Sanders, E. Marie

Having been born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA, and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, E. Marie Sanders claims to be a mixture of southern hospitality with northern know-how. She taught in the public school system for 12 years and has served as a youth pastor for the past 10 years, observing the habits of the age group she hoped to write for one day. The stories she told in classroom grabbed her reluctant readers' attention and guided her toward putting the stories on paper. Her story lines and ideas develop by combining a dash of urban real life with great storytelling fiction an...