Pete Hautman Facts for Kids

Peter Murray Hautman (born September 29, 1952) is an American writer. He is well-known for his exciting novels for young adults. One of his most famous books, Godless, won the important National Book Award for Young People's Literature in 2004. This award-winning story is about a teenage boy who decides to invent a new religion with a new god.

About Peter Hautman
Awards and Special Honors
Peter Hautman's Books

About Peter Hautman

Peter Hautman was born in Berkeley, California, on September 29, 1952. When he was five years old, his family moved to St. Louis Park, Minnesota. He went to St. Louis Park High School. After high school, he studied at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and the University of Minnesota. He spent seven years at these schools but did not get a degree from either one.

Before becoming a writer, Peter Hautman worked at several different jobs. He has said he was "ill-suited" for these jobs, meaning they weren't a good fit for him. His first novel, Drawing Dead, was published in 1993. Today, he lives with Mary Logue, who is also a novelist and poet. They live in Golden Valley, Minnesota, and Stockholm, Wisconsin.

Awards and Special Honors

Peter Hautman has won many awards for his books. These awards show how much people enjoy and appreciate his writing.

The Michigan Library Association gave him their "Thumbs Up" Award for his books Mr. Was (1997) and Rash (2007).
He won the Minnesota Book Award multiple times. He received it for Mrs. Million (2000), Sweetblood (2004), Godless (2005), and Blank Confession (2011).
The Wisconsin Library Association honored him with awards for Rag Man (2002) and Invisible (2006).
In 2004, his novel Godless won the prestigious National Book Award for Young People's Literature.
He received the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature in 2011 for The Big Crunch.
In 2018, his book Otherwood won the Edgar Award for Best Juvenile. This award is given to excellent mystery books for young readers.

Peter Hautman's Books

Peter Hautman has written many books for different age groups. Here are some of his published works:

Young Adult Novels

These books are written for teenagers.

Mr. Was (1996)
No Limit (1998) (also known as Stone Cold)
Hole in the Sky (2000)
Sweetblood (2003)
Godless (2004)
No Limit (2005)
Invisible (2005)
All-In (2007)
Full House (2007)
Rash (2006)
How to Steal a Car (2009)
Blank Confession (2010)
The Big Crunch (2011)
What Boys Really Want (2012)
The Klaatu Diskos series:
- The Obsidian Blade (2012)
- The Cydonian Pyramid (2013)
- The Klaatu Terminus (2014)
Eden West (2015)

Adult Novels

These books are written for adult readers.

Drawing Dead (1993)
Short Money (1995)
The Mortal Nuts (1996)
Ring Game (1997)
Mrs. Million (1999)
Rag Man (2001)
Doohickey (2002)
The Prop (2006)

Middle-Grade Novels

These books are written for readers around ages 8-12.

The Bloodwater Mysteries (co-written with Mary Logue):
- Snatched (2006)
- Skullduggery (2007)
- Doppelganger (2008)
The Flinkwater Chronicles:
- The Flinkwater Factor (2015)
- The Forgetting Machine (2016)
Slider (2017)
Otherwood (2018)

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