Julie Anne Peters was an American author known for her young adult fiction. She was born on January 16, 1952 and passed away on March 21, 2023. Peters published 20 works, primarily novels aimed at children and adolescents, many of which featured LGBT characters. Her notable works include Define "Normal" (2000), Keeping You a Secret (2003), Luna (2004), Far from Xanadu (2005), Between Mom and Jo (2006), grl2grl (2007), Rage: A Love Story (2009), By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead (2010), She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not... (2011), It's Our Prom (So Deal with It) (2012), and Lies My Girlfriend Told Me (2014). Her groundbreaking book Luna was the first young-adult novel featuring a transgender character to be released by a mainstream publisher. Peters's works have been published internationally, reaching audiences in countries such as South Korea, China, Croatia, Germany, France, Italy, Indonesia, Turkey, and Brazil.