Karen S. Kendler was born and raised in Manhattan. She attended P.S. 41, Hunter College Junior High School, and Bronx Science. Dr. Kendler has a B.S. from The City College of New Y...view moreKaren S. Kendler was born and raised in Manhattan. She attended P.S. 41, Hunter College Junior High School, and Bronx Science. Dr. Kendler has a B.S. from The City College of New York, a Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University, and an M.S. in Computer Science from Columbia Engineering. Dr. Kendler was Columbia Engineering?s HEOP director from 1978-1983 and then she a second career in the computer field. Songs from the Street is Dr. Kendler?s first book-length literary work as she continues to develop her lifelong passion for writing. She lives in New York City.view less