Alfred Slote facts for kids

Alfred Slote was born on September 11, 1926. He is an American author who writes exciting books for children. He is well-known for his many stories about sports and adventures in space.

People have said that his space stories make traveling to other planets seem as normal as a quick car ride. One of his books, Finding Buck McHenry, was published in 1991. It was later made into a television movie in the year 2000.

Today, Alfred Slote lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In 2012, his baseball book Jake was featured in an ESPN documentary. In this short film, Slote talked about how he writes his stories. He also read from Jake, saying it was his best writing.

Exploring Alfred Slote's Books

Alfred Slote has written many books for young readers. His stories often combine adventure with themes of sports or space. Here are some of his popular titles:

• Denham Proper (1953)
• Lazarus in Vienna (1956)
• The Princess Who Wouldn't Talk (1964)
• Strangers and Comrades (1964)
• The Moon in Fact and Fancy (1967)
• Air in Fact and Fancy (1968)
• Termination; the closing at Baker plant (1969)
• Stranger on the Ball Club (1970)
• Jake (1971)
• The Biggest Victory (1972)
• My Father, the Coach (1972)
• Hang Tough, Paul Mather (1973)
• Tony and Me (1974)
• Matt Gargan's Boy (1975)
• The Hotshot (1977)
• My Trip to Alpha I (1978)
• Love and Tenni (1979)
• The Devil Rides With Me and Other Fantastic Stories (1980)
• Clone Catcher (1982)
• Rabbit Ears (1982)
• A Friend Like That (1988)
• Moving In (1988)
• Make-Believe Ball Player (1989)
• The Trading Game (1990)
• Finding Buck McHenry (1991)

The Robot Buddy Series

Alfred Slote also wrote a popular series of four books. These books are about a character named Jack Jameson. Jack has a special friend, a robot named Danny One.

Together, Jack and Danny One have many adventures. Their stories take place in a future world. In this future, amazing robots called androids exist. These androids are so advanced they can act just like real humans.

The books in this series are:

• My Robot Buddy (1975)
• C.O.L.A.R. : a tale of outer space (1981)
• Omega Station (1983)
• The Trouble on Janus (1985)