Alan Gratz

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Alan Michael Gratz (born January 27, 1972) is the author of 19 novels for young adults including Prisoner B-3087, Code of Honor, Grenade, Something Rotten, Ground Zero and Refugee.

Life

Alan Gratz was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. He holds a B.A. in creative writing and a master's degree in English education, both from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.{{cite web|url=https://www.alangratz.com/about/|title=About Me|publisher=Alan Gratz (alangratz.com)|accessdate=September 16, 2023}} During his time at the university, he worked for the school's newspaper, the Daily Beacon.

Gratz currently lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife and daughter.{{Cite web |last=Studios |first=Clockpunk |title=About Me |url=https://www.alangratz.com/about/ |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=Alan Gratz |language=en-US}}

Published works

Samurai Shortstop (Dial Books, 2006){{cite web |url=https://www.loc.gov/nls/bbr/2007/6-novdec.txt|title=(review of) Samurai Shortstop BR 17085 |work=Braille Book Review |date=November–December 2007 |volume=76 |number=5 |publisher=Library of Congress |accessdate=December 8, 2007|archivedate=December 3, 2007| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071203174044/http://www.loc.gov/nls/bbr/2007/6-novdec.txt }}
Something Rotten (Dial, 2007){{cite web |url=http://cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com/2007/11/author-interview-alan-gratz-on.html|title=Author Interview: Alan Gratz on Something Rotten: A Horatio Wilkes Mystery|author=Cynthia Leitich Smith|accessdate=December 8, 2007| archivedate=November 24, 2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071124024600/http://cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com/2007/11/author-interview-alan-gratz-on.html |date=November 24, 2007}}
The Brooklyn Nine: A Novel In Nine Innings (Dial, 2009){{Cite web |title=Learning Ally |url=https://learningally.org/bookdetails/bookid/js480 |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=learningally.org}}
Fantasy Baseball (Dial, 2011)
Starfleet Academy: The Assassination Game (Simon Spotlight, 2012)
Prisoner B-3087 (Scholastic, 2013){{cite web |title=PRISONER B-3087 |url=https://www.alangratz.com/writing/prisoner-b-3087/ |accessdate=March 23, 2019}}
The League of Seven (Tor Forge, 2014)
The Dragon Lantern: A League of Seven Novel (Tor Forge, 2015)
Code of Honor (2015)
The Monster War: A League of Seven Novel (Tor Forge, 2016)
Projekt 1065 (Scholastic, 2016)
Ban This Book (Tor Forge, 2017)
Refugee (Scholastic, 2017)
Grenade (Scholastic, 2018)
Allies (novel) (Scholastic, 2019)
Resist (Scholastic, 2020)
Ground Zero (Scholastic, 2021)
Two Degrees (Scholastic, 2022)
Captain America: The Ghost Army (Scholastic, 2023){{cite web|title=Captain America: The Ghost Army|url=https://www.alangratz.com/writing/captain-america-the-ghost-army/|accessdate=September 16, 2023|publisher=Alan Gratz}}
Heroes (Scholastic, 2024){{cite web|title=Heroes|url=https://www.alangratz.com/writing/heroes/|accessdate=September 16, 2023|publisher=Alan Gratz}}

Produced plays

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Knoxville Actors Co-op, 2004), adapted from the 1820 short story by Washington Irving
Measured in Labor: The Coal Creek Project (Knoxville Actors Co-op, 2004)
Young Hickory (Knoxville Actors Co-op, 1999)
The Gift of the Magi (Knoxville Actors Co-op, 1999), adapted from the 1905 short story by O. Henry
Indian Myths and Legends (Knoxville Actors Co-op, 1998)
Sweet Sixteen (Knoxville Actors Co-op, 1998)

Other writing credits

Episodes of the A&E Network show City Confidential
Somerset, KY: A Killer Campaign (2004)
Lexington, KY: A Parting Shot (2004)
Seattle, WA: The Long Walk Home (2004)
Pikeville, KY: Kentucky Gothic (2005)
The League of Seven Prequels
"Join, or Die: A League of Seven Short Story" Malaprop's Bookstore exclusive preorder Chapbook (2014)
"[http://www.tor.com/stories/2014/08/the-hero-of-five-points-alan-gratz Hero of the Five Points]" Tor.com exclusive short story (2014)

Grants and awards

Finalist, 2002 Marguerite de Angeli Contest (now known as the Delacorte Dell Yearling Contest for a First Middle-Grade Novel)
Co-winner, 2003 Kimberly Colen Memorial Grant from SCBWI{{cite web |url=http://www.scbwi.org/awards/grants_winners.htm |title=Awards & Grants |publisher=Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators |year=2006 |accessdate=December 8, 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006074113/http://www.scbwi.org/awards/grants_winners.htm |archivedate=October 6, 2007}}
Winner of the 2017 National Jewish Book Award in the Young Adult Literature category for his book Refugee{{Cite web|url=https://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/awards/national-jewish-book-awards/past-winners?category=30788|title=Past Winners|last=|first=|date=|website=Jewish Book Council|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=January 26, 2020}}
Winner of the 2018 [https://theglobalreadaloud.com/2018/03/30/and-the-winners-are-global-read-aloud-choices-2018-gra18/ Global Read Aloud] in the Middle School/Junior High Choice category of his book Refugee.
Winner of the 2019–2020 Young Hoosier Book Award (Middle Grades) for Refugee{{Cite web|title=Young Hoosier Book Award|url=https://www.ilfonline.org/page/yhba|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309054109/http://www.ilfonline.org/page/yhba |archive-date=March 9, 2016 }}
2020 Buxtehude Bull{{cite web | title=Buxtehuder Bulle für Roman über Jugendliche auf der Flucht | website=Die Presse | date=12 November 2021 | url=https://www.diepresse.com/6059917/buxtehuder-bulle-fur-roman-uber-jugendliche-auf-der-flucht | language=de | access-date=13 November 2021}}