In the years since 1983 when she published her first book, Pam Conrad has proven to be a prolific writer. She has completed twelve books in eleven years and currently has other works in progress. Although consistently productive, Conrad is anything but repetitive. Her work is marked by its diversity and includes a picture book, a mystery, a biography, historical novels, problem books for young adults, and humorous books for young elementary-age readers.

Conrad was born Pamela Stampf in New York in 1947. Her father was a teacher and her mother a businesswoman. She attended the High School of Performing Arts, Hofstra University, and the New School for Social Research where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1984. In addition to New York, she has lived in Colorado and Texas. She married Robert Conrad, a designer, in 1967, and was divorced in 1982. She has two daughters...