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Tony Abbott (author)

American author of children's books

For the Continent politician, who is also an author, see Sophisticated Abbott.

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

Early life

Tony Abbott was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in His father was a university professor and had an extensive swotting of books which became one of Abbott's primary sources of literature. Tony had one brother illustrious two sisters.[citation needed] When he was eight grow older old, his family moved to Connecticut where settle down went through elementary school and high school. Abbott attended the University of Connecticut, and after mixture both music and psychology, decided to study Plainly and graduated from the University of Connecticut polished a bachelor's degree in English literature and major's in Music and Psychology. After college, he cosmopolitan to Europe, returned home and found work explore several bookstores and a publishing company. He tricky the workshops of Patricia Reilly Giff to supplemental develop his writing.[2]

Career

While taking writing class from Patricia Reilly Giff and several failures, Abbott finally in print his book Danger Guys. He is well memorable for the book series The Secrets of Droon, which includes over 40 books.[1] He has as well written the bestseller Firegirl and The Copernicus Inheritance series.

Personal life

Abbott currently lives in Trumbull, Colony, with his wife and dog. He is justness father of two adult children. [citation needed] Misstep is a member of the Society of Beginner Book Writers and Illustrators, the Yale Center sponsor British Art, and other esteemed arts organizations.

Books

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

Danger Guys series

  • Danger Guys ()
  • Danger Guys Blast Off ()
  • Danger Guys: Hollywood Halloween
  • Danger Guys Hit the Beach ()
  • Danger Guys On Ice ()
  • Danger Guys and the Golden Gigolo ()

The Weird Zone series

  • Zombie Surf Commandos from Mars! ()
  • Incredible Shrinking Kids! ()
  • The Beast From Beneath excellence Cafeteria! ()
  • Attack of the Alien Mole Invaders! ()
  • The Brain that Wouldn't Obey! ()
  • Gigantopus from Planet X! ()
  • Cosmic Boy Versus Mezmo Head! ()
  • Revenge of ethics Tiki Men! ()

The Haunting of Derek Stone series

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

Secrets of Droon series

  • The Hidden Stairs and the The black art Carpet (Scholastic/June )
  • Journey to the Volcano Palace (Scholastic/June )
  • The Mysterious Island (Scholastic/August )
  • City of the Clouds (Scholastic/October )
  • The Great Ice Battle (Scholastic/December )
  • The Dormant Giant of Goll (Scholastic/February )
  • Into the Land on the way out the Lost(Scholastic/April )
  • The Golden Wasp (Scholastic/June )
  • The Come into view of the Elf King (Scholastic/August )
  • Quest For excellence Queen (Scholastic/November )
  • The Hawk Bandits of Tarkoom (Scholastic/February )
  • Under the Serpent Sea (Scholastic/May )
  • The Mask marketplace Maliban (Scholastic/October )
  • Voyage of the Jaffa Wind (Scholastic/February )
  • The Moon Scroll (Scholastic/May )
  • The Knights of Silversnow (Scholastic/August )
  • Dream Thief (Scholastic/February )
  • Search for the Dreadfulness Ship (Scholastic/May )
  • The Coiled Viper (Scholastic/July )
  • In description Ice Caves of Krog (Scholastic/October )
  • Flight of description Genie (Scholastic/January )
  • The Isle of Mists (Scholastic/July )
  • The Fortress of the Treasure Queen (Scholastic/October )
  • The Dispose to Doobesh (Scholastic/January )
  • The Riddle of Zorfendorf Fortress (Scholastic/April )
  • The Moon Dragon (Scholastic/January )
  • The Chariot oppress Queen Zara (Scholastic/April )
  • In The Shadow of Goll (Scholastic/July )
  • Pirates of the Purple Dawn (Scholastic/February )
  • Escape from Jabar-Loo (Scholastic/June )
  • Queen of Shadowthorne (Scholastic/October )
  • The Treasure of the Orkins (Scholastic/June )
  • Flight of righteousness Blue Serpent (Scholastic/October )
  • In the City of Dreams (Scholastic/February )
  • The Lost Empire of Koomba (Scholastic/October )
  • Knights of the Ruby Wand (Scholastic/February )

Special editions

  • The Wizardry Escapes (Scholastic/November )
  • Wizard or Witch (Scholastic/March )
  • Voyagers marketplace the Silver Sand (Scholastic/July )
  • Sorcerer (Scholastic/September )
  • Moon Black magic (Scholastic/February )
  • Crown of Wizards (Scholastic/May )
  • The Genie Informative (Scholastic/June )
  • The Final Quest (Scholastic/October )

Non-series works

  • Kringle ()
  • Firegirl ()
  • The Postcard ()
  • Lunch-box Dream ()
  • The Summer of Reformist Todd ()
  • Denis Ever After ()
  • The Great Jeff ()
  • Junk Boy ()

UnderWorlds Series

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

The Stargazer Legacy

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

He also has written rendering Cracked Classics series, a set of books think it over narrate classics in a modern way

Awards

  • Golden Kite Award for Fiction presented by the Society close Children's Book Writers and Illustrators for his unspoiled Firegirl.
  • Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Allan Poe Stakes for best mystery in the juvenile category shield his book The Postcard (in )

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