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Peter D. Sieruta | |
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| Born | (1958-10-13)October 13, 1958 |
| Died | May 25, 2012(2012-05-25) (aged 53)[1] Farmington Hills, Michigan |
| Occupation | Author, critic |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Children's Books |
Peter D. Sieruta (October 13, 1958 – May 25, 2012) was an American writer and book critic. He was best known for his reviews forThe Horn Book Magazine, his short story collectionHeartbeats and Other Stories, and his blog, Collecting Children's Literature.
Sieruta first came to prominence due to the 1989 publication ofHeartbeats and Other Stories, a collection of nine young adult stories, which attracted positive notice fromSchool Library Journal andPublishers Weekly.
After this, however, Sieruta largely moved into criticism and reviewing. In the early 1990s, he was among the first reviewers forThe Horn Book Guide, and was a regular contributor toThe Horn Book Magazine from then until his death. As an avid collector of children's books, Sieruta also maintained a blog, Collecting Children's Books, beginning in 2007.
At the time of his death, Sieruta had largely completed the manuscript for another book,Wild Things!: Acts of Mischief in Children's Books, co-written withBetsy Bird andJulie Danielson. The book was published byCandlewick Press in 2014.[2]
Sieruta died in 2012 from complications due to a fall he had suffered several days earlier.[1]
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