Alan Michael Gratz (born January 27, 1972) is the author of 17 novels for young adults including ''Prisoner B-3087'', ''Code of Honor'', ''Grenade'', ''Something Rotten'', and ''Refugee''.
Alan Gratz was born in
Knoxville, Tennessee
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. He holds a B.A. in
creative writing
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and a master's degree in English education, both from the
University of Tennessee
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, Knoxville.
Alan Gratz lives in
Asheville, North Carolina
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Dial Books
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The Dial Press shared a building with ''The Dial'' and Scofield Thayer worked with both. The first imprint was issued in 1924.
Authors included Elizabeth Bowen, W. R. Bu ...
, 2006)
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Something Rotten
''Something Rotten'' is the fourth
book in the Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde. It continues the story some two years after the point where '' The Well of Lost Plots'' leaves off.
Plot introduction
The book sees Thursday return fro ...
'' (Dial, 2007)
* ''The Brooklyn Nine: A novel in nine innings'' (Dial, 2010)
* ''Fantasy Baseball'' (Dial, 2011)
* ''Starfleet Academy: The Assassination Game'' (Simon Spotlight, 2012)
* '' Prisoner B-3087'' (Scholastic, 2013)
* ''The League of Seven'' (Tor Forge, 2014)
* ''The Dragon Lantern: A League of Seven Novel'' (Tor Forge, 2015)
* ''Code of Honor'' (2015)
* ''The Monster War: A League of Seven Novel'' (Tor Forge, 2016)
* ''Projekt 1065'' (Scholastic, 2016)
* ''Ban This Book'' (Tor Forge, 2017)
* ''
Refugee
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*''The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'' (Knoxville Actors Co-op, 2004), adapted from the 1820 short story by Washington Irving
*''Measured in Labor: The Coal Creek Project'' (Knoxville Actors Co-op, 2004)
*''Young Hickory'' (Knoxville Actors Co-op, 1999)
*''The Gift of the Magi'' (Knoxville Actors Co-op, 1999), adapted from the 1905 short story by O. Henry
*''Indian Myths and Legends'' (Knoxville Actors Co-op, 1998)
*''Sweet Sixteen'' (Knoxville Actors Co-op, 1998)
Other writing credits
*Episodes of the
A&E Network
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show ''
City Confidential
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**'' Somerset, KY: A Killer Campaign'' (2004)
**'' Lexington, KY: A Parting Shot'' (2004)
**'' Seattle, WA: The Long Walk Home'' (2004)
**'' Pikeville, KY: Kentucky Gothic'' (2005)
*'' The League of Seven'' Prequels
**"Join, or Die: A League of Seven Short Story" Malaprop's Bookstore exclusive preorder Chapbook (2014)
* Hero of the Five Points Tor.com exclusive short story (2014)
Grants and awards
*Finalist, 2002 Marguerite de Angeli Contest (now known as the Delacorte Dell Yearling Contest for a First Middle-Grade Novel)
*Co-winner, 2003
Kimberly Colen
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Memorial Grant from
SCBWI
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*Winner of the 2017
National Jewish Book Award
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