Sue Corbett

Sue Corbett grew up in Massapequa Park, New York, the daughter of Irish immigrants. After attending Fairfield University and the University of Missouri Graduate School of Journalism, she began a career as a reporter, first at television stations in Missouri, South Carolina, and Florida; then as a writer at the Miami Herald. Since 1996, she’s been the Herald’s children’s book reviewer. Her column is carried by the Knight Ridder-Tribune News Wire and appears in newspapers nationwide.

Sue is married to Tom Davidson, general manager of Sun-Sentinel.com. The couple has two infielders, Conor, 11, and Liam, 9, and one ballerina, Brigit, 6. The family also enjoys the company (most of the time) of their dog, a talking beagle named Louie.


					The Last Newspaper Boy in America Dutton Juvenile, 2009 ages 9 to 12, ISBN 978-0-525-42205-1 Wil’s sidearm throw can land a paper on your porch from twenty yards out. But he doesn’t know if he’ll be able to put his unusual talent to use because the big newspaper company has canceled delivery to Wil’s small town. Well, that was the paper’s first mistake. Underestimating Wil was the second. With physics, his clueless brother, and a neighbor girl on his side, Wil fights to save his route. Along the way he just might unravel a carnival mystery, expose a con artist, rescue his little town, and become a big hero. Sue Corbett’s hilarious dialogue, nonstop action, and one-of-a-kind family story herald a rising star of middle-grade fiction.



					Free Baseball Dutton Juvenile, 2006 ages 9 to 12, ISBN 978-0-525-47120-2 Felix knows his dad was a famous baseball player in Cuba—and that his father risked everything to send Felix to America. But his mom won’t reveal anything else. When a team with Cuban players comes into town, Felix wonders if they knew his dad, and sneaks into their locker room to ask. That’s when the players mistake him for their new batboy. To uncover his father’s story, Felix runs away from home to become the team’s batboy. His bittersweet adventure glows with the friendship of a miraculous dog, the warmth of a mother’s love, and the magic of baseball.



					12 Again Dutton Juvenile, 2002 ages 9 to 12, ISBN 978-0-525-46899-8 In this riveting novel, Bernadette McBride makes a wish she never expects to have granted—to be young again. When she awakens—transformed into a twelve-year-old—on what should be the morning of her fortieth birthday, she is at first jubilant, then quickly realizes how complex life has suddenly become. She enrolls in her son's seventh-grade computer class in hopes of enlisting his help, but it's not that easy... Patrick McBride is twelve when his mother vanishes. Weeks go by, and his family assumes the worst, but Patrick is certain that Bernadette will try to contact him. When he receives her mysterious and untraceable e-mail, sending him off on a dangerous errand, he realizes that her rescue is completely in his hands. Awards 2006 California Young Reader Medal