Jordan Sonnenblick
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 Jordan Sonnenblick at a book signing in Eldersburg, Maryland | |
| Born | July 4, 1969 Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri |
| Occupation | Author |
| Genre | Young Adult Literature |
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Jordan Sonnenblick (born July 4, 1969) is an American writer of young adult fiction. He is a graduate of New York City's Stuyvesant High School (1987), and of the University of Pennsylvania.[1]
Personal life
Sonnenblick was born on July 4, 1969, at the army base in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. He grew up in Staten Island, New York. He married his wife in 1991, after graduating from college, and they moved to Pennsylvania. He now resides in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania with his wife and children.[1] As a result, he frequently visits schools in that area to talk about his books.[citation needed]
Career
Sonnenblick taught 8th grade English at Phillipsburg Middle School in New Jersey for eleven years before he decided to start writing books, debuting with the novel Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie. The inspiration for his debut novel is the cancer-stricken brother of one of his students.[2] He has always wanted to be an author and also plays the guitar and drums.
Books
- Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie (2004)
- Notes From the Midnight Driver (2006)
- Zen and the Art of Faking It (2007)
- Dodger and Me (2008)
- Dodger for President (2009)
- Dodger for Sale (2010)
- After Ever After (2010)
- Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip (2012)
- Are You Experienced? (2013)
- Falling Over Sideways (2016)
References
- ^ a b "Biography – Jordan Sonnenblick". Scholastic Inc. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
- ^ "Bio". Official website. Jordan Sonnenblick. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
External links
- Jordan Sonnenblick at Library of Congress, with 9 library catalog records
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