Julie Otsuka(10/19/12)

Julie Otsuka was born in California on May 15th, 1962. She studied Art in college at Yale University.She pursued the career of an artist for several years until she realized where her true talents lived: in writing. Her first novel was When the Emperor Was Divine. It was about a Japanese-American family during World War II. The book was recommended by the New York Times and a San Francisco Chronicle Best book of the year.  She also wrote The Buddha in the Attic. Julie is still alive today and she writes short stories in New York City in her neighborhood.