Melissa Glenn Haber
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Melissa Glenn Haber is a children's fiction author
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Born in Berkeley, California, she first began writing at age four in 1973. A graduate of the Commonwealth School
and Harvard-Radcliffe College, Haber considered attaining post-graduate degrees, as well as careers in teaching and public policy analysis, before settling into writing as a profession. The first of her works, The Heroic Adventure of Hercules Amsterdam, was published by Dutton Children's Books, after being rejected by sixteen other publishers. She has three other published books, entitled Beyond the Dragon Portal, The Pluto Project, and Dear Anjali. Haber currently lives in Somerville, Massachusetts
, with her husband, Ezra, and three children.
Melissa Haber currently teaches history classes at the Commonwealth School.
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Born in Berkeley, California, she first began writing at age four in 1973. A graduate of the Commonwealth School
Commonwealth School
Commonwealth School is an independent high school of about 155 students and 35 faculty members located at 151 Commonwealth Avenue in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States.-History:...
and Harvard-Radcliffe College, Haber considered attaining post-graduate degrees, as well as careers in teaching and public policy analysis, before settling into writing as a profession. The first of her works, The Heroic Adventure of Hercules Amsterdam, was published by Dutton Children's Books, after being rejected by sixteen other publishers. She has three other published books, entitled Beyond the Dragon Portal, The Pluto Project, and Dear Anjali. Haber currently lives in Somerville, Massachusetts
Somerville, Massachusetts
Somerville is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, located just north of Boston. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 75,754 and was the most densely populated municipality in New England. It is also the 17th most densely populated incorporated place in...
, with her husband, Ezra, and three children.
Melissa Haber currently teaches history classes at the Commonwealth School.