Rob Buyea
{{Short description|American novelist (born 1976)}}
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| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|September 12, 1976}}
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| education = Syracuse University (BS)
Syracuse University School of Education (MA)
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| genre = Children's fiction (ages 9-14)
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Rob Buyea (born September 12, 1976) is an American children's fiction author best known for his Mr. Terupt series of novels. In 2011, Buyea won an E.B. White Read Aloud Award for Because of Mr. Terupt.{{cite web|title=ABA Unveils 2011 Indies Choice and E.B. White Award Winners|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/46788-aba-unveils-2011-indies-choice-and-e-b-white-award-winners.html|publisher=Publishers Weekly|accessdate=25 November 2012}} He is now a full time author, residing with his wife, three children, and two dogs in North Andover, Massachusetts.{{cite news|title=Nick Kidd takes third at Prep Nationals|url=http://www.barnstablepatriot.com/home2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20511&Itemid=68|accessdate=25 November 2012|newspaper=Barnstable Patriot|date=Mar 5, 2010}}
Education
Buyea earned a B.S. from the in biology from the College of Arts and Sciences (1999) and a M.A. in education from the School of Education (2000), both at Syracuse University.{{cite news |title=For Children's Author Rob Buyea '99, G'00, Writing Is Both "Humbling and Rewarding" |url=https://soe.syr.edu/childrens-author-rob-buyea/ |access-date=11 January 2023 |work=Syracuse University School of Education |date=5 January 2023}} He was a wrestler on the Syracuse Orange team.
Bibliography
- Because of Mr. Terupt, 2010{{cite web|title=Review: Because of Mr. Terupt|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/rob-buyea/because-mr-terupt/|publisher=Kirkus Reviews|accessdate=25 November 2012}}{{cite web|title=Review: Because of Mr. Terupt|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-385-73882-8|publisher=Publishers Weekly|accessdate=25 November 2012}}{{cite web|title=Grades 5 & Up|url=http://www.libraryjournal.com/slj/reviewsgrade5andup/887468-316/grades_5__up.html.csp|publisher=Library Journal|accessdate=25 November 2012}}
- Mr. Terupt Falls Again, 2012{{cite web|title=Review: Mr. Terupt Falls Again|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/rob-buyea/mr-terupt-falls-again/|publisher=Kirkus Reviews|accessdate=25 November 2012}}{{cite web|title=Book Review Grades 5 and Up: November 2012|url=http://www.slj.com/2012/11/books-media/reviews/grades-5-up/book-review-grades-5-and-up-november-2012/|publisher=School Library Journal|accessdate=25 November 2012}}
- Saving Mr. Terupt, 2015
- The Perfect Score, 2017
- Voices Rising From The Classroom, 2018
- The Perfect Secret, 2018
- The Perfect Star, 2019
- Goodbye, Mr. Terupt, 2020
- What Comes Next, 2021
- The Daredevils, 2022
- Carter Avery's Tricky Fourth-Grade Year, 2024
References
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External links
{{Portal|Children's literature}}
- {{LCAuth|n2010017850|Rob Buyea|2|}}
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Category:People from North Andover, Massachusetts
Category:21st-century American male writers
Category:21st-century American novelists
Category:American children's writers
Category:American male novelists
Category:Syracuse Orangemen wrestlers
Category:Syracuse University College of Arts and Sciences alumni
Category:Syracuse University School of Education alumni
Category:Writers from Massachusetts
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