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Gary Blackwood (author)
Gary Blackwood (born October 23, 1945) is an American author who is known for ''The Shakespeare Stealer'' trilogy. Biography Born in Meadville, Pennsylvania on October 23, 1945, Blackwood sold his first story when he was nineteen. In 1998, he published ''The Shakespeare Stealer'', a historical fiction novel about an orphan, Widge, who is sent to steal ''Hamlet'' from William Shakespeare and The Lord Chamberlain's Men. After it won the 1999 ALA Best Book for Young Adults, Blackwood published two sequels, ''Shakespeare's Scribe'' (2000) and ''Shakespeare's Spy'' (2003). Since then, he has continued writing historical fiction, such as '' Around the World in 100 Days'' (2010), which the '' Smithsonian'' named a 2010 Notable Book for Children and ''Kirkus Book Reviews'' one of 2010's Best Books for Teens. In 2017, he branched out into adult fiction with a Victorian mystery featuring Charles Frederick Field, ''Bucket’s List,'' and followed it with a sequel, ''Bucket’s Brigade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The Dying Sun
''The Dying Sun'' is a science fiction novel by Gary Blackwood, published in 1989.Blackwood, GaryThe Dying SunMarch 1989, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, Set in the mid-21st century, the book depicts a world where the sun's light is actually diminishing over time, cooling the Earth (as opposed to global warming), which causes a mass migration from the U.S. to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema .... The large influx from the north causes overpopulation and a wave of violence in the south, and James and Robert, two friends, decide to go north to escape the crime-ridden south. The novel is a 1990 Friends of American Writers Best Young Adult Novel. References 1989 American novels 1989 science fiction novels Children's science fiction novels American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century American Novelists
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Novelists From Pennsylvania
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American Children's Writers
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Grove City College Alumni
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People From Meadville, Pennsylvania
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Living People
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1945 Births
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The Year Of The Hangman
''The Year of the Hangman'' is a young adult alternate history novel written by Gary Blackwood and published in 2002. It was a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year in 2002. Plot Creighton Brown is an adolescent living in Britain in 1777. He often gets into trouble, much to the concern of his mother. One night, after drinking and gambling with his peers, Creighton is kidnapped by a group of men and taken aboard a boat. He cries out for help, but is struck in the face, and passes out. Upon waking up, Creighton finds that the ship is already on the open ocean and heading for the Colonies. He is also informed that his mother is behind his kidnapping, having sent a letter to his uncle, requesting that Creighton be raised in the Colonies under his guidance so that he may become a better person. The ship lands in Charles Town, where the crew meets Creighton's Uncle, Colonel Gower. He is not in his office, and they find the Colonel at the guard post, watching a soldier being whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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