adult Fiction”. It is currently translated into German and was nominated for the 07 Jugenliteraturpreis for Young People’s Literature.

The mystical, historic romance, Reincarnation, came out in January 2008 from Scholastic in hardcover. It deals with a couple who must find each other over and over through many lifetimes. Along the way they discover truths about love, loyalty, bravery, human dignity, and what is really of value in a life.

Suzanne is still working on her next novel from Scholastic hardcover which will be out in the summer of 09.

Editorial
                Scholastic, Inc., New York, NY, staff writer, associate editor, Parachute Press, New York, NY, senior editor ;

New York University, New York, NY, adjunct professor of children's and business writing, City College of New York, adjunct lecturer

Writings
Recent For Young Adults

• Reincarnation  (Scholastic hardcover) 2008.
• The Crimson Thread (Simon Pulse) 2008
• The Bar Code Rebellion (Scholastic, Point Thriller) 2006
• Water Song (Simon Pulse) 2006
• With Diana Gonzalez) South Beach Sizzle, Simon Pulse. 2005
• The Night Dance, Simon Pulse (New York, NY), 2005.
• The Bar Code Tattoo (Scholastic, Point Thriller) 2004

Biographical and Critical Sources
Periodicals

• Booklist, January 1, 1995, Frances Bradburn, review of My Brother, the Ghost, pp. 822-823.
• Kliatt, May, 2005, Sarah Applegate, review of The Bar Code Tattoo, p. 32.
• School Library Journal, December, 1994, Elaine E. Knight, review of My Brother, the Ghost, pp. 114-115; February, 2005, Sharon Rawlins, review of The Bar Code Tattoo, p. 142; March, 2005, Amy Patrick, review of South Beach Sizzle, p. 221.
• Voice of Youth Advocates, December, 1986, Susan Ackler, review of The Makeover Club, pp. 223-224; June, 1989, Geraldine G. Harris, review of The Makeover Summer, p. 109; April, 2005, Julie Scordato, review of The Bar Code Tattoo, p. 64.