Occupation Author, Journalist Role Journalist | Name Jill Wolfson Nationality American | |
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Genre Contemporary, Young Adult Books Cold Hands - Warm He, What I Call Life, Home - and Other Big - Fat Lies, Furious | ||
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Jill Wolfson is a journalist and young adult novel author. Her novels and articles concern children in the social welfare system and foster care. Her latest novel is about organ donation.
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Biography
She was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After attending Temple University, she worked for newspapers and magazines around the country, such as the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel and San Jose Mercury News. Her award-winning novels for young people include What I Call Life; Home, and Other Big, Fat Lies; and Cold Hands, Warm Heart, all published by Henry Holt and Company Publishers. In 2007, Jill Wolfson contributed to the national radio show This American Life with a story about organ donation.
Jill has taught writing at several universities and is a long-time volunteer in a writing program for incarcerated youth. She lives in Santa Cruz, California, and has two college-aged children.