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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. [2] During his time at the university, he worked for the school's newspaper, the Daily Beacon. [1] Gratz currently lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife and children. [3]
Ban This Book is a 2017 children's novel by Alan Gratz. Inspired by a viral Internet story from the mid-2010s, it tells of an African-American North Carolina girl student's fight against book censorship. Published in 2017 to positive reviews, it became the subject of its own May 2024 ban in a Florida school district.
Prisoner B-3087 is a Junior Library Guild book. [3]Kirkus Reviews called Prisoner B-3087 "a bone-chilling tale not to be ignored by the universe." [4] Publishers Weekly wrote that Gratz's "determination to be exhaustively inclusive, along with lapses into History Channel–like prose, threatens to overwhelm the story.
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Allies is a historical fiction novel by Alan Gratz, based on D-Day.It was published by Scholastic Inc. on October 15, 2019. [1] Although Gratz has written several other historical fiction novels set in World War II, including Prisoner B-3087, Projekt 1065, Grenade, and Heroes, each stands alone.
Something Rotten is the first novel of the Horatio Wilkes mystery series by Alan Gratz. It loosely follows the plot of Hamlet by William Shakespeare , but it is modernised and set in the United States.
Awards for Code of Honor; Year Award Result Ref. 2016 International Thriller Writers Award for Best Young Adult Novel : Nominee [3]2016 YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
Jami Beth Gertz (/ ˈ dʒ eɪ m i / JAY-mee; born October 28, 1965) [1] is an American actress. Gertz is known for her early roles in the films Crossroads, Quicksilver (both 1986), Less than Zero, The Lost Boys (both 1987), and the 1980s TV series Square Pegs and 1996's Twister, as well as for her roles as Judy Miller in the CBS sitcom Still Standing and as Debbie Weaver in the ABC sitcom The ...