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'''Todd Strasser''' (born May 5, 1950 in [[New York City]], [[New York]]) is an [[List of American authors|American author]] of more than 130 young-adult and middle grade [[novel]]s and [[novelization]]s, some written under the [[pen names]] '''Morton Rhue''' and '''T.S. Rue'''. |
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[[Image:MortonRhue.jpeg|thumb|250px|'''Todd Strasser ''' Todd Strasser writes his books largely out of his own experience or remembered feeling Langenau on March 9, 2006]] |
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After studying literature in college, Strasser earned his living working as a journalist, also operated his own fortune cookie company, producing cookies under the "Dr. Wing Tip Shoo" brand name. He is the father of two children, and an avid tennis player and surfer. |
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Strasser has written many award-winning novels for young adults and teens, picking controversial [[Theme (literature)|themes]] like Nazism, bullying at schools, homelessness, school shootings, and sexuality. His works include ''Give a Boy a Gun'', ''Boot Camp'', and ''Asphalt Tribe''. His most famous work ''[[The Wave (book)|The Wave]]'', is a novelization of a social experiment that happened in Cubberley High School in Palo Alto, California in 1969, and was made into a television movie in 1981 and a popular feature film in 2008. This book has been translated into more than a dozen languages and is read in schools around the world. |
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Strasser is also the author of the Time Zone High trilogy, ''How I Changed My Life'', ''How I Created My Perfect Prom Date'', and ''How I Spent My Last Night on Earth''. ''How I Created My Perfect Prom Date'' was adapted for the feature film ''[[Drive Me Crazy]]'', starring [[Adrian Grenier]] and [[Melissa Joan Hart]]. |
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Other novels for young adults include ''The Accident'', which became the television movie ''Over the Limit'', as well as ''Angel Dust Blues'', ''Friends Till the End'', and ''A Very Touchy Subject''. The latter also became a television movie, entitled ''Can a Guy Say No?'' |
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Strasser has also written a number of young adult series, including ''Impact Zone'' (about surfing), ''Drift X'' (about drift car competitions), and ''Here Comes Heavenly'' (about a punk nanny with magical powers). |
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His books for middle-graders include ''CON-fidence'', ''The Diving Bell'', and ''Abe Lincoln for Class President''. His series for middle graders include the very popular 17-book ''[[Help! I'm Trapped...]]'' collection, as well as the ''Don't Get Caught'', ''Against the Odds'', and ''Camp Run-A-Muck'' books. Most recently he wrote "Is That a Dead Dog in Your Locker?" "Is That a Sick Cat in Your Backpack?" Is That a Glow-In-The-Dark Bunny in Your Pillow Case?" "Is That an Angry Penguin in Your Gym Bag?" and "Is That an Unlucky Lephrecaun In Your Lunch?" |
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Strasser has also published articles and short stories in ''The New Yorker'', ''[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]'', and ''The New York Times''. |
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== ''Boot Camp''== |
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This novel is about the horrifying and harrowing violence experienced by teens sent to a boot camp at their parents' behest. |
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== ''Give a Boy a Gun'' == |
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The book ''Give a Boy a Gun'' was written as a series of interviews from Middletown High School, which was a recent location of a school shooting. Teachers, friends, and students give their versions of their time with Brendan and Gary, the two perpetrators of the shooting, from the beginning of ninth and tenth grades, and the day of the attack. It was recently adapted into a play by Elena M. Garcia. |
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==''Nightmare Inn''== |
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The ''Nightmare Inn'' series consists of four horror novels set at a luxurious mountain hotel. The inn is the site of many horrific acts of murder and ghostly revenge. All four installments were published in 1993. |
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==''Help! I'm Trapped...''== |
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He is also popular for the ''[[Help! I'm Trapped...]]'' series of sixteen books written 1994-2001. |
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==Other books== |
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Strasser has also written separate stories including [[Kidnap Kids]] (about two siblings who kidnap their parents), [[Y2K-9]] (about a [[dog]] who gets his 3 chat room friends to save the world from [[Year 2000 problem]]) and [[Hey Dad! Get a Life]]. |
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== List of works == |
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*''[[The Wave (book)|The Wave]]''. New York: Dell, 1981; Laurel Leaf/Dell, 1985; Puffin Books 1988, ISBN 0-14-037188-5. Also made into an ABC television show (1981) and a German movie (2008) |
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* "Young Adult Books: Stalking the Teen." ''Horn Book Magazine,'' vol. 62, no. 2 (1986, Mar.-Apr.), pp. 236–239. |
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*''The Accident.'' New York: Delacorte, 1988. Adapted for television in the ''[[ABC Afterscho |
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Revision as of 18:31, 30 December 2009
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