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Tony Abbott
Tony Abbott was born in Cleveland, Ohio. The son of teachers, when he was eight, his family relocated to Fairfield, Connecticut, where his father became a university professor of American history. Abbott graduated from the University of Connecticut with a degree in English Literature. Reading bedtime stories to his children inspired him to write children’s […]
Born: 1952
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Tony Abbott was born in Cleveland, Ohio. The son of teachers, when he was eight, his family relocated to Fairfield, Connecticut, where his father became a university professor of American history. Abbott graduated from the University of Connecticut with a degree in English Literature. Reading bedtime stories to his children inspired him to write children’s books. A prolific author, Abbott has written several fantasy-adventure and mystery series for children that include: Danger Guys, Time Surfers, The Secrets of Droon, and Copernicus Lega • American author of children's books For the Australian politician, who is also an author, see Tony Abbott. Tony Abbott (born October 26, 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 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. Abbott had one brother and two sisters.[citation needed] When he was eight years old, Abbott's family moved to Connecticut where he went through elementary school and high school. Abbott attended the Univers • Hello and thanks for visiting my website. My name is Tony Abbott, and I am and have been a full-time children’s writer for almost 30 years. inom have written about 107 books, including Danger Guys, The Secrets of Droon, Firegirl, Kringle, The Postcard, Lunch-Box Dream, Underworlds, Goofballs, The Copernicus Legacy, and many more. My most recent books are Junk Boy (HarperCollins, 2020), The Great Jeff (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2019), The Summer of Owen Todd (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2018), and Denis Ever After (HarperCollins, 2018). I live and work in Trumbull, Connecticut, USA. I speak at schools and conference. Click here for information about arranging a visit with your organization. Junk Boy was published on October 13. It is my first novel for ung adult readers (YA). Reviews have been favorable, and it fryst vatten a Junior Library Guild selection. “This poignant novel in verse captures the bleakness and frustr
Tony Abbott (author)
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[edit]The Great Jeff
October 2020