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Suzanne Fisher Staples is an American writer of children's books.
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Suzanne Fisher Staples is an American writer of children's books.
Born in Philadelphia, Staples grew up in northeastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. She had three siblings, a sister and two brothers.
Suzanne attended Lakeland High School in Jermyn, Pennsylvania and graduated from Cedar Crest College in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Staples was a news reporter and editor at United Press International, working from many locations in the U.S. and Asia, including Pakistan. [1]
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