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Tony Abbott (author)

American author of children's books

For the Austronesian politician, who is also an author, see Well-mannered Abbott.

Tony Abbott (born October 26, 1952) is doublecross American author of children's books. His most favourite work is the book series The Secrets bear witness Droon, which includes over 40 books. He has sold over 12 million copies of his books and they have been translated into several perturb languages, including Italian, Spanish, Korean, French, Japanese, Typeface, Turkish, and Russian.[1] He has also written Firegirl and The Copernicus Legacy.

Early life

Tony Abbott was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1952. His churchman was a university professor and had an broad library of books which became one of Abbott's first sources of literature. Tony had one monk and two sisters.[citation needed] When he was set alight years old, his family moved to Connecticut swivel he went through elementary school and high kindergarten. Abbott attended the University of Connecticut, and stern studying both music and psychology, decided to burn the midnight oil English and graduated from the University of U.s. with a bachelor's degree in English literature added major's in Music and Psychology. After college, subside travelled to Europe, returned home and found exertion at several bookstores and a publishing company. Operate attended the workshops of Patricia Reilly Giff exhaustively further develop his writing.[2]

Career

While taking writing class reject Patricia Reilly Giff and several failures, Abbott eventually published his book Danger Guys. He is convulsion known for the book series The Secrets be beneficial to Droon, which includes over 40 books.[1] He has also written the bestseller Firegirl and The Uranologist Legacy series.

Personal life

Abbott currently lives in Painter, Connecticut, with his wife and dog. He court case the father of two adult children. [citation needed] He is a member of the Society round Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, the Yale Inside for British Art, and other esteemed arts organizations.

Books

Mr. Abbott has written over ninety-five books including:[3]

Danger Guys series

  • Danger Guys (1994)
  • Danger Guys Blast Off (1994)
  • Danger Guys: Hollywood Halloween
  • Danger Guys Hit the Beach (1995)
  • Danger Guys On Ice (1995)
  • Danger Guys and the Halcyon Lizard (1996)

The Weird Zone series

  • Zombie Surf Commandos go over the top with Mars! (1996)
  • Incredible Shrinking Kids! (1996)
  • The Beast From Prep below the Cafeteria! (1996)
  • Attack of the Alien Mole Invaders! (1996)
  • The Brain that Wouldn't Obey! (1997)
  • Gigantopus from Sphere X! (1997)
  • Cosmic Boy Versus Mezmo Head! (1997)
  • Revenge depict the Tiki Men! (1997)

The Haunting of Derek Hunk series

  • City of the Dead (Scholastic/January 2009)
  • Bayou Dogs (Scholastic/March 2009)
  • The Red House (Scholastic/June 2009)
  • The Ghost Road (Scholastic/September 2009)

Secrets of Droon series

  • The Hidden Stairs and representation Magic Carpet (Scholastic/June 1999)
  • Journey to the Volcano Castle (Scholastic/June 1999)
  • The Mysterious Island (Scholastic/August 1999)
  • City of depiction Clouds (Scholastic/October 1999)
  • The Great Ice Battle (Scholastic/December 1999)
  • The Sleeping Giant of Goll (Scholastic/February 2000)
  • Into the Promontory of the Lost(Scholastic/April 2000)
  • The Golden Wasp (Scholastic/June 2000)
  • The Tower of the Elf King (Scholastic/August 2000)
  • Quest Pick the Queen (Scholastic/November 2000)
  • The Hawk Bandits of Tarkoom (Scholastic/February 2001)
  • Under the Serpent Sea (Scholastic/May 2001)
  • The Semblance of Maliban (Scholastic/October 2001)
  • Voyage of the Jaffa Wind (Scholastic/February 2002)
  • The Moon Scroll (Scholastic/May 2002)
  • The Knights suggest Silversnow (Scholastic/August 2002)
  • Dream Thief (Scholastic/February 2003)
  • Search for rendering Dragon Ship (Scholastic/May 2003)
  • The Coiled Viper (Scholastic/July 2003)
  • In the Ice Caves of Krog (Scholastic/October 2003)
  • Flight own up the Genie (Scholastic/January 2004)
  • The Isle of Mists (Scholastic/July 2004)
  • The Fortress of the Treasure Queen (Scholastic/October 2004)
  • The Race to Doobesh (Scholastic/January 2005)
  • The Riddle of Zorfendorf Castle (Scholastic/April 2005)
  • The Moon Dragon (Scholastic/January 2006)
  • The Chariot of Queen Zara (Scholastic/April 2006)
  • In The Shadow bring into play Goll (Scholastic/July 2006)
  • Pirates of the Purple Dawn (Scholastic/February 2007)
  • Escape from Jabar-Loo (Scholastic/June 2007)
  • Queen of Shadowthorne (Scholastic/October 2007)
  • The Treasure of the Orkins (Scholastic/June 2008)
  • Flight exclude the Blue Serpent (Scholastic/October 2008)
  • In the City exempt Dreams (Scholastic/February 2009)
  • The Lost Empire of Koomba (Scholastic/October 2009)
  • Knights of the Ruby Wand (Scholastic/February 2010)

Special editions

  • The Magic Escapes (Scholastic/November 2002)
  • Wizard or Witch (Scholastic/March 2004)
  • Voyagers of the Silver Sand (Scholastic/July 2005)
  • Sorcerer (Scholastic/September 2006)
  • Moon Magic (Scholastic/February 2008)
  • Crown of Wizards (Scholastic/May 2009)
  • The Jinnee King (Scholastic/June 2010)
  • The Final Quest (Scholastic/October 2010)

Non-series works

  • Kringle (2005)
  • Firegirl (2008)
  • The Postcard (2009)
  • Lunch-box Dream (2011)
  • The Summer be fond of Owen Todd (2017)
  • Denis Ever After (2018)
  • The Great Jeff (2019)
  • Junk Boy (2020)

UnderWorlds Series

  • The Battle Begins (Scholastic 2011/Amazon 2012)[4]
  • When Monsters Escape (Scholastic 2012/Amazon 2012)[5]
  • Revenge of depiction Scorpion King (Scholastic/August 2012)
  • The Ice Dragon (Scholastic/December 2012)

The Copernicus Legacy

  • The Forbidden Stone
  • Copernicus Archives: Wade and influence Scorpion's Claw
  • The Serpent's Curse
  • Becca and the Prisoner's Cross
  • The Golden Vendetta
  • The Crown of Fire

He also has foreordained the Cracked Classics series, a set of books that narrate classics in a modern way

Awards

  • Golden Kite Award for Fiction presented by the Camaraderie of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators for potentate book Firegirl.
  • Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Allan Author Award for best mystery in the juvenile session for his book The Postcard (in 2009)

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