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*''[[Something Rotten (novel)|Something Rotten]]'' (Dial, 2007)<ref name="cynsations-interview">{{cite web |url=http://cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com/2007/11/author-interview-alan-gratz-on.html|title=Author Interview: Alan Gratz on Something Rotten: A Horatio Wilkes Mystery|author=Cynthia Leitich Smith|accessdate=December 8, 2007| archivedate=November 24, 2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071124024600/http://cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com/2007/11/author-interview-alan-gratz-on.html |date=November 24, 2007}}</ref> |
*''[[Something Rotten (novel)|Something Rotten]]'' (Dial, 2007)<ref name="cynsations-interview">{{cite web |url=http://cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com/2007/11/author-interview-alan-gratz-on.html|title=Author Interview: Alan Gratz on Something Rotten: A Horatio Wilkes Mystery|author=Cynthia Leitich Smith|accessdate=December 8, 2007| archivedate=November 24, 2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071124024600/http://cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com/2007/11/author-interview-alan-gratz-on.html |date=November 24, 2007}}</ref> |
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* ''Fantasy Baseball'' (Dial, 2011) |
* ''Fantasy Baseball'' (Dial, 2011) |
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* ''Starfleet Academy: The Assassination Game'' (Simon Spotlight, 2012) |
* ''Starfleet Academy: The Assassination Game'' ([[Simon & Schuster#Children's publishing|Simon Spotlight]], 2012) |
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* ''[[Prisoner B-3087]]'' (Scholastic, 2013)<ref>{{cite web |title=PRISONER B-3087 |url=https://www.alangratz.com/writing/prisoner-b-3087/ |accessdate=March 23, 2019}}</ref> |
* ''[[Prisoner B-3087]]'' ([[Scholastic Corporation|Scholastic]], 2013)<ref>{{cite web |title=PRISONER B-3087 |url=https://www.alangratz.com/writing/prisoner-b-3087/ |accessdate=March 23, 2019}}</ref> |
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* ''The League of Seven'' (Tor Forge, 2014) |
* ''The League of Seven'' ([[Tor Books#Imprints|Tor Forge]], 2014) |
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* ''The Dragon Lantern: A League of Seven Novel'' (Tor Forge, 2015) |
* ''The Dragon Lantern: A League of Seven Novel'' (Tor Forge, 2015) |
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* ''[[Code of Honor (2015 novel)|Code of Honor]]'' (2015) |
* ''[[Code of Honor (2015 novel)|Code of Honor]]'' (2015) |
Revision as of 10:37, 16 September 2023
Alan Gratz | |
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Born | Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. | January 27, 1972
Occupation | Author |
Education | University of Tennessee (BA) |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction, Historical Fiction |
Spouse | Wendi Gratz[1] |
Children | Jo Gratz[1] |
Alan Michael Gratz (born January 27, 1972) is the author of 17 novels for young adults including Prisoner B-3087, Code of Honor, Grenade, Something Rotten, Ground Zero and Refugee.
Life
Alan Gratz was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. He holds a B.A. in creative writing and a master's degree in English education, both from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.[1]
Alan Gratz lives in Asheville, North Carolina.
Published works
- Samurai Shortstop (Dial Books, 2006)[2]
- Something Rotten (Dial, 2007)[3]
- Fantasy Baseball (Dial, 2011)
- Starfleet Academy: The Assassination Game (Simon Spotlight, 2012)
- Prisoner B-3087 (Scholastic, 2013)[4]
- The League of Seven (Tor Forge, 2014)
- The Dragon Lantern: A League of Seven Novel (Tor Forge, 2015)
- Code of Honor (2015)
- The Monster War: A League of Seven Novel (Tor Forge, 2016)
- Projekt 1065 (Scholastic, 2016)
- Ban This Book (Tor Forge, 2017)
- Refugee (Scholastic, 2017)
- Grenade (Scholastic, 2018)
- Allies (Scholastic, 2019)
- Resist (Scholastic, 2020)
- Ground Zero (Scholastic, 2021)
- Two Degrees (Scholastic, 2022)
- Captain America: The Ghost Army (Scholastic, 2023)[5]
- Heroes (Scholastic, 2024)[6]
Produced plays
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Knoxville Actors Co-op, 2004), adapted from the 1820 short story by Washington Irving
- Measured in Labor: The Coal Creek Project (Knoxville Actors Co-op, 2004)
- Young Nickory (Knoxville Actors Co-op, 1999)
- The Gift of the Magi (Knoxville Actors Co-op, 1999), adapted from the 1905 short story by O. Henry
- Indian Myths and Legends (Knoxville Actors Co-op, 1998)
- Sweet Sixteen (Knoxville Actors Co-op, 1998)
Other writing credits
- Episodes of the A&E Network show City Confidential[1]
- Somerset, KY: A Killer Campaign (2004)
- Lexington, KY: A Parting Shot (2004)
- Seattle, WA: The Long Walk Home (2004)
- Pikeville, KY: Kentucky Gothic (2005)
- The League of Seven Prequels
- "Join, or Die: A League of Seven Short Story" Malaprop's Bookstore exclusive preorder Chapbook (2014)
- "Hero of the Five Points" Tor.com exclusive short story (2014)
Grants and awards
- Finalist, 2002 Marguerite de Angeli Contest (now known as the Delacorte Dell Yearling Contest for a First Middle-Grade Novel)
- Co-winner, 2003 Kimberly Colen Memorial Grant from SCBWI[7]
- Winner of the 2017 National Jewish Book Award in the Young Adult Literature category for his book Refugee[8]
- Winner of the 2019–2020 Young Hoosier Book Award (Middle Grades) for Refugee[9]
- 2020 Buxtehude Bull[10]
References
- ^ "(review of) Samurai Shortstop BR 17085". Braille Book Review. Library of Congress. November–December 2007. Archived from the original on December 3, 2007. Retrieved December 8, 2007.
- ^ Cynthia Leitich Smith (November 24, 2007). "Author Interview: Alan Gratz on Something Rotten: A Horatio Wilkes Mystery". Archived from the original on November 24, 2007. Retrieved December 8, 2007.
- ^ "PRISONER B-3087". Retrieved March 23, 2019.
- ^ "Captain America: The Ghost Army". Alan Gratz. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
- ^ "Heroes". Alan Gratz. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
- ^ "Awards & Grants". Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators. 2006. Archived from the original on October 6, 2007. Retrieved December 8, 2007.
- ^ "Past Winners". Jewish Book Council. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Young Hoosier Book Award". Archived from the original on March 9, 2016.
- ^ "Buxtehuder Bulle für Roman über Jugendliche auf der Flucht". Die Presse (in German). November 12, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
External links
- Official website
- Alan Gratz at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Alan Gratz at Library of Congress, with 7 library catalog records
Categories:
- Living people
- 1972 births
- Writers from Knoxville, Tennessee
- University of Tennessee alumni
- 21st-century American novelists
- American young adult novelists
- American television writers
- American male television writers
- American male novelists
- American male screenwriters
- American children's writers
- 21st-century American male writers
- Screenwriters from Tennessee
- 21st-century American screenwriters
- Jewish American writers
- 21st-century American Jews
- American children's writer stubs