birth_place nationality notableworks birth_date signature genre article_title name occupation
jamestown , new york usa american '' define `` normal '' '' -lrb- 2000 -rrb- 16 january 1952 julie_anne_peters_signature . jpg young adult julie anne peters
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julie anne peters

julie anne peters -lrb- born january 16 , 1952 -rrb- is an american author of young adult fiction .
peters has published 20 works , mostly novels , geared toward children and adolescents , many of which deal with lgbt issues .
in addition to the united states , peters 's books have been published in numerous countries , including south korea , china , croatia , germany , france , italy , indonesia , turkey and brazil .
her book `` luna '' was the first young-adult novel with a transgender character to be released by a mainstream publisher , which occurred in 2004 .
