Tony Abbott (born 26 October 1952) is an American author of children's books. His most popular work is the book series The Secrets of Droon, which includes over 40 books. He has sold over 12 million copies of his books and they have been translated into several other languages, including Italian, Spanish, Korean, French, Japanese, Polish, Turkish, and Russian.[1] He has also written Firegirl and The Copernicus Legacy.
Tony Abbott
Born
(1952-10-26) October 26, 1952 (age 70) Cleveland, Ohio
Tony Abbott was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1952. His father was a university professor and had an extensive library of books which became one of Abbott's first sources of literature. Tony had one brother and two sisters.[citation needed] When he was eight years old, his family moved to Connecticut where he went through elementary school and high school. Abbott attended the University of Connecticut, and after studying both music and psychology, decided to study English and graduated from the University of Connecticut with a bachelor's degree in English literature and major's in Music and Psychology. After college, he travelled to Europe, returned home and found work at several bookstores and a publishing company. He attended the workshops of Patricia Reilly Giff to further develop his writing.[2]
Career
While taking writing class from Patricia Reilly Giff and several failures, Abbott finally published his book Danger Guys. He is well known for the book series The Secrets of Droon, which includes over 40 books.[1] He has also written the bestseller Firegirl and The Copernicus Legacy series.
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For the Australian politician who is also an author see Tony Abbott This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Tony Abbott author news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Tony Abbott born 26 October 1952 is an American author of children s books His most popular work is the book series The Secrets of Droon which includes over 40 books He has sold over 12 million copies of his books and they have been translated into several other languages including Italian Spanish Korean French Japanese Polish Turkish and Russian 1 He has also written Firegirl and The Copernicus Legacy Tony AbbottBorn 1952 10 26 October 26 1952 age 70 Cleveland OhioNationalityAmericanGenrechildren sNotable worksThe Secrets of DroonSignature Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Books 4 1 Danger Guys series 4 2 The Weird Zone series 4 3 The Haunting of Derek Stone series 4 4 Secrets of Droon series 4 4 1 Special editions 4 5 Non series works 4 6 UnderWorlds Series 4 7 The Copernicus Legacy 5 Awards 6 References 7 External linksEarly life EditTony Abbott was born in Cleveland Ohio in 1952 His father was a university professor and had an extensive library of books which became one of Abbott s first sources of literature Tony had one brother and two sisters citation needed When he was eight years old his family moved to Connecticut where he went through elementary school and high school Abbott attended the University of Connecticut and after studying both music and psychology decided to study English and graduated from the University of Connecticut with a bachelor s degree in English literature and major s in Music and Psychology After college he travelled to Europe returned home and found work at several bookstores and a publishing company He attended the workshops of Patricia Reilly Giff to further develop his writing 2 Career EditWhile taking writing class from Patricia Reilly Giff and several failures Abbott finally published his book Danger Guys He is well known for the book series The Secrets of Droon which includes over 40 books 1 He has also written the bestseller Firegirl and The Copernicus Legacy series Personal life EditAbbott currently lives in Trumbull Connecticut with his wife two daughters and two dogs citation needed He is a member of the Society of Children s Book Writers and Illustrators the Yale Center for British Art and other esteemed arts organizations Books EditMr Abbott has written over ninety five books including 3 Danger Guys series Edit Danger Guys 1994 Danger Guys Blast Off 1994 Danger Guys Hollywood Halloween Danger Guys Hit the Beach 1995 Danger Guys On Ice 1995 Danger Guys and the Golden Lizard 1996 The Weird Zone series Edit Zombie Surf Commandos from Mars 1996 Incredible Shrinking Kids 1996 The Beast From Beneath the Cafeteria 1996 Attack of the Alien Mole Invaders 1996 The Brain that Wouldn t Obey 1997 Gigantopus from Planet X 1997 Cosmic Boy Versus Mezmo Head 1997 Revenge of the Tiki Men 1997 The Haunting of Derek Stone series Edit City of the Dead Scholastic January 2009 Bayou Dogs Scholastic March 2009 The Red House Scholastic June 2009 The Ghost Road Scholastic September 2009 Secrets of Droon series Edit The Hidden Stairs and the Magic Carpet Scholastic June 1999 Journey to the Volcano Palace Scholastic June 1999 The Mysterious Island Scholastic August 1999 City of the Clouds Scholastic October 1999 The Great Ice Battle Scholastic December 1999 The Sleeping Giant of Goll Scholastic February 2000 Into the Land of the Lost Scholastic April 2000 The Golden Wasp Scholastic June 2000 The Tower of the Elf King Scholastic August 2000 Quest For the Queen Scholastic November 2000 The Hawk Bandits of Tarkoom Scholastic February 2001 Under the Serpent Sea Scholastic May 2001 The Mask of Maliban Scholastic October 2001 Voyage of the Jaffa Wind Scholastic February 2002 The Moon Scroll Scholastic May 2002 The Knights of Silversnow Scholastic August 2002 Dream Thief Scholastic February 2003 Search for the Dragon Ship Scholastic May 2003 The Coiled Viper Scholastic July 2003 In the Ice Caves of Krog Scholastic October 2003 Flight of the Genie Scholastic January 2004 The Isle of Mists Scholastic July 2004 The Fortress of the Treasure Queen Scholastic October 2004 The Race to Doobesh Scholastic January 2005 The Riddle of Zorfendorf Castle Scholastic April 2005 The Moon Dragon Scholastic January 2006 The Chariot of Queen Zara Scholastic April 2006 In The Shadow of Goll Scholastic July 2006 Pirates of the Purple Dawn Scholastic February 2007 Escape from Jabar Loo Scholastic June 2007 Queen of Shadowthorne Scholastic October 2007 The Treasure of the Orkins Scholastic June 2008 Flight of the Blue Serpent Scholastic October 2008 In the City of Dreams Scholastic February 2009 The Lost Empire of Koomba Scholastic October 2009 Knights of the Ruby Wand Scholastic February 2010 Special editions Edit The Magic Escapes Scholastic November 2002 Wizard or Witch Scholastic March 2004 Voyagers of the Silver Sand Scholastic July 2005 Sorcerer Scholastic September 2006 Moon Magic Scholastic February 2008 Crown of Wizards Scholastic May 2009 The Genie King Scholastic June 2010 The Final Quest Scholastic October 2010 Non series works Edit Kringle 2005 Firegirl 2008 The Postcard 2009 Lunch box Dream 2011 The Summer of Owen Todd 2017 Denis Ever After 2018 The Great Jeff 2019 Junk Boy 2020 UnderWorlds Series Edit The Battle Begins Scholastic 2011 Amazon 2012 4 When Monsters Escape Scholastic 2012 Amazon 2012 5 Revenge of the Scorpion King Scholastic August 2012 The Ice Dragon Scholastic December 2012 The Copernicus Legacy Edit The Forbidden Stone Copernicus Archives Wade and the Scorpion s Claw The Serpent s Curse The Golden Vendetta The Crown of Fire Becca and the Prisoner s CrossHe also has written the Cracked Classics series a set of books that narrate classics in a modern wayAwards EditGolden Kite Award for Fiction presented by the Society of Children s Book Writers and Illustrators for his book Firegirl Mystery Writers of America s Edgar Allan Poe Award for best mystery in the juvenile category for his book The Postcard in 2009 References Edit a b About Tony from Abbott s website Placing Family First Hasn t Held Children s Author Back www nytimes com TAMMY LA GORCE Retrieved 26 February 2013 Search List of Books by Tony Abbott www paperbackswap com Retrieved 26 February 2013 Underworlds 1 The Battle Begins Paperback www amazon com Retrieved 26 February 2013 Underworlds 2 When Monsters Escape Paperback www amazon com Retrieved 26 February 2013 External links Edit Children s literature portal Mythology portalOfficial website Abbott s weekly blog Abbott on Twitter Interview at BookReviewsAndMore ca October 2010 Tony Abbott at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database Tony Abbott at Library of Congress Authorities with 88 catalog records Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tony Abbott author amp oldid 1116441098, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
