Greg Taylor (author)

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Greg Taylor (born 1951) is an American writer of books for children and young adults. He is also a screenwriter of films including Jumanji and Prancer.[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0852430/ Greg Taylor]. Internet Movie Database (IMDb.com). Retrieved June 12, 2012.

Life

Taylor was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and attended Penn State University.{{cite web|last=Taylor|first=Greg|title=Bio|url=http://www.gregtaylorwriter.com/bio.html|work=Greg Taylor Writer|accessdate=19 February 2014|archive-date=22 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022211842/http://www.gregtaylorwriter.com/bio.html|url-status=dead}}

Books

=Killer Pizza=

Published in 2009 by Feiwel & Friends, Greg Taylor's debut novel Killer Pizza is styled after B horror movies.[http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-312-37379-5 "Killer Pizza"], Publishers Weekly, June 15, 2009. Aspiring to be a famous chef, Toby McGill gets a job at a monster-themed pizza restaurant named Killer Pizza, only to discover that his new place of employment is actually a Monster Hunting Organization; he and other teens, Strobe and Annabel, fight monsters called the guttata (werewolf-like creatures) while disguised in their pizza delivery uniforms.[http://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/greg-taylor/killer-pizza/ "Killer Pizza"], Kirkus Reviews, May 1, 2009.{{cite web |url=http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/book-reviews/44221015/killer-pizza |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222173814/http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/book-reviews/44221015/killer-pizza |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-02-22 |title=Killer Pizza |work=School Library Journal |author=Giarratano, Kimberly Garnick |date=September 2009 |accessdate=February 17, 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/book-reviews/40525801/killer-pizza |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222173732/http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/book-reviews/40525801/killer-pizza |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-02-22 |title=Killer Pizza |work=Booklist |author=Chipman, Ian |date=May 2009 |accessdate=February 17, 2014}} Film studio MGM was reported in 2011 to have been working on a movie adaptation with a script by Adam Green.Fisher, Lorna (November 9, 2011). [http://www.totalfilm.com/news/mgm-to-serve-up-adam-green-s-killer-pizza-adaptation "MGM to serve up Adam Green’s Killer Pizza adaptation"]. Total Film (totalfilm.com).

=Killer Pizza: The Slice=

Killer Pizza: The Slice, a sequel to Killer Pizza, was published in 2011 by Feiwel & Friends.{{cite web |url=http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/book-reviews/67787906/killer-pizza-slice |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222173838/http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/book-reviews/67787906/killer-pizza-slice |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-02-22 |title=Killer Pizza: The Slice |work=Library Media Connection |author=Black, Susan |date=November 2011 |accessdate=February 17, 2014}} Toby and his fellow monster-hunters visit the Killer Pizza headquarters in New York and are sent on a mission involving a teenage shapeshifter.[http://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/greg-taylor/killer-pizza-slice/ "Killer Pizza: The Slice"], Kirkus Reviews, April 18, 2011.{{cite web |url=http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/book-reviews/72936178/killer-pizza-slice |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222173757/http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/book-reviews/72936178/killer-pizza-slice |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-02-22 |title=Killer Pizza: the Slice |work=SIGNAL Journal |author=Zipperer, Freya Johnson |date=September 2011 |accessdate=February 17, 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/book-reviews/64135582/killer-pizza-slice |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222173850/http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/book-reviews/64135582/killer-pizza-slice |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-02-22 |title=Killer Pizza: The Slice |work=School Library Journal |author=Sherman, Shawna |date=August 2011 |accessdate=February 17, 2014}}

=The Girl Who Became a Beatle=

Published in 2011 by Feiwel & Friends, this young adult-novel is about a teenage musician who wishes her band, The Caverns, could be as famous as The Beatles. The next day, she finds that The Caverns have replaced The Beatles in history.[http://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/greg-taylor/girl-who-became-beatle/ "The Girl Who Became a Beatle"], Kirkus Reviews, January 8, 2011.{{cite web |url=http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/book-reviews/57235793/girl-who-became-beatle |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222173745/http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/book-reviews/57235793/girl-who-became-beatle |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-02-22 |title=The Girl Who Became a Beatle |work=Publishers Weekly |author= |date=December 2010 |accessdate=February 17, 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/book-reviews/59966750/girl-who-became-beatle |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222173720/http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/book-reviews/59966750/girl-who-became-beatle |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-02-22 |title=The Girl Who Became a Beatle |work=School Library Journal |author=Pattee, Amy S. |date=April 2011 |accessdate=February 17, 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/book-reviews/57398836/girl-who-became-beatle |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222173826/http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/book-reviews/57398836/girl-who-became-beatle |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-02-22 |title=The Girl Who Became a Beatle |work=Booklist |author=Engberg, Gillian |date=January 2011 |accessdate=February 17, 2014}} Christian Science Monitor found it "slight but engaging".Kehe, Marjorie (May 13, 2011). [http://www.csmonitor.com/Books/2011/0513/4-great-summer-books-for-middle-grade-readers/The-Girl-Who-Became-a-Beatle-by-Greg-Taylor '4 great summer books for middle-grade readers: 3. "The Girl Who Became a Beatle", by Greg Taylor']. Christian Science Monitor.

References

External links

{{official website}} {{dead link|date=October 2022}}
[https://us.macmillan.com/author/gregtaylor Greg Taylor] at publisher Macmillan (US.macmillan.com)
{{LCAuth|no99049174|Greg Taylor|4|}}
[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0852430/ IMDb: Greg Taylor]

Category:1951 births

Category:Living people

Category:American children's writers

Category:American male screenwriters

Category:Screenwriters from Pennsylvania

Category:20th-century American screenwriters

Category:21st-century American male writers

Category:American young adult novelists