Susan Dexter’s favorite subject for her books is fantasy and throughout her life has worked as a librarian, teacher, and writer. Susan received her first award, the Merit Award, in 1976 from the Lawrence County Open Arts Show. She also received the Distinguished Award from them in 1982 and 1983. The Wizard’s Shadow was listed among the “Books for the Teen Age” in 1993 by the New York Public Library. She now lives in New Castle, Pennsylvania in the vintage house that her book sales enabled her to buy and restore.
