Max Brallier (born September 8, 1983) is a children's book author and has written more than 30 books. He is best known for his ''New York Times'' bestselling series ''
The Last Kids on Earth
''The Last Kids on Earth'' is a children's illustrated novel and subsequent book series by American author Max Brallier, illustrated by Douglas Holgate, with audiobook format narrated by Robbie Daymond. Novels in the series have been recogniz ...
'', which has been made into a
TV series
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by
Netflix
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.
Personal life and education
Max Brallier was born on September 8, 1983 in
Belmont, Massachusetts
Belmont is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It is a western suburb of Boston, Massachusetts, United States; and is part of the Greater Boston metropolitan area. At the time of the 2020 U.S. Census, the town's population stood at 27,295 ...
.
He moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania when he was 4.
He moved to
Reading, Massachusetts
Reading ( ) is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, north of central Boston. The population was 25,518 at the 2020 census.
History
Settlement and American independence
Many of the Massachusetts Bay Colony's original settler ...
in third grade
in 1991, where he attended
Joshua Eaton Elementary School.
He then attended Parker Middle School,
on which the middle school in ''
The Last Kids on Earth
''The Last Kids on Earth'' is a children's illustrated novel and subsequent book series by American author Max Brallier, illustrated by Douglas Holgate, with audiobook format narrated by Robbie Daymond. Novels in the series have been recogniz ...
'' is based.
He graduated from
Reading Memorial High School
Reading Memorial High School (RMHS), overseen by the Reading Public School district, is a four-year high school serving the town of Reading, Massachusetts, United States, as its only public grade 9-12 school. The school had a student body of 1,2 ...
in 2001 and then
Ithaca College
Ithaca College is a private college in Ithaca, New York. It was founded by William Egbert in 1892 as a conservatory of music and is set against the backdrop of the city of Ithaca (which is separate from the town), Cayuga Lake, waterfalls, and go ...
in 2005 with a degree in film.
As a child he liked
David Macaulay
David Macaulay (born 2 December 1946) is a British-born American illustrator and writer. His works include ''Cathedral'' (1973), ''The Way Things Work'' (1988) and ''The New Way Things Work'' (1998). His illustrations have been featured in ...
and ''
Where's Waldo
''Where's Wally?'' (called ''Where's Waldo?'' in North America) is a British series of children's puzzle books created by English illustrator Martin Handford. The books consist of a series of detailed double-page spread illustrations depicti ...
'' books.
His favorite book of all time is ''
Bart Simpson's Guide to Life
''Bart Simpson's Guide to Life'' is a humorous book published in the United States in 1993 by HarperCollins (imprint HarperPerennial). It includes advice from the ''Simpsons'' character Bart Simpson on how to deal with life. The book was written ...
''.
He has one daughter, Lila, with his wife, Alyse.
Career
Brallier previously worked in marketing at
St. Martin's Press
St. Martin's Press is a book publisher headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, in the Equitable Building. St. Martin's Press is considered one of the largest English-language publishers, bringing to the public some 700 titles a year under si ...
and as a game designer for the virtual world
Poptropica
''Poptropica'' is an online role-playing game, developed in 2007 by Pearson Education's Family Education Network, and targeted towards children aged 6 to 15. ''Poptropica'' was primarily the creation of Jeff Kinney, the author of the ''Diary of ...
. He says he first knew he wanted to be writer after he published his first book, a coffee table book written for adults called ''Reasons to Smoke'' (2007), although in other sources he says he wanted to write stories from the age of 14.
He began writing children's books under the pen name Jack Chabert in 2014, starting with the book series ''Eerie Elementary'', and the graphic novel ''Poptropica: Mystery of the Map'' (2016). He also has written books under his own name for
LEGO
Lego ( , ; stylized as LEGO) is a line of plastic construction toys that are manufactured by The Lego Group, a privately held company based in Billund, Denmark. The company's flagship product, Lego, consists of variously colored interlocking ...
,
Adventure Time
''Adventure Time'' is an American fantasy animated television series created by Pendleton Ward for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television. The series follows the adventures of a boy named Finn (Jeremy Shada) and ...
, and
Steven Universe
''Steven Universe'' is an American animated series, animated television series created by Rebecca Sugar for Cartoon Network. It tells the coming-of-age story of a young boy, Steven Universe (character), Steven Universe (Zach Callison), who li ...
, among others.
In 2015 he published the first in his series ''Galactic Hot Dogs'' as well as the first book in the ''Last Kids on Earth'' series.
In 2019, he co-wrote and produced the film ''VFW'' for Fangoria.
Bibliography
* ''Can You Survive the Zombie Apocalypse?'' (2011)
* ''Highway to Hell'' (2016)
* ''Poptropica: Mystery of the Map'' (2016) (as Jack Chabert)
Non-fiction
* ''Reasons To Smoke'' (2007)
* ''Reasons to Drink'' (2009)
* ''Toilet Trivia'' (2009)
* ''Man Enough?'' (2012)
''The Last Kids on Earth''
#''The Last Kids on Earth'' (2015) #1
# ''The Last Kids on Earth and the Zombie Parade'' (2016) #2
# ''The Last Kids on Earth and the Nightmare King'' (2017) #3
# ''The Last Kids on Earth and the Cosmic Beyond'' (2018) #4
# ''The Last Kids on Earth and the Midnight Blade'' (2019) #5
# ''The Last Kids on Earth Survival Guide'' (2019) (Standalone)
# ''The Last Kids on Earth: June's Wild Flight'' (2020) (Standalone)
# ''The Last Kids on Earth and the Skeleton Road'' (2020) #6
# ''The Last Kids on Earth: Thrilling Tales From the Tree House'' (2021) (Standalone)
# ''The Last Kids on Earth and the Doomsday Race'' (2021) #7
# ''The Last Kids on Earth: Quint and Dirk's Hero Quest'' (2022) (Standalone)
# ''The Last Kids on Earth and the Forbidden Fortress'' (2022) #8
''Galactic Hot Dogs''
# ''Cosmoe's Wiener Getaway'' (2015)
# ''The Wiener Strikes Back'' (2016)
# ''Revenge of the Space Pirates'' (2017)
''Eerie Elementary'' (as Jack Chabert)
# ''The School Is Alive!'' (2014)
# ''The Locker Ate Lucy!'' (2014)
# ''Recess Is a Jungle!'' (2016)
# ''The Science Fair is Freaky!'' (2016)
# ''School Freezes Over!'' (2016)
# ''Sam Battles the Machine!'' (2017)
# ''Classes Are Canceled!'' (2017)
# ''The Hall Monitors Are Fired!'' (2018)
# ''The Art Show Attacks!'' (2018)
# ''The End of Orson Eerie?'' (2019)
References
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1983 births
Living people
American children's writers
Ithaca College alumni