Lurlene McDaniel
Lurlene McDaniel is an American author who has written more than 70 young adult books. She is well known for writing about young adults struggling with mortality and chronic illness, a career that began as a therapeutic way to deal with the trauma when her son, then 3, was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes. Her characters have grappled with cancer, diabetes, organ failure, and the deaths of loved ones through disease or suicide. She is a graduate of the University of South Florida - Tampa and currently resides in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Research
To make her novels medically accurate, she interviews health professionals and works with various medical groups including hospices. She also studies the Bible to help infuse her work with "the human element—the values and ethics often overlooked by the coldness of technology."Other types of work
In addition to her young adult catalog and a magazine column, she has also written for radio, television and marketing campaigns.She is a frequent guest speaker, seen everywhere from schools to conventions.
Partial bibliography
Novels
For Better, For Worse, ForeverHeart to HeartI’m a Cover Girl NowMore than Just a Smart GirlMother, Please Don’t DieWhy Did She Have To Die The End of ForeverWhat’s It Like to Be a Star?Where’s the Horse for Me / Three’s a CrowdAlways and ForeverBriana’s GiftIf I Should Die [Before I Wake (novel)|If I Should Die Before I Wake]Last danceLetting Go of LisaAngel of HopeSometimes Love isn't Enough Too Young to Die Goodbye Doesn't Mean Forever Somewhere Between Life and Death Time to Let Go Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep When Happily Ever After Ends Mourning Song Baby Alicia Is Dying Don't Die, My Love Saving Jessica I'll Be Seeing You Till Death Do Us Part For Better, For Worse, Forever The Girl Death Left Behind Starry, Starry Night: Three Holiday Stories Telling Christina Goodbye A Rose For Melinda How Do I Love Thee: Three Stories Garden of Angels The Time Capsule- *Till Death Do Us Part and For Better, For Worse, Forever were reissued as a double novel, As Long As We Both Shall Live: Two Novels in October 2003.If I Should Die Before I Wake A Horse for Mandy My Secret Boyfriend
- *Too Young to Die and Goodbye Doesn't Mean Forever were reissued as a double novel, Always and Forever: Two Novels in May 2004.
- *Angels of Mercy and Angel of Hope were reissued as a double novel, Journey of Hope: Two Novels Sometimes Love Isn't Enough Hit and Run Prey All The Days Of Her Life Sixteen And Dying Reach for Tomorrow Breathless A Time to Die Please Don’t Die Mourning Song She Died Too Young Mother, Help Me Live Someone Dies, Someone Lives A Season for Goodbye Let Him Live The Legacy: Making Wishes Come True
- ''Reaching Through Time: Three Stories''
Trilogies
The Angels TrilogyAngels Watching Over Me Lifted Up By Angels Until Angels Close My Eyes- *Reissued as The Angels Trilogy
The Mercy / Journey of Hope Trilogy
Quintets
The Dawn Rochelle QuintetSix Months to LiveI Want to LiveSo Much to Live ForNo Time to Cry- *These first four novels were combined into an omni titled Dawn Rochelle, Four Novels
- ''To Live Again''