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'''Terry Trueman''' is the [[Michael L. Printz Award|Printz]] honor-winning author of ''[[Stuck In Neutral|Stuck in Neutral]]'', and numerous other Young Adult novels, as well as books of poetry and short stories for adults and children. Born in Birmingham, Alabama (Dec. 15, 1947), Trueman has lived in Spokane, Washington since 1974. He also had a home in Tucson, AZ for many years. He has Masters degrees in applied psychology and creative writing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teenreads.com/authors/terry-trueman |title=Terry Trueman
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'''Terry Trueman''' (born December 15, 1947) is a [[Michael L. Printz Award|Printz Award-winning]] author of [[young adult fiction]], with his best known book being ''[[Stuck In Neutral|Stuck in Neutral]]'', as well as books of poetry and short stories for adults and children.
His first novel, ''[[Stuck In Neutral|Stuck in Neutral]]'' (2001), was inspired by his son Sheehan, who was born a quadriplegic with cerebral palsy. The disease severely crippled his son and threatened to overwhelm Trueman, who eventually turned his shock and grief into a narrative poem, ''Sheehan'', which in turn grew to become the novel, ''Stuck in Neutral''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Flowers |first=Mark |url=http://www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub/2012/08/29/interview-with-terry-trueman/ |title=Interview with Terry Trueman &#124; The Hub |publisher=Yalsa.ala.org |date=2013-02-05 |accessdate=2015-06-04}}</ref> The acclaim and impact that book had inspired two other companion novels for teens, ''Cruise Control'' (2004) and ''Life Happens Next'' (2012), as well as a non-fiction book about his son, ''Sheehan: Heartbreak and Redemption'' (2007). His other YA novels include ''Inside Out'' (2003),''No Right Turn'' (2006), ''Seven Days at the Hot Corner'' (2007), and ''Hurricane'' (2008). His books have received numerous national honors<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.terrytrueman.com/about_Awards.htm |title=Terry Trueman's Awards and Honors |publisher=Terrytrueman.com |date= |accessdate=2015-06-04}}</ref> and he is considered by many to be one of the godfathers of the “problem” novel, along with [[Chris Crutcher]] and [[Walter Dean Myers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chriscrutcher.com/walter-elevated-us-all.html |title=Walter Elevated Us All - Author & Loudmouth, Chris Crutcher |publisher=Chriscrutcher.com |date= |accessdate=2015-06-04}}</ref> He is a co-founder of a teen book festival in Rochester, New York, TBF,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teenbookfestival.org/ |title=TBF Live! 2015 |publisher=Teenbookfestival.org |date=2015-05-16 |accessdate=2015-06-04}}</ref> where he appears annually.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teenbookfestival.org/?pg=AuthorBio&ID=11 |title=TBF Live! 2015 |publisher=Teenbookfestival.org |date=2015-05-16 |accessdate=2015-06-04}}</ref>


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Born in [[Birmingham, Alabama]], Trueman has lived in [[Spokane, Washington]] since 1974. He also had a home in [[Tucson, Arizona]] for many years. He holds master's degrees in applied psychology and creative writing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teenreads.com/authors/terry-trueman |title=Terry Trueman|publisher=Teenreads.com |date= |accessdate=2015-06-04}}</ref>
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Trueman's favorite author is [[Charles Bukowski]]. Like Bukowski, Trueman had written his whole life but only gained recognition later, when he was 52.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://authorturf.com/interview-with-award-winning-author-terry-trueman-2/authorinterviews |title=Interview with Award-Winning Author Terry Trueman |publisher=Authorturf.com |date=2013-04-28 |accessdate=2015-06-04}}</ref> His latest work is poetry for adults, ''[http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2015/jul/12/wheres-the-fire-takes-trueman-back-to-his-roots/ Where's the Fire]'' (2015). And a second collection of new poems, ''Where We Going With This?'' (2016) and another selection of "new writings" titled "'''''Clawing at the Door, Scratching at the Window''" '' (2017).


==Early life==
==Early life==


He spent his childhood growing-up in the northern suburbs of Seattle, Washington with his parents (both deceased), father Sydney M. Trueman and mother Jeanne (LaPine) Trueman. He has one sister, Cynthia M. Trueman. His interests in growing-up included, sports, both playing and spectating, as well as many social activities. On his mother’s side, his family goes back several generations in the Pacific Northwest, mainly in Seattle, and includes a direct ancestral relation to the Pankhursts of England, prominent leaders of the Women’s Suffrage Movement in the early 20th century. Trueman’s father was a fighter pilot in WW2 and won the Air Medal, flying off the Aircraft Carrier USS Ticonderoga, his family ancestry was Scottish and perhaps Irish prior to immigrating to Alabama, early in the 20th Century.<ref>8. The Phillip Sadler Research Center for Children’s and Young Adult Literature at The University of Central Missouri, in Warrensburg MO. houses an extensive collection of Terry Trueman’s personal papers, photographs, videos and other materials relating to the writings and life. http://guides.library.ucmo.edu/specialcollections Retrieved 2015-06-11</ref>
Trueman grew up in the northern suburbs of [[Seattle, Washington]] with his parents. His father, Sydney M. Trueman, was a fighter pilot in [[World War II]] and won the [[Air Medal]] flying off the Aircraft Carrier USS Ticonderoga. He has one sister.<ref>[http://guides.library.ucmo.edu/specialcollections 8. The Phillip Sadler Research Center for Children's and Young Adult Literature] at The University of Central Missouri, in Warrensburg MO. houses an extensive collection of Terry Trueman's personal papers, photographs, videos and other materials relating to the writings and life. Retrieved 2015-06-11.</ref>


==Education==
==Education==


Trueman struggled in school, especially during middle school and high school, but graduated from Shoreline H.S. (June 1966). He attended Shoreline Community College (1966–67) and Everett Community College (1967–68) prior to enrolling at the University of Washington (1968–73) where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree, majoring in Creative Writing in English. He received a Master of Science in Developmental Psychology from Eastern Washington State College (1975). He pursued further graduate study in the Education Dept. of Washington State University (1980–81). He received a Master of Fine Arts degree from Eastern Washington University (1984). Mr. Trueman was ‘lifetime’ certified as a K-12 licensed Teacher in 1973.<ref>9. Terry Trueman, Contemporary Authors, Gale series (December 2007). 8=Dhttp://www.cengage.com/search/productOverview.do;jsessionid=F1330989484FE9A679CE29E06BC7D915?N=197+4294916915&Ntk=P_EPI&Ntt=110808912611166207411187162436533505368&Ntx=mode%2Bmatchallpartial Retrieved 2015-06-11</ref>
Trueman struggled in school, especially during middle school and high school, but graduated from Shoreline H.S. in 1966. He attended [[Shoreline Community College]] and [[Everett Community College]] in the following couple years, prior to enrolling at the [[University of Washington]] in 1968, where he earned his bachelor's degree in 1973, majoring in Creative Writing in English. He received a Master of Science in Developmental Psychology from Eastern Washington State College in 1975. He pursued further graduate study in the Education Dept. of Washington State University between 1980 and 1981. He received a Master of Fine Arts degree from [[Eastern Washington University]] in 1984. Trueman was 'lifetime' certified as a K-12 licensed Teacher in 1973.<ref>[http://www.cengage.com/search/productOverview.do;jsessionid=F1330989484FE9A679CE29E06BC7D915?N=197+4294916915&Ntk=P_EPI&Ntt=110808912611166207411187162436533505368&Ntx=mode%2Bmatchallpartial 9. Terry Trueman, Contemporary Authors, Gale series] (December 2007). Retrieved 2015-06-11.</ref>


== Career as a writer ==
==Poetry==
His first novel, ''[[Stuck In Neutral|Stuck in Neutral]]'' was published in 2001, and was inspired by his son Sheehan, who was born a [[quadriplegic]] with [[cerebral palsy]]. The disease severely crippled his son and threatened to overwhelm Trueman, who eventually turned his shock and grief into a narrative poem, ''Sheehan'', which in turn grew to become the novel, ''Stuck in Neutral''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Flowers |first=Mark |url=http://www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub/2012/08/29/interview-with-terry-trueman/ |title=Interview with Terry Trueman &#124; The Hub |publisher=Yalsa.ala.org |date=2013-02-05 |accessdate=2015-06-04}}</ref> Trueman released two other companion novels for teens, ''Cruise Control'' (2004) and ''Life Happens Next'' (2012), as well as a non-fiction book about his son, ''Sheehan: Heartbreak and Redemption'' (2007).


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Trueman's favorite author is [[Charles Bukowski]]. Like Bukowski, Trueman had written his whole life but only gained recognition later, when he was 52.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://authorturf.com/interview-with-award-winning-author-terry-trueman-2/authorinterviews |title=Interview with Award-Winning Author Terry Trueman |publisher=Authorturf.com |date=2013-04-28 |accessdate=2015-06-04}}</ref>
Numerous small press publications (1968–Present)
SHEEHAN a narrative poem (Siobhan Press 1992)
HUGE HOUSE (Stillwaters Publishing 2013) (E-book)
WHERE’S THE FIRE? Selected Poems (Skyzblue Arts, May 2015)
WHERE WE GOING WITH THIS? Selected Poems 2015-2016 (Skyzblue Arts, April 2016)
CLAWING AT THE DOOR, SCRATCHING AT THE WINDOW New Writings (Skyzblue Arts, May 2017)


== Selected works ==
==Novels==


* {{cite book |title=[[Stuck In Neutral]] |date=2000 |publisher=HarperCollins |location=New York |isbn=9780064472135 |edition=1st}}
From HarperCollins:
* {{cite book |title=Inside out |date=2003 |publisher=HarperCollins |location=New York |isbn=9780066239637 |edition=1st}}
Stuck in Neutral (June 2000)
* {{cite book |title=Swallowing the sun |date=2003 |publisher=Hodder Children's |location=London |isbn=9780340866412}}
Inside Out (November 2003)
* {{cite book |title=Cruise control |date=2004 |publisher=HarperCollins |location=New York |isbn=9780066239606 |edition=1st}}
Cruise Control (August 2004)
* {{cite book |title=No Right Turn |date=2005 |publisher=HarperTempest |location=New York |isbn=9780060574925 |edition=1st}}
No Right Turn (March 2006)
7 Days at the Hot Corner (March 2007
Hurricane (2008) Published as Swallowing the Sun in UK (Hodder-Stoughton Publishers 2003)
Life Happens Next (August 2012)
From Stillwaters Publishing (E-books)
Getting’Weird (March 2013)
M.C. Idol The Funniest Kid in the World (November 2013)
Non-fiction Collaborations with Michael Gurian
What Stories Does my Son Need? (Penguin-Putnam 2001)
Boys nd Girls Learn Differently! (Jossey-Bass 2002)
Hurricane (HarperCollins 2008)

==International Publications and Translations==

Inside Out- Purchased by publisher in Denmark for publication there, 2004.
Inside Out- ESL Edition, Klett Publishers, Germany
Swallowing the Sun- a novel, published by Hodder-Stoughton Publishers, United Kingdom 2003
Stuck in Neutral- Hodder-Stoughton Publishers, United Kingdom, 2001
Stuck in Neutral- Translated and Published Japan. {{ISBN|4-488-01317-1}}
Stuck in Neutral- Purchased for French language edition by Poche (Pocket) France, in June 2001
Stuck in Neutral- Translated and published Korea—2009
Hurricane- Bonner Carlson, Denmark 2003


==Awards==
* [[Michael L. Printz Award|Michael L. Printz Honor Award]], 2001<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jensen |first1=Karen |title=YA A to Z: Terry Trueman |url=https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=ya-a-to-z-terry-trueman |website=School Library Journal |accessdate=2 October 2020}}</ref>
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* Summer Seminar for College Teachers, National Endowment for the Humanities, 1989
* Ten Best First Novels and Editors Choice awards inclusion, Booklist, 2000
* Best Books for the Teen Age designation, New York Public Library, 2001
* Best Books for Young Adults designation and Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers designation, American Library Association, 2001
* National Association for Special Education Needs Highly Recommended Award, Publishers Association, 2001
* Young Adult Library Services Association, 2001
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Latest revision as of 14:04, 12 October 2022

Terry Trueman (born December 15, 1947) is a Printz Award-winning author of young adult fiction, with his best known book being Stuck in Neutral, as well as books of poetry and short stories for adults and children.

Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Trueman has lived in Spokane, Washington since 1974. He also had a home in Tucson, Arizona for many years. He holds master's degrees in applied psychology and creative writing.[1]

Early life

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Trueman grew up in the northern suburbs of Seattle, Washington with his parents. His father, Sydney M. Trueman, was a fighter pilot in World War II and won the Air Medal flying off the Aircraft Carrier USS Ticonderoga. He has one sister.[2]

Education

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Trueman struggled in school, especially during middle school and high school, but graduated from Shoreline H.S. in 1966. He attended Shoreline Community College and Everett Community College in the following couple years, prior to enrolling at the University of Washington in 1968, where he earned his bachelor's degree in 1973, majoring in Creative Writing in English. He received a Master of Science in Developmental Psychology from Eastern Washington State College in 1975. He pursued further graduate study in the Education Dept. of Washington State University between 1980 and 1981. He received a Master of Fine Arts degree from Eastern Washington University in 1984. Trueman was 'lifetime' certified as a K-12 licensed Teacher in 1973.[3]

Career as a writer

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His first novel, Stuck in Neutral was published in 2001, and was inspired by his son Sheehan, who was born a quadriplegic with cerebral palsy. The disease severely crippled his son and threatened to overwhelm Trueman, who eventually turned his shock and grief into a narrative poem, Sheehan, which in turn grew to become the novel, Stuck in Neutral.[4] Trueman released two other companion novels for teens, Cruise Control (2004) and Life Happens Next (2012), as well as a non-fiction book about his son, Sheehan: Heartbreak and Redemption (2007).

Trueman's favorite author is Charles Bukowski. Like Bukowski, Trueman had written his whole life but only gained recognition later, when he was 52.[5]

Selected works

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  • Stuck In Neutral (1st ed.). New York: HarperCollins. 2000. ISBN 9780064472135.
  • Inside out (1st ed.). New York: HarperCollins. 2003. ISBN 9780066239637.
  • Swallowing the sun. London: Hodder Children's. 2003. ISBN 9780340866412.
  • Cruise control (1st ed.). New York: HarperCollins. 2004. ISBN 9780066239606.
  • No Right Turn (1st ed.). New York: HarperTempest. 2005. ISBN 9780060574925.

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Terry Trueman". Teenreads.com. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
  2. ^ 8. The Phillip Sadler Research Center for Children's and Young Adult Literature at The University of Central Missouri, in Warrensburg MO. houses an extensive collection of Terry Trueman's personal papers, photographs, videos and other materials relating to the writings and life. Retrieved 2015-06-11.
  3. ^ 9. Terry Trueman, Contemporary Authors, Gale series (December 2007). Retrieved 2015-06-11.
  4. ^ Flowers, Mark (2013-02-05). "Interview with Terry Trueman | The Hub". Yalsa.ala.org. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
  5. ^ "Interview with Award-Winning Author Terry Trueman". Authorturf.com. 2013-04-28. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
  6. ^ Jensen, Karen. "YA A to Z: Terry Trueman". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
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