Alumna Margie Peterson Releases First Book

Margie Peterson Releases First Children’s Book Through Crave Press

Alumna Margaret (Margie) Peterson’s ‘81 first book The Boy Who Never Threw Anything Out, a children’s book, was released September 6 through Crave Press. The story is about a packrat named Tommy who becomes trapped in his bedroom because he can’t bear to part with his old stuffed animals, books and toys – even the broken ones – and they pile up around him. The story teaches important lessons in giving and sustainability with humor and wacky, over-the-top scenes. 

Margie Peterson was born in Elyria, Ohio, the daughter of two writers, and grew up in Ramsey, N.J. She graduated from University of Maryland in 1981 with a bachelor’s degree in English and worked in journalism in Washington, D.C. and Pottsville, Pa., before settling with her husband in Salisbury Township, outside Allentown, Pa.  She toiled in newspapers while raising two children and later became a freelance writer.