Jeff Stone is an American author, best known for a series of
Kung Fu themed books for teens called ''
The Five Ancestors'', published by
Random House
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.
Biography
Jeff Stone grew up in
Detroit, Michigan
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, and currently lives in Indiana. Stone is married and has two kids, a son and a daughter. Stone was adopted as an infant. Stone holds a black belt in
Shaolin Do Kung Fu. Stone graduated from
Michigan State University
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with degrees in English and Journalism.
Works
''The Five Ancestors'' series
* ''Tiger'' (2003)
* ''Monkey'' (2003)
* ''Snake'' (2005)
* ''Crane'' (2008)
* ''Eagle'' (2008)
* ''Mouse'' (2009) (titled ''Mantis'' in the U.K. and Australia)
* ''Dragon'' (2010)
''The Five Ancestors: Out of the Ashes'' series
* Phoenix (2012)
* Lion (2013)
* Jackal (2014)
External links
Jeff Stone's Official Website
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Writers from Detroit
American male writers
American adoptees
Michigan State University alumni
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