Robert Farrell Smith (born 1970) is an American humor writer. Starting in 2005, he publishes children's books under the pseudonym Obert Skye. He is known for the ''

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'' series, the ''Pillage'' trilogy, and ''The Creature from My Closet'' series. He is also the author of ''Witherwood Reform School'' and ''Beyond Foo'' series.

Personal life

Robert Farrell Smith was born in 1970. For a short time, he lived on the

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as a candy-taster, giving him inspiration for his pseudonym Obert Skye along with his first name. He now lives in

Albuquerque, New Mexico Albuquerque ( ; ), ; kee, Arawageeki; tow, Vakêêke; zun, Alo:ke:k'ya; apj, Gołgéeki'yé. abbreviated ABQ, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Its nicknames, The Duke City and Burque, both reference its founding in ...

with his wife Krista and his three children. In 2010, he went to over 900 schools in the United States as part of his "Imagination Tour". During this tour he emphasized the importance and power of imagination.

Publications

Smith began publishing books in 1996. Starting in 2005, he has published his books under the pseudonym Obert Skye. *''Baptists at Our Barbecue'' (1996) * ''The Miracle of Forgetness'' (1997) * ''All is Swell: Trust in Thelma's Way'' (1999) * ''Falling for Grace: Trust at the End of the World'' (1999) * ''Love's Labors Tossed: Trust and the Final Fling'' (2000) * ''Captain Matrimony'' (2001) * ''For Time and All Absurdity'' (2002) *''Never Can Say Good-Bye'' (2003)

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'' series

* ''

Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo ''Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo'' is a fantasy novel by Obert Skye Robert Farrell Smith (born 1970) is an American humor writer. Starting in 2005, he publishes children's books under the pseudonym Obert Skye. He is known for the '' Leve ...

'' (2005) * ''

Leven Thumps and the Whispered Secret ''The Whispered Secret'', previously published as ''Leven Thumps and the Whispered Secret'' is a fantasy novel by Obert Skye that traces the journeys of Leven, a seemingly ordinary boy from Burnt Culvert, Oklahoma, and Winter Frore, a neglected gi ...

'' (2006) * '' Leven Thumps and the Eyes of the Want'' (2007) * ''

Leven Thumps and the Wrath of Ezra ''Leven Thumps and the Wrath of Ezra'' is a fantasy novel by Obert Skye that traces the journeys of Leven, a seemingly ordinary boy from Burnt Culvert, Oklahoma, who has now become The Want, Winter Frore, Geth and Clover as they fight to save the ...

'' (2008) * ''

Leven Thumps and the Ruins of Alder Leven Thumps is a series of children's fantasy novels by Obert Skye. The series, which has five books, deals with an orphaned 14-year-old boy, Leven Thumps, who becomes involved in a battle between good and evil. The five books in the series ar ...

'' (2009) * ''

Professor Winsnicker's Book of Proper Etiquette for Well-Mannered Sycophants Leven Thumps is a series of children's fantasy novels by Obert Skye. The series, which has five books, deals with an orphaned 14-year-old boy, Leven Thumps, who becomes involved in a battle between good and evil. The five books in the series ar ...

'' (2007)

''The Creature From My Closet'' series

* ''Wonkenstein'' (2011) * ''Potterwookie'' (2012) * ''Pinocula'' (2013) * ''Katfish'' (2014) * ''Lord of the Hat'' (2015) * ''Batneezer'' (2016)

''Pillage'' trilogy

* ''Pillage'' (2008) * ''Choke'' (2010) * ''Ambush'' (2012) * ''Pillagy: The Complete Trilogy'' (2013)

''Beyond Foo'' series

* ''Geth and the Return of the Lithens'' (2011) * ''Geth and the Deception of Dreams'' (2012)

''Witherwood Reform School'' series

* ''Witherwood Reform School'' (2015) * ''Lost and Found'' (2016)

''Geeked Out'' series

* ''Geeked Out'' (2018) * ''Bigger, Badder, Nerdier'' (2019)

''Mutant Bunny Island'' series

* ''Mutant Bunny Island'' (2017) * ''Mutant Bunny Island #2: Bad Hare Day'' (2018) * ''Mutant Bunny Island #3: Buns of Steel'' (2019)

''Wizard For Hire'' series

* ''Wizard for Hire'' (2018) * ''Apprentice Needed'' (2019) * ''Magic Required'' (2020)

Movies

* ''

Baptists at Our Barbecue ''Baptists at Our Barbecue'' is a 2004 comedy film based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Robert Farrell Smith. It was directed, and produced by Christian Vuissa. This film features some the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS C ...

'' (2004), co-producer with Ferrell Matthew Smith (Robert Farrel's brother) and

Christian Vuissa Christian Vuissa (born 1969 in Bregenz, Austria) is a Latter-day Saint filmmaker. He is also the founder and former head of the LDS Film Festival, until 2017. Vuissa served an LDS mission in Leipzig, Germany, from 1994 to 1996. He was involved in ...

References

External links

*
''Deseret Book'' bio

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Robert Farrell 1970 births American Latter Day Saints Living people American children's writers American male novelists American fantasy writers