Lea Bayers Rapp
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Lea Bayers Rapp is an American
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 non-fiction
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 and children's fiction writer. Among her books are "Put Your Kid in Show Biz" and "Mazel Tov! The Complete Book of Jewish Weddings." She also writes for periodicals and is a member of the Authors Guild.

Lea Bayers was born into a Jewish
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 family from Brooklyn. She holds a BA from Thomas Edison State College
Thomas Edison State College
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 and currently lives in Sayreville, New Jersey
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.

In 1978 Rapp wrote Smiling Faces, a musical play for children. Coauthor Claire Martin composed the music for this play.

Books

  • 1981 - Put your kid in show biz (Sterling Publishing
    Sterling Publishing
    Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. is a publisher of nonfiction titles, with more than 5,000 books in print. Founded in 1949, it publishes a wide range of nonfiction and illustrated titles in categories which include art, biography/autobiography, body/mind/spirit, crafts, culinary, do-it-yourself,...

    )
  • 1992 - The best public high schools: Where do kids get the best secondary education in New Jersey? (with 4 coauthors; Tomlinson Enterprises)
  • 1993 - Life's little destruction book (with coauthors under the pen name Charles Dane; St. Martin's Press
    St. Martin's Press
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    )
  • 2002 - Mazel tov! The complete book of Jewish weddings (Kensington Books
    Kensington Books
    Kensington Publishing Corp. is an American book publisher.- Overview :Kensington was founded in 1974 by Walter Zacharius, formerly of Lancer Books. Steven Zacharius became president and CEO in 2005. Vice president Michael Rosamilia has been the CFO since 1989. Laurie Parkin is the vice president...

    )

External links

  • Personal website
  • Lea Bayers at Kensington Books
    Kensington Books
    Kensington Publishing Corp. is an American book publisher.- Overview :Kensington was founded in 1974 by Walter Zacharius, formerly of Lancer Books. Steven Zacharius became president and CEO in 2005. Vice president Michael Rosamilia has been the CFO since 1989. Laurie Parkin is the vice president...

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