birth_date: 1911-05-10 00:00:00
avg_rating: 3.95
name: Bel Kaufman
about: Bel Kaufman (b. 1911) was a bestselling writer dedicated teacher and lecturer best known for her novel Up the Down Staircase (1965) a classic portrayal of life in the New York public school s
death_date: 2014-07-25 00:00:00