John Hulme (born 1969) is an American children's writer and film director,

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of ''

The Seems The Seems is a children's novel series by John Hulme and Michael Wexler. The series follows the character of Becker Drane, age 12, living in a world called "The Seems"; in the series, The Seems world is responsible for the protection of the re ...

'' fantasy

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with Michael Wexler. Books in this series are held in over 800 libraries, according to

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. He and Wexler edited an anthology of short stories, ''Voices of the Xiled'', and created a

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radio series, "Vanishing Point", and ''Baked Potatoes: a Pot Smoker's Guide to Film and Video''. A native of

Highland Park, New Jersey Highland Park is a borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States in the New York City metropolitan area. The borough is located on the northern banks of the Raritan River, in the Raritan Valley region. As of the 2020 United States Cens ...

, Hulme directed the 2017 documentary film ''Blood, Sweat & Tears: A Basketball Exorcism'', which covers the story of the 1987 championship basketball game between Hulme's Highland Park High School and their rivals at

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. He also directed a documentary film, ''Unknown Soldier: Searching For A Father'', about his father, who was killed in the

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and never met his son.

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at The Seems (theseems.com) * * 1969 births American children's writers Living people Place of birth missing (living people) People from Highland Park, New Jersey Film directors from New Jersey Highland Park High School (New Jersey) alumni {{US-child-writer-stub