- Bruce Brooks
Bruce Brooks (born
September 23 ,1950 ) is an Americanauthor of young adult andchildren's literature . He was born inWashington D.C. , but spent most of his time growing up inNorth Carolina as a result of parents' beingdivorced . Although divorce is never easy for a child, Brooks credits moving around a lot between the two locations with making him a keen observer of social situations. Switching schools often and having to make new friends evolved his ability to tell good stories. He graduated from theUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1972, and theIowa Writers' Workshop in 1980. Before earning a living as a writer, Brooks had worked as aletterpress operator and ajournalist formagazines andnewspapers . Brooks has reported a very diverse list of influences, likeCharles Dickens ,Henry James ,P.G. Wodehouse andRaymond Chandler . Brooks has three sons: Alex, 23, Spencer, 15, and Drake, 1. He lives with his wifeGinee Seo inPark Slope ,Brooklyn .Acclaim
"
The Moves Make the Man " was chosen best book of 1984 by "School Library Journal " (SLJ), notable children's book by theAmerican Library Association (ALA), notable book of the year "New York Times ", and won theBoston Globe-Horn Book Award and aNewbery Honor in 1985."Midnight Hour Encores" was chosen best book of 1986 by SLJ, a best book for young adults by the ALA, Horn Book Fanfare Honor List book in 1987, teacher's choice by the
National Council of Teachers of English that same year, a young adult choice by theInternational Reading Association in 1988, and an ALA Booklist "best of the 1980s" book for young adults."No Kidding" was a best book for young adults by the ALA, ALA Booklist young adult editor's choice, a best book by SLJ, and a notable children's trade book in
social studies ."Everywhere" was a notable children's book by the ALA, and a best book by SLJ.
Works
Fiction
*"The Moves Make the Man". New York Harper, 1984
*"Midnight Hour Encores". New York: Harper, 1986
*"No Kidding". New York: Harper, 1989
*"Everywhere". New York: HarperCollins, 1990
*"What Hearts". New York: HarperCollins, 1992
*"Boys Will Be". New York: Holt, 1993
*"Each A Piece". Illus. ByElena Pavlov . New York: HarperCollins, 1996
*"Asylum for Nightface". New York:Laura Geringer Book, 1996
*"Throwing Smoke". New York:Scholastic Inc. Book, 2000
*"All That Remains". New York: Atheneum, 2001
*"Dolores: Seven Stories About Her". New York:Laura Geringer Book, 2002Nonfiction
*"On the Wing: The Life of Birds from Feathers to Flight". New York: Scribner, 1989
*"Predator". New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1991
*"Nature by Design". New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1991
*"Making Sense: Animal Perception and Communication: Knowing Nature". New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1993External links
* [http://www.harperchildrens.com/hch/author/features/brooks.asp Bruce Brooks webpage at HarperChildrens.com]
* [http://reading.indiana.edu/ieo/bibs/brooks.html Bruce Brooks] at Indiana University Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication
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