Background
Susan Masters was born on April 8, 1943, in Jamestown, New York, United States. She is the daughter of George Rowan and Carmella Conti.
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Libby Bloom wishes she could be as smart and talented as her practically perfect sister. But Libby's only talent seems to be embarrassing herself. So she's horrified when, after causing a scene during chorus, she's switched to band class. Even worse, Mr. Cheney, the band teacher, assigns her to play the tuba-not exactly a low-profile instrument! Lessons with the perceptive Mr. Cheney, however, are about more than just music. Soon Libby learns that she can do something well-something that might even help save her school. Clumsy but determined, Libby Bloom is a character whose hilarious embarrassments, wishes, and triumphs readers will recognize all too well. Beata Szpura's funky illustrations add to the humor of the story of one unforgettable fourth-grader.
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2002
Susan Masters was born on April 8, 1943, in Jamestown, New York, United States. She is the daughter of George Rowan and Carmella Conti.
Susan Rowan Masters has authored novels for young readers from early elementary to early middle school ages. She is the author of four novels for young readers, Night Journey to Vicksburg, The Secret Life of Hubie Hartzel, Libby Bloom, and Summer Song. She has also published many short stories and articles in a variety of publications.
She works as a freelance writer in Panama, New York. For several years she led the Young Writers' Workshops through the Writers Center at Chautauqua Institution.
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2002Quotations: "Nothing matches the joy of creation more than when a character I've shaped on paper takes on a life all its own."
Masters married Charles Masters on August 6, 1966. They have 2 children - Theodore and Jonathan.