American ▁mob sters ▁of ▁Irish ▁descent ▁Category : M ur der ed ▁American ▁mob sters ▁of ▁Irish ▁descent ▁Category : West ies ▁( New ▁York ▁gang ) ▁Category : Pe ople ▁murder ed ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Category : De Me o ▁C rew ▁vict ims ▁Category : T win ▁people ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States <0x0A> </s> ▁Mark ▁P ender gr ast ▁( born ▁ 1 9 4 8 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁independent ▁scholar ▁and ▁author ▁of ▁four teen ▁books , ▁including ▁three ▁children ' s ▁books . ▁ ▁Biography ▁P ender gr ast ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁to ▁Nan ▁and ▁Brit t ▁P ender gr ast , ▁the ▁fourth ▁of ▁seven ▁children . ▁He ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁Atlanta , ▁Georgia . ▁He ▁earned ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁degree ▁in ▁English ▁Liter ature ▁from ▁Harvard ▁College , ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁taught ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁in ▁public ▁schools . ▁P ender gr ast ▁later ▁attended ▁Sim m ons ▁College ▁in ▁Boston , ▁where ▁he ▁obtained ▁a ▁Master ▁of ▁Arts ▁degree ▁in ▁Library ▁Science . ▁He ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁academic ▁li br arian ▁and ▁fre el ance ▁writer ▁until ▁becoming ▁a ▁full - time ▁writer ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁P ender gr ast ▁lives ▁in ▁Col chester , ▁Verm ont . ▁ ▁Career ▁P ender gr ast ▁has ▁published ▁four teen ▁books ▁on ▁various ▁topics . ▁Two ▁are ▁histor ies ▁of ▁c aff ein ated ▁be ver ages : ▁C oca - Col a ▁( For