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Alan Gratz
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Born | Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. |
January 27, 1972
Occupation | Author |
Alma mater | University of Tennessee, Knoxville |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction, Historical Fiction |
Children | Jo Gratz |
Relatives | John Gratz |
Alan Michael Gratz (born January 27, 1972) is the author of 17 novels for young adults including Prisoner B-3087, Code of Honor, Grenade, Something Rotten, and Refugee.
Alan Gratz was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. He holds a B.A. in creative writing and a master's degree in English education, both from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Alan Gratz lives in Asheville, North Carolina.
Published works
- Samurai Shortstop (Dial Books, 2006)
- Something Rotten (Dial, 2007)
- The Brooklyn Nine: A novel in nine innings (Dial, 2010)
- Fantasy Baseball (Dial, 2011)
- Starfleet Academy: The Assassination Game (Simon Spotlight, 2012)
- Prisoner B-3087 (Scholastic, 2013)
- The League of Seven (Tor Forge, 2014)
- The Dragon Lantern: A League of Seven Novel (Tor Forge, 2015)
- Code of Honor (2015)
- The Monster War: A League of Seven Novel (Tor Forge, 2016)
- Projekt 1065 (Scholastic, 2016)
- Ban This Book (Tor Forge, 2017)
- Refugee (Scholastic, 2017)
- Grenade (Scholastic, 2018)
- Allies (Scholastic, 2019)
- Resist (Scholastic, 2020)
- Ground Zero (Scholastic, 2021)
- Two Degrees (Scholastic, 2022)
Produced plays
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Knoxville Actors Co-op, 2004), adapted from the 1820 short story by Washington Irving
- Measured in Labor: The Coal Creek Project (Knoxville Actors Co-op, 2004)
- Young Hickory (Knoxville Actors Co-op, 1999)
- The Gift of the Magi (Knoxville Actors Co-op, 1999), adapted from the 1905 short story by O. Henry
- Indian Myths and Legends (Knoxville Actors Co-op, 1998)
- Sweet Sixteen (Knoxville Actors Co-op, 1998)
Other writing credits
- Episodes of the A&E Network show City Confidential
- Somerset, KY: A Killer Campaign (2004)
- Lexington, KY: A Parting Shot (2004)
- Seattle, WA: The Long Walk Home (2004)
- Pikeville, KY: Kentucky Gothic (2005)
- The League of Seven Prequels
- "Join, or Die: A League of Seven Short Story" Malaprop's Bookstore exclusive preorder Chapbook (2014)
- "Hero of the Five Points" Tor.com exclusive short story (2014)
Grants and awards
- Finalist, 2002 Marguerite de Angeli Contest (now known as the Delacorte Dell Yearling Contest for a First Middle-Grade Novel)
- Co-winner, 2003 Kimberly Colen Memorial Grant from SCBWI
- Winner of the 2017 National Jewish Book Award in the Young Adult Literature category for his book Refugee
- Winner of the 2019–2020 Young Hoosier Book Award (Middle Grades) for Refugee
- 2020 Buxtehude Bull
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