Lurlene McDaniel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Lurlene McDaniel

American writer

Date of Birth: 05-Apr-1944

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession: writer, children's writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Lurlene McDaniel (born 1944 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American author who has written more than 70 young adult books.
She is well known for writing about young adults struggling with mortality and chronic illness, a career that began as a therapeutic way to deal with the trauma when her son, then 3, was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes.
Her characters have grappled with cancer, diabetes, organ failure, and the deaths of loved ones through disease or suicide.
She is a graduate of the University of South Florida - Tampa and currently resides in Tennessee.