Now here was a super-agreeable all-ages and high-spirited action/adventure tale that looks and feels as if it was ripped straight from a mid-60's newsstand issue of Captain America - recounting Cap's WWII-era missions with sidekick Bucky - plus it was loaded with more onomatopoeias that an entire season's worth of Batman live-action TV episodes. 'Nope, just my dashing good looks, my crackerjack smarts, and my uncanny reflexes.' - Bucky, with a grin 'super-powers,' as he does?' - Sofia Maximoff, referring to Captain America But I'd use it to be a hero, not a villain.' - Bucky He now lives with his family in Asheville, North Carolina, where he enjoys playing games, eating pizza, and, perhaps not too surprisingly, reading books. After a carefree but humid childhood, Alan attended the University of Tennessee, where he earned a College Scholars degree with a specialization in creative writing, and, later, a Master’s degree in English education.

His other books include Prisoner B-3087, which was a YALSA Best Fiction for Young Readers pick and winner of eight state awards Projekt 1065, a Kirkus Best Middle Grade Book of 2016 and winner of five state awards Code of Honor, a YALSA Quick Pick for Young Readers and Ban This Book, which was featured by Whoopi Goldberg on The View.Īlan has traveled extensively to talk about his books, appearing at schools and book festivals in 39 states and a half-dozen countries, including Brazil, Canada, China, Indonesia, Japan, and Switzerland, and has been a Writer in Residence at Tokyo’s American School in Japan, the James Thurber House in Columbus, Ohio, and the Jakarta Intercultural School in Indonesia.Īlan was born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee, home of the 1982 World’s Fair. Refugee was also a Global Read Aloud Book for 2018.Īlan’s novel Grenade debuted at number three on the New York Times bestseller list, and his most recent book, Allies, debuted at number two on the list and received four starred reviews.

Its other accolades include the Sydney Taylor Book Award, the National Jewish Book Award, the Cybils Middle Grade Fiction Award, a Charlotte Huck Award Honor, and a Malka Penn Award for Human Rights Honor. His 2017 novel Refugee has spent more than two years on the New York Times bestseller list, and is the winner of 14 state awards. Alan Gratz is the bestselling author of a number of novels for young readers.

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