This is why we offer the ebook compilations in this website. After living on a commune and as a street musician in europe, strasser returned to the u. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. Buy a cheap copy of the wave book by todd strasser.
Todd strasser biography list of works, study guides. Buddy by nigel hinton abebooks abebooks shop for books. That book, angel dust blues a comingofage novel set in the. Published in hardcover in 1979, angel dust blues was scheduled to come out in paperback from dell publishing in 1981. That book title continued to come up in conversations during the subsequent five months i spent in ger. He published his first book, angel dust blues, in 1978, and divided his time between writing and managing his fortune cookie company until 1990. But among ya writers of supposedly german background, one of the best known is morton rhue. He is a prolific writer and to date has written over books. And before long the wave, with its rules of strength through discipline.
Long before he became a novelist, todd strasser was a 12yearold boy. Until 1990, he balanced writing with managing the fortunecookie company he had founded with money from the sale of his first book. Public librarys books for the teen age citations, 1981, for angel dust blues. The cover of is slightly damaged for instance a torn or bent corner. By the way, my research for the book was entirely from secondary sources such as newspapers, news magazine, books and government studies and statistics. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the publication of my first young adult novel, angel dust blues. In 1981, strasser came up with his pen name, morton rhue, at the request of his publisher, who felt publishing two novels under the same name would diminish sales. He was born in new york city in 1950 and he grew up on long island n. Angel dust blues ebook morton rhue kindle shop on popscreen. Angel dust blues todd strasser 1981 once a model student and high. It ist ein horrorroman des amerikanischen schriftstellers stephen king.
Friends till the end goodreads meet your next favorite book. Enter todd strasser, who was hired to write a novel of the story based on the filmscript. Humanhugeescaping the giant wavefalloutthe wavemy mothers voiceif i grow upteaching middle school. Boot camptodd strasser 20101214 in the middle of the. In dem 2004 erschienenen roman asphalt tribe originaltitel. Angel dust blues todd strasser 1981 once a model student and high school tennis star, alex lazar. It garnered both an emmy and a peabody award for that year and was rebroadcast as an abc afternoon special in 1983. In 1990, todd moved with his family to westchester county, n. I realized very early that these rampageshooting incidents were so sensational, and so well covered by the media, that any question i could have thought of had probably already been asked. Nov 04, 20 that book, angel dust blues a comingofage novel set in the suburbs was followed by bestsellers including the help, im trapped in series and such awardwinning youngadult. Im trapped series, which has sold almost 10 million copies, give a boy a gun 2000 and the wave 1981. He published his first novel, angel dust blues, in 1978. However, he is still probably best known under the pen name morton rhue for the wave, a novelization. Under pseudonym morton rhue the wave novelization based on the television drama of the same title by johnny dawkins, delacorte new york, ny, 1981.
A very touchy subject ferris buellers day off wildlife the mall from outer space the family man the accident cookie. Angel dust blues todd strasser 1981 once a model student and high school. Angel dust blues friends till the end the wave as by morton rhue rock n roll nights workin for peanuts turn it up. Angel dust blues, coward, mccann new york, ny, 1979. Examples of the authors more notable works are given here. Drugs, sex, and rock n roll, those hallmarks of the summer of 1969, are all here, but theres so much more. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages. The he went to the wheatly school for junior high an high school. Books the wave morton rhue thank you very much for reading the wave morton rhue. Between soccer, studies, and a demanding girlfriend, david gilb. Todd strasser has been writing ya novels for over 30 years, spanning such topical issues as angel dust, school shootings, and abuses at boot camps for juvenile delinquents. At the beginning of my writing career i was unable to earn enough money from books to support myself so i started the cookie company to supplement my income. Wing tip shoo fortune cookie company that helped support his writing whim over the next twelve years strasser has written a wide variety of books for the young adult market. The novel was recently awarded the green earth book award, young adult category.
Maybe you have knowledge that, people have search hundreds times for their favorite books like this the wave morton rhue, but end up in infectious downloads. I have written books for people of all ages, but the ones ive written for middlegraders and young adults have been the best received. If this book is over 5 years old, then please expect the pages to be yellowing or to have age spots. Im trapped in my teachers body, the first book in the help. Feeling increasingly alienated from his successful and affluent par. The wave laurelleaf books, strasser, rhue 9780812432855. In 1978, he sold his first novel, angel dust blues. Mit seinem ersten roman, angel dust blues verdiente er so viel geld, dass er sich davon eine gluckskeksfabrik kaufen konnte, deren gewinn ihm 12 jahre seines lebens absicherte. So i began what eventually became angel dust blues, my first. Todd strasser drew from his own childhood to write fallout, about a father who. In 1981, strasser came up with his pen name, morton rhue, at the request of his publisher, who felt publishing.
This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. Todd strasser is an american author of more than novels for adults, youngadults, and middle graders. The wave is based on a true incident that occured in a high school history class in palo alto, california, in 1969. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. For the next 12 years, todd sold more fortune cookies than books. Find great deals for the wave laurelleaf books, strasser, rhue 9780812432855 fast free shipping. Todd strasser born may 5, 1950 is an american writer of more than 140 youngadult and. The story, my story by todd strasser nerdy book club. Once a model student and high school tennis star, alex lazar finds an easier, more profitable way of life in drug dealing, but finds he must make a difficult choice. Published in hardcover in 1979, angel dust blues was scheduled to come out in. Roman amerikanische kleinstadt, super angebote fur. His first novel was angel dust blues 1979 and he has gone on to write others such as the help.
This is a list of notable writers whose readership is predominantly teenagers or young adults, or adult fiction writers who have published significant works intended for teensyoung adults. Angel dust blues todd strasser 1981 once a model student and high school tennis star, alex. In 1978, he sold his first novel, angel dust blues, and used the money to start the dr. Todd strassers book summer of 69 was available from librarything early. Danach arbeitete er einige jahre lang sowohl als zeitungsreporter als auch werbetexter.
For the next 12 years, todd sold many more fortune cookies than books. Todd strasser 1950 awards, honors book, children, till. Morton rhue project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The accident by todd strasser lost classics of teen lit. He is the father of two children, and an avid tennis player and surfer.
Meanwhile, dell had made an agreement with the film production company to publish the novelization of the wave as a paperback original and assigned the writing job to strasser. Author todd strassers complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability. In 1978, i sold my first novel, angel dust blues, and used the money to start the dr. You once owned and operated a fortune cookie company. That book, angel dust blues a comingofage novel set in the suburbs was followed by bestsellers including the help, im trapped in series and such awardwinning youngadult novels as the wave and give a boy a gun. Tag book title aktion horriblebookweek tag books until the. The book marks a significant milestone for the author, as it is his 100th. Why do you use the penname morton rhue and not your real name. It is rooted in my experience as a twelveyearold boy living through the cuban missile crisis of 1962 when our family was the only one in town who actually had a fullscale bomb shelter built beneath our house.
When the wave was published in 1981, strasser was asked to invent a pseudonym. Todd strasser born may 5, 1950 is an american writer of more than 140. The powerful forces of group pressure that pervaded many historic movements such as nazism are recreated in the classroom when history teacher burt ross introduces a new system to his students. Todd strasser also writes under the pen name morton rhue. The wave by morton rhue morton rhue is a pseudonym and his real name is todd strasser. Ive got a new middlegrade series starring the tardy boys. His first novel, angel dust blues, was published in 1979. Son premier roman angel dust blues a ete publie en 1978. Todd strasser, on the other hand, has written over 80 books, including. Our marketplace offers millions of titles from sellers worldwide. Angel dust blues was scheduled to come out in paperback from dell publishing in 1981. The book is part memoir and part speculative fiction. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading angel dust blues.
483 592 380 805 1159 376 51 76 777 1357 1039 19 825 284 1188 1375 1290 1339 78 984 470 437