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== Personal life == |
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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> |
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> |
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== Career == |
== Career == |
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 Jordan Sonnenblick at a book signing in Eldersburg, Maryland | |
| Born | July 4, 1969 Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri |
| Occupation | Author |
| Genre | Young Adult Literature |
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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
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.[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]
Career
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.[4]
==Books
- Dodger for Sale (2010)
- After Ever After (2010)
- Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip (2012)
- Are You Experienced? (2013)
- Falling Over Sideways (2016)
- The Secret Sheriff of Sixth Grade (2017)
References
- ^ a b "Biography – Jordan Sonnenblick". Scholastic Inc. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
- ^ "Jordan Sonnenblick - Q&A". Macmillan Books. Archived from the original on October 14, 2008. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ "School Visits". Official website. Jordan Sonnenblick. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ "Bio". Official website. Jordan Sonnenblick. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
External links
- Jordan Sonnenblick at Library of Congress, with 9 library catalog records
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