Biographical Fact Sheet :
Background and Credentials
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Born Saginaw, Michigan, 1933; graduated high school, 1951. |
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Served in U.S. Navy 1951-1955; Korean War Veteran. |
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Married 1956: six children, twelve grandchildren. |
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Retired English teacher, 1994; taught high school English 35 years. |
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BA Degree, English, St. Ambrose College, Davenport, Iowa, 1959. |
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Participant in the University of Iowa's Writing Workshop, 1960. |
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Part-time sports reporter, Morning Democrat newspaper, 1960s. |
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MA Degree, Regional Studies, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, 1972. |
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Published over 50 short stories in men's magazines, 1960s-1980s. |
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Successfully completed the Writer's Digest Beginning and Advanced Novel Writing Workshops, 1992-1993. |
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Published three short stories in the Liguorian, a leading Catholic magazine, 1990s. |
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Published Triangle, a YA novel, Harcourt Brace, 1994. |
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Triangle chosen to be included in the 1995 Young Adult Library Services Association's list of Recommended Books for Reluctant Young Readers. |
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Published How I Fell in Love & Learned to shoot Free Throws, a YA novel, Roaring Brook Press/Millbrook, 2003. |
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Published Derailed, a YA novel, Trade Paperback, 2006 |
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Published Last Kiss, a YA novel, Flux, 2007 |
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Hobbies: Writing, reading, hunting, fishing, camping. |
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Main Literary goal: to write realistic, meaningful fiction for young adults. |
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