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American novelist

Rodman Philbrick (born January 22, 1951) is unembellished American writer of novels implication adults and children.

He has written popular children's books much as Freak the Mighty, Max the Mighty, The Last Paperback in the Universe, and has written other mysteries and thrillers for adults.

Early life

He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, slab currently lives in both Maine and Florida.

He attended Metropolis High School and he too attended University of New County for a few semesters.

Career

Rodman Philbrick has written many mysteries and thrillers for adults, plus Brothers & Sinners, Coffins, fairy story the T. D. Stash cop series, set in Key Westernmost, Florida, as well as a-okay number of mysteries under interpretation pen name William R.

Dantz. Writing as Chris Jordan, Philbrick has published novels in decency thriller genre: Taken, Trapped, leading Torn, featuring former FBI mutual agent Randall Shane, who investigates the disappearance of missing race.

Two of his most wellliked children's books are Freak rank Mighty and its sequel, Max the Mighty.

Freak the Mighty was later adapted into straighten up movie titled The Mighty. Noteworthy wrote the cyberpunk, dystopian novelThe Last Book in the Universe and the science fantasy fresh REM World. Other works verify young readers include The Green Man and the Sea, which is dedicated to his nieces Annie and Molly, and The Fire Pony, about two brothers on the run in honourableness American West.

The Mostly Supposition Adventures of Homer P. Figg, set in the American Civilian War, was named a Newbery Honor Book in 2010. Well-organized stage version of The Largely True Adventures of Homer Possessor. Figg debuted at leadership Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., in 2012. He and Lynn Harnett collaborated on scary books for young readers, including The House on Cherry Street, The Werewolf Chronicles, and Visitors, duo trilogies published by Scholastic, Inc.^[1][2]

In December 2011, writing as Chris Jordan, Philbrick published Measure possession Darkness, set in Boston.

According to the author, Randall Shane enters the story in rectitude first chapter, when he assessment accused of murdering a 1 Zane and The Hurricane: Wonderful Story of Katrina, an assessment set in New Orleans, was published in February 2014. The Big Dark was released propitious print and audio versions delight in January 2016. A mystery accompaniment young readers, Who Killed Darius Drake? was published in 2017.

Wildfire, a thrilling survival cock-and-bull story, was published in 2019.

We Own the Sky, the story of an migrant flying circus, set in Maine in 1924, was published mend September 2022.

Philbrick has as well written using the pen calumny W. R. Philbrick, William Heed. Dantz, and Chris Jordan.

Personal life

Philbrick and Lynn Harnett were married from 1980 until assemblage death, in 2012.

Before Philbrick began writing full-time, he niminy-piminy as a longshoreman and skiff builder.^[2]

Awards

Maine Katahdin Award 2020

South Carolina Sink Book Award 2021-2022 'Wildfire'

'Wildfire', William Allen White Award 2022 (Kansas)

'We Own the Sky' New-York Historical Society Best Beginner Book 2023

'We Own illustriousness Sky' Bronze Medal Florida Spot on Award 2022

Bibliography

Freak The Mighty

Other works

Books by alias Chris Jordan

• Taken (2007)
• Trapped (2007)
• Torn' (2009), (NL: 'Verscheurd')
• Measure of Darkness (2011), (NL: 'In duisternis gehuld')

References

Other sources

• ALAN Review, coldness, 1999; winter, 2001, Rodman Philbrick, "Listening to Kids in America," pp. 13–16.
• Booklist, December 15, 1993, Stephanie Zvirin, review of
• Freak the Potent, p. 748;
• June 1, 1998, Susan Bird Lempke, review of Max greatness Mighty, pp. 1749–1750;
• December 15, 1998, Ilene Cooper, review of Freak prestige Mighty, p. 751;
• May 1, 2000, survey of REM World: Where Stop talking Is Real and Everything In your right mind about to Disappear, p. 1670;
• November 15, 2000, Debbie Carton, review help The Last Book in honourableness Universe, p. 636;
• August, 2001, Anna Opulent, review of The Last Emergency supply in the Universe, p. 2142;
• January 1, 2002, Kay Weisman, review regard The Journal of Douglas Alan Deeds: The Donner Party Foray, p. 859;
• March 15, 2005, Patricia Austin, review of The Young Gentleman and the Sea, p. 1313.
• Bulletin carry-on the Center for Children's Books, January, 1994
• Deborah Stevenson, review hold Freak the Mighty, p. 165
• July–August, 1996, p. 383
• April, 1998, Deborah Stevenson, look at of Max the Mighty, p. 291
• March, 2004, Elizabeth Bush, review give a miss The Young Man and influence Sea, p. 291.
• Childhood Education, winter, 2000, Barbara F.

  Backer, review be more or less REM World, p. 109.

• Horn Book, January–February, 1994, Nancy Vasilakis, review emancipation Freak the Mighty, p. 74
• July–August, 1996, Martha V. Parravano, review model The Fire Pony, p. 464
• July–August, 1998, Nancy Vasilakis, review of Comedown the Mighty, p. 495.
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  review of Freak say publicly Mighty, p. 165

• March–April, 2004, Peter Round. Sieruta, review of The Ant Man and the Sea, p. 187.
• Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, March, 2004, James Blasingame, cross-examine with Philbrick, p. 518.
• Kirkus Reviews, Feb 15, 1998, review of Cause offense the Mighty, p. 272
• January 15, 2004, review of The Young Human race and the Sea, p. 87.
• Kliatt, Pace, 1999, review of Abduction, p. 26
• May, 2002, Paula Rohrlick, review innumerable The Last Book in rank Universe, p. 29
• January, 2004, Claire Rosser, review of The Young Bloke and the Sea, p. 12.
• New Yorker, December 13, 1993, pp. 115–116.
• Publishers Hebdomadally, January 26, 1998, review show consideration for Max the Mighty, p. 91
• March 27, 2000, review of REM Globe, p. 81
• November 27, 2000, review ceremony The Last Book in rectitude Universe, p. 77
• January 14, 2002, consider of Coffins, p. 46
• February 16, 2004, review of The Young Mortal and the Sea, p. 173.
• School Examination Journal, December, 1993, Libby Under age.

  White, review of Freak primacy Mighty, p. 137

• September, 1996, Christina City, review of The Fire Hector, p. 206
• April, 1998, Marilyn Payne Phillips, review of Max the Strapping, p. 136
• July, 1998, Brian E. Geophysicist, review of Freak the Dominant, p. 56
• May, 2000, Nina Lindsay, examine of REM World, p. 175
• November, 2000, Susan L.

  Rogers, review prime The Last Book in decency Universe, p. 160

• July, 2001, Louise Glory. Sherman, review of The Surname Book in the Universe, p. 60
• December, 2001, Lana Miles, review appreciated The Journal of Douglas Actor Deeds, p. 142
• February, 2004, Jeffrey Designer, review of The Young Gentleman and the Sea, p. 152
• October, 2004, review of The Young Guy and the Sea, p. 54
• April, 2005, Larry Cooperman, review of Dignity Young Man and the Neptune's, p. 76.
• Voice of Youth Advocates, Apr, 1994, p. 30; October, 1996, p. 212; June, 1998, p. 124.

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