(ALA) as a '05 Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers and was a ’07 Nevada Library nominee for “Best Young Adult Fiction”. The Bar Code Tattoo was selected by the American Library Assoc. Suzanne’s other recent novels are include The Bar Code Tattoo (2004) and its sequel. Suzanne is currently doing revisions on her fourth book in the line, which will be coming in '09. She very much enjoys rethinking these classic tales from an original point of view, always looking for the real psychological underpinning of the story. 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. Suzanne’s other books for Simon Pulse include South Beach Sizzle, a romantic comedy written with Diana Gonzalez. She teaches part time at City College in New York. She graduated from State University of New York at Binghamton and received her Masters degree from Pace University. Her house is at the edge of the woods and is nearly 200 years old. Suzanne now lives in upper New York State with her husband, two teen daughters and Abby the cat.

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. Louisa May Alcott was her favorite author, but she also read every Sherlock Holmes story. As a girl she was very interested in theater and in reading. Suzanne Weyn grew up in Williston Park, Long Island, New York.

Distant waves a novel of the titanic