Christopher Grabenstein is an American author. He published his first novel in 2005.
Since then he has written novels for both adults and children, the latter often with frequent collaborator
James Patterson
James Brendan Patterson (born March 22, 1947) is an American author. Among his works are the ''Alex Cross'', '' Michael Bennett'', '' Women's Murder Club'', ''Maximum Ride'', '' Daniel X'', '' NYPD Red'', '' Witch & Wizard'', and ''Private'' se ...
. He graduated from the
University of Tennessee
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in 1977 with a degree from the College of Communication and Information. In the 1980s he performed with the improvisational group "First Amendment Comedy".
Awards
In 2005, Grabenstein's debut novel was the first in the adult Ceepack Mysteries series, ''
Tilt-a-Whirl
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Des ...
'', called an "entertaining debut" by ''
The New York Times
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'' and given a ''
Library Journal
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'' starred review.
He has subsequently written more books in this series, called a "mash-up of Jersey Shore, Big Brother, and Survivor."
Grabenstein has also written many novels for children, including the Agatha and Anthony award-winning Haunted Mysteries series and the New York Times bestselling ''
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library.'' He has also co-authored a number of books with author
James Patterson
James Brendan Patterson (born March 22, 1947) is an American author. Among his works are the ''Alex Cross'', '' Michael Bennett'', '' Women's Murder Club'', ''Maximum Ride'', '' Daniel X'', '' NYPD Red'', '' Witch & Wizard'', and ''Private'' se ...
, for whom he previously worked when he was in advertising.
Grabenstein has won the
Agatha Award
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for Best Children's/Young Adult Novel four times: for ''
The Crossroads'', ''The Hanging Hill'', ''The Black Heart Crypt'', and ''Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library.'' He has also won the
Anthony Award
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twice, once for Best First Novel for ''Tilt-A-Whirl'' and once for Best Children's/Young Adult Novel for ''
The Crossroads''.
Bibliography
The John Ceepak Mysteries
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''Tilt-a-Whirl'' (2005)
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''Mad Mouse'' (2006)
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''Whack A Mole'' (2007)
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''Hell Hole'' (2008)
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''Mind Scrambler'' (2009)
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"Ring Toss" (A Ceepak Short Story) (2010)
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''Rolling Thunder'' (2010)
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''Fun House'' (2012)
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''Free Fall'' (2013)
Christopher Miller Holiday Thrillers
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''Slay Ride'' (2006)
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''Hell for the Holidays'' (2007)
Anthologies
* ''The Boys Go Fishing'' (Aug 2010) in Death's Excellent Vacation
* ''The Unknown Patriot'' (2018) in Scream and Scream Again
Books for Children
*Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's library
*Island of Dr.Libris
The Haunted Mysteries
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The Crossroads'' (2008)
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''The Hanging Hill'' (2009) which is now
''The Demons Door'' (2017)
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''The Smoky Corridor'' (2010) which is now
''The Zombie Awakening'' (2017)
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''The Black Heart Crypt'' (2011)
Riley Mack
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''Riley Mack and the Other Known Troublemakers'' (2012)
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''Riley Mack Stirs Up More Trouble'' (2013)
Mr. Lemoncello
* ''
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library'' (2013)
* ''Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics'' (2016)
* ''Mr. Lemoncello's Great Library Race'' (2017)
* ''Mr. Lemoncello's All-Star Breakout Game'' (2019)
* ''Mr. Lemoncello and the Titanium Ticket'' (2020)
* ''Mr. Lemoncello's Very First Game'' (2022)
Daniel X
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''Daniel X: Armageddon'' (2012)
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''Daniel X: Lights Out'' (2015)
I Funny
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''I Funny'' (2012)
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''I Even Funnier'' (2013)
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''I Totally Funniest'' (2015)
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''I Funny TV'' (2016)
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''I Funny School of Laughs'' (2017)
Treasure Hunters
* ''
Treasure Hunters
Treasure hunter is the physical search for treasure. For example, treasure hunters try to find sunken shipwrecks and retrieve artifacts with market value. This industry is generally fueled by the market for antiquities. The practice of treasur ...
'' (2013)
* ''
Treasure Hunters: Danger Down the Nile'' (2014)
* ''
Treasure Hunters: Secret of the Forbidden City'' (2015)
* ''
Treasure Hunters: Peril at the Top of the World'' (2016)
House of Robots
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''House of Robots'' (2014)
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''House Of Robots: Robots Go Wild'' (2015)
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''House Of Robots: Robot Revolution'' (2017)
Wonderland
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''Welcome to Wonderland: Home Sweet Motel'' (2016)
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''Welcome to Wonderland: Beach Party Surf Monkey'' (2017)
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''Welcome to Wonderland: Sandapalooza Shake-Up'' (2018) with
James Patterson
James Brendan Patterson (born March 22, 1947) is an American author. Among his works are the ''Alex Cross'', '' Michael Bennett'', '' Women's Murder Club'', ''Maximum Ride'', '' Daniel X'', '' NYPD Red'', '' Witch & Wizard'', and ''Private'' se ...
Jackie Ha Ha
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''Jacky Ha-Ha'' (2016)
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''Jacky Ha Ha: My Life Is A Joke'' (2017)
Others
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''The Explorer's Gate'' (2012)
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''Don't Call Me Christina Kringle'' (2013)
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''The Island of Dr. Libris'' (2015)
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''Word of Mouse'' (2016)
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''Laugh Out Loud'' (2017)
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''Pottymouth and Stoopid'' (2017)
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''Max Einstein: The Genius Experiment'' (2018) with
James Patterson
James Brendan Patterson (born March 22, 1947) is an American author. Among his works are the ''Alex Cross'', '' Michael Bennett'', '' Women's Murder Club'', ''Maximum Ride'', '' Daniel X'', '' NYPD Red'', '' Witch & Wizard'', and ''Private'' se ...
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''The Smartest Kid in the Universe'' (2020)
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''The Smartest Kid in the Universe: Genius Camp'' (2021)
References
External links
Official website
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21st-century American novelists
Living people
Writers from Buffalo, New York
American children's writers
American mystery writers
Year of birth missing (living people)
University of Tennessee alumni
Agatha Award winners
Anthony Award winners
American male novelists
21st-century American male writers
Novelists from New York (state)