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== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
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Sonnenblick was born on July 4, 1969, in [[Fort Leonard Wood]]. He is from [[Staten Island]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. In high school, he worked as both a tutor and a summer camp counselor.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jordan Sonnenblick - Q&A |url=http://us.macmillan.com/AuthorExtras.aspx?AuthorKey=7236190&m_type=5 |publisher=Macmillan Books |access-date=January 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014151901/http://us.macmillan.com:80/AuthorExtras.aspx?AuthorKey=7236190&m_type=5 |archive-date=October 14, 2008}}</ref> In 1994, after graduating from college, he married his wife and moved to [[Pennsylvania]] with her. He now resides in [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania]], with his wife and children.<ref name="bio-scholastic"/> He frequently visits schools all over the United States, and sometimes internationally, to talk about his books.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jordansonnenblick.com/school-visits/ |title=School Visits |work=Official website |publisher=Jordan Sonnenblick |accessdate=May 7, 2019}}</ref> As of 2023, he has published 14 books since his career started back in 2004.

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Jordan Sonnenblick was born on July 4, 1969 in [[Fort Leonard Wood]]. He is from [[Staten Island, New York]]. In high-school, he worked as both a tutor and a summer camp counselor.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jordan Sonnenblick - Q&A |url=http://us.macmillan.com/AuthorExtras.aspx?AuthorKey=7236190&m_type=5 |publisher=Macmillan Books |access-date=January 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014151901/http://us.macmillan.com:80/AuthorExtras.aspx?AuthorKey=7236190&m_type=5 |archive-date=October 14, 2008}}</ref> In 1994, after graduating from college, he married his wife and moved to [[Pennsylvania]] with her. He now resides in [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania]] with his wife and children.<ref name="bio-scholastic"/> He frequently visits schools all over the [[United States]], and sometimes internationally, to talk about his books.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jordansonnenblick.com/school-visits/ |title=School Visits |work=Official website |publisher=Jordan Sonnenblick |accessdate=May 7, 2019}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
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Sonnenblick taught 5th grade in Houston, Texas for three years, and 8th grade English at middle schools in [[Hackettstown, New Jersey|Hackettstown]] and [[Phillipsburg, New Jersey|Phillipsburg]] in [[New Jersey]] for eleven years, before he retired to concentrate on writing books. His first novel, ''[[Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie]]'', was inspired by one of his students, whose brother was battling cancer. He has always wanted to be an author and also plays the guitar, drums, and bass. He currently is substituting at [[Phillipsburg High School (New Jersey)|Phillipsburg High School]] for sophomore English classes for the first semester of the 2023-24 school year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jordansonnenblick.com/bio/ |title=Bio |work=Official website |publisher=Jordan Sonnenblick |accessdate=December 4, 2012}}</ref>


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==Books==
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Sonnenblick taught 5th grade in Houston, Texas for three years, and 8th grade English at Hackettstown and Phillipsburg Middle Schools in [[New Jersey]] for eleven years, before he retired to concentrate on writing books. His first novel, [[Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie]], was inspired by one of his students, whose brother was battling cancer. He has always wanted to be an author and also plays the guitar, drums, and bass.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jordansonnenblick.com/bio/ |title=Bio |work=Official website |publisher=Jordan Sonnenblick |accessdate=December 4, 2012}}</ref>
* ''[[Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie]]'' (2004)

* ''[[Notes from the Midnight Driver]]'' (2006)
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==Books
* ''[[Zen and the Art of Faking it]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Dodger and Me]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Dodger for President]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Dodger for Sale]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Dodger for Sale]]'' (2010)
* ''[[After Ever After]]'' (2010)
* ''[[After Ever After]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Are You Experienced?]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Buddha-Boy]]'' (2012)
* ''Are You Experienced?'' (2013)
* ''[[Falling Over Sideways]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Falling Over Sideways]]'' (2016)
* ''[[The Secret Sheriff of Sixth Grade]]'' (2017)
* ''[[The Secret Sheriff of Sixth Grade]]'' (2017)
* ''[[The Boy Who Failed Show and Tell]]'' (2021)
* ''[[The Boy Who Failed Dodgeball]]'' (2022)

===Future Books===
* ''[[Stepping Off]]'' (2024)


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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Latest revision as of 17:46, 13 May 2024

Jordan Sonnenblick
Jordan Sonnenblick at a book signing in Eldersburg, Maryland
Jordan Sonnenblick at a book signing in Eldersburg, Maryland
Born (1969-07-04) July 4, 1969 (age 55)
Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
OccupationAuthor
GenreYoung Adult Literature
Website
jordansonnenblick.com

Jordan Sonnenblick (born July 4, 1969) is an American writer of young adult fiction. He is a graduate of New York City's Stuyvesant High School (1987), and of the University of Pennsylvania.[1]

Personal life

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Sonnenblick was born on July 4, 1969, in Fort Leonard Wood. He is from Staten Island, New York. In high school, he worked as both a tutor and a summer camp counselor.[2] In 1994, after graduating from college, he married his wife and moved to Pennsylvania with her. He now resides in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, with his wife and children.[1] He frequently visits schools all over the United States, and sometimes internationally, to talk about his books.[3] As of 2023, he has published 14 books since his career started back in 2004.

Career

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Sonnenblick taught 5th grade in Houston, Texas for three years, and 8th grade English at middle schools in Hackettstown and Phillipsburg in New Jersey for eleven years, before he retired to concentrate on writing books. His first novel, Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie, was inspired by one of his students, whose brother was battling cancer. He has always wanted to be an author and also plays the guitar, drums, and bass. He currently is substituting at Phillipsburg High School for sophomore English classes for the first semester of the 2023-24 school year.[4]

Books

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Future Books

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Biography – Jordan Sonnenblick". Scholastic Inc. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
  2. ^ "Jordan Sonnenblick - Q&A". Macmillan Books. Archived from the original on October 14, 2008. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "School Visits". Official website. Jordan Sonnenblick. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  4. ^ "Bio". Official website. Jordan Sonnenblick. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
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