Graham Salisbury facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Graham Salisbury
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Salisbury in June 2014
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| Born | April 11, 1944 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Pen name | Sandy Salisbury |
| Occupation | Writer, musician |
| Alma mater | Hawaii Preparatory Academy |
| Period | 1992–present (as writer) |
| Genre | Children's fiction, historical novel |
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Sandy Salisbury
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| Genres | Sunshine pop |
| Years active | Mid-1960s-present |
| Labels | Columbia Records, Together Records, Rev-ola, CD-Baby, Sonic Past Music |
Graham Salisbury (born April 11, 1944) is an American author who writes exciting books for young readers. He is famous for his historical novels, especially Under the Blood Red Sun. This book tells the story of a Japanese-American boy and his family during World War II. Before becoming a writer, Graham Salisbury was also a pop musician in the 1960s, known as Sandy Salisbury. He was part of a band called The Millennium.
About Graham Salisbury
Graham Salisbury was born in Philadelphia, USA. He grew up in Hawaii, living in a town called Kailua, Oahu. He later went to Hawaii Preparatory Academy in Kamuela, Hawaii.
In the late 1960s, Graham Salisbury was a musician. He was known as Sandy Salisbury. He worked with a music producer named Curt Boettcher. Sandy was a member of two bands: The Millennium and The Ballroom. The Ballroom's album was not released until 2001.
As a musician, he also sang and played on hit songs for other bands. These included The Association and Paul Revere and The Raiders.
The Millennium band released one album called Begin. On this album, Sandy Salisbury played guitar and sang. He also wrote one song called "5 A.M.". Even though the album was expensive to make, it did not sell many copies at first. Later, it became a favorite for fans of "Sunshine Pop" music.
After The Millennium, Sandy Salisbury started a solo music career. He released his own songs. In the early 2000s, his older music was re-released. He also started making music again under the name "Little Johnny Coconut".
Graham Salisbury worked many different jobs before he started writing books for children. In 2014, a movie was made based on his historical novel Under the Blood Red Sun.
Today, he lives with his family in Lake Oswego, Oregon.
Books by Graham Salisbury
Graham Salisbury has written many popular books for young readers. Here are some of his well-known works:
- Blue Skin of the Sea: a novel in stories (Delacorte Press/Dell, 1992)
- Under the Blood Red Sun (Delacorte, 1994)
- Shark Bait (Delacorte, 1997)
- Jungle Dogs (Delacorte, 1998)
- Lord of the Deep (Delacorte, 2001)
- Island Boyz: short stories (Wendy Lamb Books/Random House, 2002)
- Bad Day for Baseball, in Shattered: Stories of Children and War, edited by Jennifer Armstrong (Laurel Leaf/Dell, 2003) ISBN: 0-440-23765-3
- Night of the Howling Dogs (Wendy Lamb, 2007)
- Eyes of the Emperor (Wendy Lamb, 2005)
- House of the Red Fish (Wendy Lamb, 2006)
- Hunt for the Bamboo Rat (Wendy Lamb, forthcoming September 2014)
The Calvin Coconut Series
This is a series of children's novels written by Graham Salisbury. The books are illustrated by Jacqueline Rogers. They are mostly set in Hawaii and published by Wendy Lamb Books.
- Calvin Coconut: Trouble Magnet (2009)
- Calvin Coconut: Zippy Fix (2009)
- Calvin Coconut: Dog Heaven (2010)
- Calvin Coconut: Zoo Breath (2010)
- Calvin Coconut: Hero of Hawaii (2011)
- Calvin Coconut: Kung Fooey (2011)
- Calvin Coconut: Man Trip (2012) – Calvin is in the fourth grade
- Calvin Coconut: Rocket Ride (2012)
- Calvin Coconut: Extra Famous (2013)
Music Albums
Here are some of the music albums released by Graham Salisbury under his different names.
As Sandy Salisbury
- Sandy (2001, Sonic Past Music)
- The Millennium (1999, Tyler Sorenson Recording Studio)
- Falling to Pieces (2002, Rev-Ola)
- Everything For You (2004, Dreamsville Records)
- Catchy (2006, CD Baby)
As Little Johnny Coconut
- I Love Sunshine Pop (2010, Sonic Past Music)
- Rocket Ride (2012, Sonic Past Music)
