M.E. Kerr
M. E. Kerr was born Marijane Meaker in Auburn, New York. Her interest in writing began with her father, who loved to read, and her mother, who loved to tell stories of neighborhood gossip. Unable to find an agent to represent her work, Meaker became her own agent, and wrote articles and books under a series of pseudonyms: Vin Packer, Ann Aldrich, Laura Winston, M.E. Kerr, and Mary James. As M.E. Kerr, Meaker has produced over twenty novels for young adults and won multiple awards, including the Margaret A. Edwards Award for her lifetime contribution to young adult literature.
“When I get nervous, I go to the library and hang around. The libraries are filled with people who are nervous. You can blend in with them there. You're bound to see someone more nervous than you are in a library. Sometimes the librarians themselves are more nervous than you are. I'll probably be a librarian for that reason. Then if I'm nervous on the job, it won't show. I'll just stamp books and look things up for people and run back and forth to the staff room sneaking smokes until I get hold of myself. A library is a great place to hid.”
M.E. Kerr
“Tucker, to make anything work, from meat loaf to a marriage, there are two things you have to do. Forgive and continue.”
M.E. Kerr
“It seemed to him that anyone with any trouble at all eventually found his way to a city library, and the really troubled ones became regulars.”
M.E. Kerr
“Obstacles are challenges for winners and excuses for losers”
M.E. Kerr
“Strangers take a long time to become acquainted, particularly when they are from the same family.”
M.E. Kerr