Susan Schwartz is a language teacher, curriculum developer and Holocaust Education advisor. Her previous publishing credits are in the areas of language acquisition and Holocaust Education, including a language acquisition program she developed, Sing and Sign a Language, in response to a decade of running language labs. She has also written articles for The Courier Post, Main Line Media News, and RAVSAK, a publication that discusses teaching Jewish history.

The Secret of Sondra Byer's Second Grade Class is Schwartz's first work of fiction, inspired by the enchantment of her own childhood which was filled with constant travel, exposure to other cultures and languages, and a touch of magic.