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Todd Strasser
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Todd Strasser

Todd Strasser has written many award-winning novels for adults, teenagers and children including Boot Camp, Can't Get There from Here, Give a Boy a Gun and Girl Gives Birth to Own Prom Date, the latter of which was adapted for the Fox feature film... Read full bio

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Q. How would you describe perfect happiness?
A. Writing until three, then spending the rest of the afternoon surfing with my kids
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My life in 8 words: "Writing and encouraging a love of reading"
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Boot Camp has won an award
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Boot Camp has won an award
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Boot Camp has won an award
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Boot Camp has won an award
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Boot Camp has won an award
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Boot Camp has won an award
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Boot Camp has won an award
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Boot Camp has won an award
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Boot Camp has won an award
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Slide or Die has won an award
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Can't Get There from Here has won an award
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Can't Get There from Here has won an award
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Can't Get There from Here has won an award
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Can't Get There from Here has won an award
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Can't Get There from Here has won an award
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Todd Strasser Revealed

Todd Strasser Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. You don't have to love reading everything, just something Q. What are your 5 favorite songs? A. On the Fugee's "The Score," at this moment Q. If you could acquire any talent, what would it be? A. To say no Q. What’s your greatest fear? A. Being unable to finish the book I'm writing Q. What is your favorite occupation, when you’re not writing? A. Surfing Learn more about Todd Strasser

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Candlewick Fall Kids | Preview Peek
School Library Journal, June 4, 2013
...Jenny Choy, marketing manager, had us all on the edge of our seats whilst talking about Fallout by Todd Strasser. It’s 1962 and the bomb has gone off. A family scrambles into their shelter but are followed by others in their neighborhood. Suddenly a...
The Wave by Todd Strasser - review
Guardian.co.uk, May 2, 2013
...'Never in my life have I read a book so hard hitting and thought provoking and also gripping' Never in my life have I read a book so hard hitting and thought provoking and also gripping as The Wave. It's short but definitely not sweet! Have you ever...
Author Todd Strasser visits Paramus middle schools
North Jersey.com, March 12, 2013
...Author Todd Strasser (right) autographs books for sixth-grade students at West Brook Middle School. MARION BROWN/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Students at both West Brook and East Brook middle schools in Paramus learned the importance...
PHOTO: Reading is Cool at Accompsett
Smithtown Patch, February 15, 2013
...week, where they were made aware of the importance of reading and writing through activities including a visit from author Todd Strasser, a new and gently-used book drive, student book reviews, “I Was Caught Reading” student recognition and more...
Film's novel approach
Canberra Times, November 2, 2012
...as the Biggs-Luke Skywalker conversation on Tatooine that didn't make the final cut) and young adult author Todd Strasser has also done his share. I remember seeing the first two Omen movies on TV as a child but being too young to watch the third, The...
BEA 2013: Children’s Galleys to Grab
PublishersWeekly.com, May 2, 2013
...Phelan, the middle-grade graphic novelization of a boys encounter in 1908 with a young Buster Keaton; Fallout by Todd Strasser, set during the summer of 1962 when the possibility of nuclear war is all anyone talks aboutand then the unthinkable happens;...
The Wave by Todd Strasser - review
Guardian.co.uk, May 2, 2013
...'Never in my life have I read a book so hard hitting and thought provoking and also gripping' Never in my life have I read a book so hard hitting and thought provoking and also gripping as The Wave. It's short but definitely not sweet! Have you ever...
BEA 2013: Children’s Galleys to Grab
PublishersWeekly.com, April 27, 2013
...Phelan, the middle-grade graphic novelization of a boys encounter in 1908 with a young Buster Keaton; Fallout by Todd Strasser, set during the summer of 1962 when the possibility of nuclear war is all anyone talks aboutand then the unthinkable happens;...
Robert McGraw, 85
East Liverpool Review, March 31, 2013
...was beloved by his wife of 64 years Colleen, son Mark McGraw (MaryAnn) of Aurora, daughter Debbie McGraw (Todd Strasser) of Cincinnati, and his four-legged grandchildren. A celebration of his life will be held at 11 a.m. April 6, 2013, at the United...
Author Todd Strasser visits Paramus middle schools
North Jersey.com, March 12, 2013
...Author Todd Strasser (right) autographs books for sixth-grade students at West Brook Middle School. MARION BROWN/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Students at both West Brook and East Brook middle schools in Paramus learned the importance...
Father fighting for safer intersections after death of son
KTNV, February 21, 2013
...March 9, 2012, when his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck. Every day for months, Jesse's father, Todd Strasser, stood at the corner of Bradley and Alexander in the northwest valley where the accident happened. "No one should have to go through...
Father fighting for safer intersections
KTNV, February 21, 2013
...2012 - when his motorcycle collided with a pick-up truck. Every day for months - Jesse's father, Todd Strasser - stood at the corner of Bradley and Alexander, in the northwest valley, where the accident happened. "No one should have to go through...