Name Rodman Philbrick Role Writer | Movies The Mighty | |
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Spouse Lynn Harnett (m. 1980–2012) Awards John Newbery Medal, Shamus Award for Best Original P.I. Paperback Nominations Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Books Freak the Mighty, The Last Book in the Universe, The Mostly True Adventur, Max the Mighty, Young Man and the Sea Similar People Peter Chelsom, Charles Leavitt, Kristiana Gregory, Lee Gruenfeld, John Newbery | ||
Meet the author rodman philbrick
Rodman Philbrick (born 1951) is an American writer of novels for adults and children. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and currently lives in Maine and Florida. He and Lynn Harnett were married from 1980 until her death in 2012. They collaborated on scary books for young readers, including The House on Cherry Street, The Werewolf Chronicles , and Visitors, three trilogies published by Scholastic, Inc. Philbrick has also written using the pen names W. R. Philbrick, William R. Dantz, and Chris Jordan.
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- Meet the author rodman philbrick
- Meet rodman philbrick
- Career
- Awards
- Books for young readers by Rodman Philbrick
- Books by alias Chris Jordan
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Meet rodman philbrick
Career
Two of his most popular children's books are Freak the Mighty and its sequel, Max the Mighty. Freak the Mighty was the basis of a Golden Globe-nominated movie titled simply The Mighty. He wrote the cyberpunk, dystopian novel The Last Book in the Universe and the science fantasy novel REM World. Other works for young readers include The Young Man and the Sea, which is dedicated to his nieces Annie and Molly, and The Fire Pony, about two brothers on the run in the American West. The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg, set in the American Civil War, was named a Newbery Honor Book in 2010. A stage version of The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg debuted at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., in 2012. Zane and The Hurricane: A Story of Katrina, an adventure set in New Orleans, was published in February 2014. He latest book for young readers, The Big Dark, was released in print and audio versions in January, 2016.
Rodman Philbrick has written many mysteries and thrillers for adults, including Brothers & Sinners, Coffins, and the T. D. Stash detective series, set in Key West, Florida, as well as a number of mysteries under the pen name William R. Dantz. Writing as Chris Jordan, Philbrick has published novels in the thriller genre: Taken,Trapped, and Torn, featuring former FBI special agent Randall Shane, who investigates the disappearance of missing children.
In December 2011, writing as Chris Jordan, Philbrick published Measure of Darkness, set in Boston. According to the author, Randall Shane enters the story in the first chapter, when he is accused of murdering a client.
Before Philbrick began writing full-time, he worked as a longshoreman and boat builder.
Awards
Maine Lupine Award 2014