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Adam Gidwitz
Adam Gidwitz
Born	February 14, 1982 (age 42); San Francisco, CA
Occupation	Author
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Columbia University
Period	2011–present
Genre	Children's literature
Notable works	A Tale Dark and Grimm, In A Glass Grimmly, The Grimm Conclusion
Spouse	Lauren Mancia (m. 2011)
Website
	adamgidwitz.com

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Adam Gidwitz (born February 14, 1982) is the author of the best selling children's books A Tale Dark and Grimm (2010), In a Glass Grimmly (2012), and The Grimm Conclusion (2012), all published by Dutton Penguin.

Early life

He was born in San Francisco in 1982 but grew up in Baltimore, Maryland.^[1]^[2] He attended Columbia University where he majored in English Literature and spent his junior year abroad in the University's Oxford/Cambridge Scholars program. After college he became a teacher at Saint Ann's School in Brooklyn. He credits a stint as a substitute librarian as the inspiration for writing The Grimm Trilogy.^[3] He now lives in Brooklyn, New York with his wife, a scholar, and writes full-time.

Bibliography

A Tale Dark and Grimm was named a New York Times Editor's Choice,^[4] A Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book of the Year (2010),^[5] a School Library Journal Best Children's Book of the Year (2010),^[6] and a 2010 ALA Notable Book.^[7] A live action movie based on the book is planned, to be directed by Henry Selick.^[8]

References

^ Gidwitz, Adam. "About Adam Gidwitz". Retrieved 21 February 2015.
^ "Amazon.com: Adam Gidwitz: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle". Retrieved 21 February 2015.
^ "Adam Gidwitz '04 Reinvents the Brothers Grimm". Columbia College Today. Columbia University. March 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
^ The New York Times, Editor's Choice, [1], accessed January 30, 2011
^ Publishers Weekly Best Children's Books of the Year [2], accessed January 30, 2011
^ School Library Journal Best Children's Books of the Year, [3], accessed January 30, 2011
^ American Library Association Notable Book List "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-02-04. Retrieved 2011-01-31. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link), accessed January 30, 2011
^ Toronto: FilmNation In Deal For ‘A Tale Dark & Grimm’

External links

Official website
The New York Times, "When Stories Had Sharp Teeth" [4]
American Library Association Notable Book List [5]
School Library Journal, Best Children Books of 2010 [6]
[7]
http://www.collegiateschool.org/mobile/news/657689^{[permanent dead link]}
http://www.adamgidwitz.com/adams-blog

[1] Gidwitz, Adam. "About Adam Gidwitz". Retrieved 21 February 2015.

[2] "Amazon.com: Adam Gidwitz: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle". Retrieved 21 February 2015.

[Columbia_College_Today-3] "Adam Gidwitz '04 Reinvents the Brothers Grimm". Columbia College Today. Columbia University. March 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2014.

[4] The New York Times, Editor's Choice, [1], accessed January 30, 2011

[5] Publishers Weekly Best Children's Books of the Year [2], accessed January 30, 2011

[6] School Library Journal Best Children's Books of the Year, [3], accessed January 30, 2011

[7] American Library Association Notable Book List "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-02-04. Retrieved 2011-01-31. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link), accessed January 30, 2011

[8] Toronto: FilmNation In Deal For ‘A Tale Dark & Grimm’

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 * ''School Library Journal'', Best Children Books of 2010 [http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/home/888269-312/best_books_2010.html.csp]
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