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This is a captivating futuristic novel where its author, rodman philbrick, does a masterful job of engaging the reader through its characters and plot. Dantz, chris jordan and with coauthor lynn harnett. Rodman philbrick is an american writer of novels for adults and children. Together they become freak the mighty, an invincible duo. Based on the book freak the mighty by rodman philbrick, the film stars sharon stone, gena rowlands, gillian anderson, harry dean stanton, kieran culkin, james gandolfini and elden henson. He had published more than a dozen novels for adults before the publication of his first book for younger readers, freak the mighty in 1993. Christopher paul curtis is the author of five books for children, including the watsons go to birmingham 1963, mr. Discover book depositorys huge selection of rodman philbrick books online. Click the link, read over the site, then answer the final question. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read zane and the hurricane.
Rodman philbrick s the mostly true adventures of homer p. Philbrick started writing short stories in the 6th grade, but never told anyone in school that he was a writer because it didnt seem like something that would make him popular. The last book in the universe is a 2000 postapocalyptic science fiction novel by rodman philbrick. See all books authored by rodman philbrick, including freak the mighty, and mostly true adventures of homer p. Mini bio 1 rodman philbrick was born in boston, massachusetts, and grew up on the coast of new hampshire. He and his wife, novelist lynn harnett, divide their time between maine and the florida keys. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. In 1993, he published his first childrens book, freak the mighty, which became an instant classic, and was made into a feature film. Philbrick s other youngadult books include the young man and the sea, the journal of douglas deeds, and the last book in the universe. One is a slow learner, too large for his age, and the other is a tiny, disabled genius. He has written many awardwinning books for children and adults, including freak the mighty, max the mighty, rem world, the fire pony. Rodman philbrick, newbery honor author of freak the mighty, talks friendship, writing technique, and character inspiration in this scholastic book clubsexclusive interview. This fastpaced action novel is set in a future where the world has been almost destroyed.
Zane and the hurricane by rodman philbrick paperback. Judy newman at scholastic is a blog and weekly newsletter where teachers, parents, kids, and other book lovers can discover new childrens books. Rodman philbrick grew up on the new england coast, where he worked as a longshoreman and boat builder. He and lynn harnett were married from 1980 until her death in 2012. Rodman philbrick published more than 15 adult mystery and suspense novels before writing the awardwinning young adult book freak the. His first book for young readers, freak the mighty, was an immediate bestseller and continues to be a classic, with close to three million copies in print. Chris jordan rodman philbrick book series in order. Nathaniel philbrick nathaniel philbrick is the author of the international bestsellers in the heart of the sea, winner of the national book award, mayflower, a finalist for the pulitzer prize, and sea of glory, winner of the roosevelt naval history prize. Chickees messy mission, and bud, not buddy, which was the first book ever to receive book the newbery. Newbery honor author rodman philbrick is at his very best. He has written several successful trilogies in his writing career, including the house of cherry street series, visitors series, and the werewolf chronicles series. Rodman philbrick books list of books by author rodman philbrick. They collaborated on scary books for young readers, including the house on cherry street, the werewolf chronicles, and visitors, three trilogies published by scholastic in.
Rodman philbrick has 57 books on goodreads with 110834 ratings. His highly acclaimed titles include the young man and the sea. Philbrick has created an eerie thriller from a centuries old talescrupulously researched and eloquently written. Featured books by rodman philbrick reading rockets. Why bother, when you can just shoot all the images and excitement straight into your brain. Meettheauthor recording with rodman philbrick about the mostly true adventures of homer p. Rodman philbrick books, author biography, and reading level. Rodman philbrick books, author biography, and reading. Rodman philbrick born 1951 is an american writer of novels for adults and children. Rodman philbrick books list of books by author rodman. Newbery honor author rodman philbrick has written more than a dozen novels for young readers. Figg, received numerous awards and was chosen as a newbery honor book. Audio book sample courtesy of penguin random house audio. Before becoming a published author he worked as a longshoreman and boat builder.
The two pair up to create one formidable human force known as freak the mighty. Newbery honor author rodman philbrick sends readers straight into the nightmare of a raging wildfire as 12yearold sam is trapped by explosive flames and. He had published more than a dozen novels for adults before the blue sky press published his first book for young readers, freak the mighty, which was made into the feature film the mighty, starring sharon stone. Newbery honor author rodman philbrick presents a gripping yet poignant novel about a 12yearold boy and his dog who become trapped in new orleans during the horrors of hurricane katrina. The private eye writers of america nominated two of his t. Whether futuristic or historical, all his stories include lots of action and adventures. Books authored by rodman philbrick and including books written as w. The ballad of songbirds and snakes from the author that brought you the hunger games, reenter the world of panem again sixtyfour years before the events of the original series. Rodman philbrick was raised in new england he was born in boston in 1951 and grew up in a small town on the coast of new hampshire, where his grandmother rented out cottages to summer visitors. Zane and the hurricane by rodman philbrick books on. A brilliant, emotionally charged novel about two boys.
Rodman philbrick books authored by rodman philbrick and including books written as w. Find out who the author is and his thoughts on writing this book. Zane dupree is a charismatic 12yearold boy of mixed race visiting a relative in new orleans when hurricane katrina hits. Inspired by the life of a boy who lived a few blocks away, he wrote freak the mighty, the awardwinning youngadult novel, which has been translated into numerous languages and is now read in schools throughout the world. They collaborated on scary books for young readers, including the house on cherry street, the werewolf chronicles, and visitors, three trilogies. Author rodman philbrick was interviewed by scholastic students. Other works by rodman philbrick include max the mighty, the fire pony, rem world, the journal of douglas allen deeds, and the last book in the universe. The tragedy of the whaleship essex, which tells the true story that inspired melvilles mobydick, won the 2000 national book award for nonfiction and was adapted as a film in 2015. His first book for young readers, freak the mighty, was an immediate bestseller and continues to be a classic, with close to three. Freak the mighty is a young adult novel by rodman philbrick.
Dantz, chris jordan and with co author lynn harnett. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. He has written many awardwinning books for children and adults, including freak the mighty, max the mighty, rem world, the fire pony, the last book in the universe, and the. Dantz, chris jordan and with coauthor lynn harnett many of rods adult mysteries and thrillers, written under various pen names, are now available or will be soon from speaking volumes. Rodman philbricks the mostly true adventures of homer p. Books by rodman philbrick author of freak the mighty. He was born in boston, massachusetts, and currently lives in maine and florida.
Discount prices on books by rodman philbrick, including titles like the haunting the house on cherry street. For many years he wrote mysteries and detective novels for adults. Since then, he has won numerous awards and honours, and freak the mighty has been adapted into a major film starring sharon stone. Rodman philbrick s novels for young readers include the fire pony, max the mighty, rem world, the last book in the universe, the journal of douglas allen deeds, the young man and the sea, and the mostly true adventures of homer p. After years of writing books for adults, rodman philbrick shifted his focus toward a younger audience. Rodman philbrick was born in boston, massachusetts, and grew up on the coast of new hampshire. Readalikes for rodman philbrick if you like rodman. Rodman philbrick published more than 15 adult mystery and suspense novels before writing the awardwinning young adult book freak the mighty, which was made into a major motion picture. Zane dupree is a charismatic 12yearold boy of mixed race. Meet rodman philbrick, author of freak the mighty usborne books. He went to school at portsmouth high school and he also went to the university of new hampshire. In that same year his debut young adult novel freak the mighty won numerous awards and.
For many years he wrote mysteries and detective novels. Rodman philbrick, a screenwriter as well as a novelist, started his career as an author of adult thrillers before shifting his interest to youngadult fiction. Since then, he has won numerous awards and honors, including the. Rodman philbrick books list of books by rodman philbrick.
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