Allan Wolf | |
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| Born | United States |
| Alma mater | Virginia Tech |
| Genre | Young adult fiction, poetry |
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Allan Wolf is an American poet and young adult author. His books are primarily multi-perspective historical fiction in verse, but he has also published several poetry books for children. He is also an accomplished slam poet.
Wolf received a Master of Arts degree in English from Virginia Tech. After graduation, he taught at the university for three years [1] before moving to North Carolina, where he became the artistic and educational director of the touring group Poetry Alive!
Wolf founded the Southern Fried Poetry Slam in 1993, hosted the National Poetry Slam in 1994, and formed the National Championship Team in 1995. [2] He has hundreds of poems memorized and continues to travel and perform. [3]
He currently lives in Asheville, North Carolina with his wife and three children. [4]
New Found Land: Lewis and Clark's Voyage of Discovery, illustrated by Max Grafe, was published August 19, 2004 by Candlewick Press. The book received the following accolades, among others:
Zane's Trace was published August 28, 2007 by Candlewick Press. The book received the following accolades:
The Watch That Ends the Night: Voices from the Titanic was published October 11, 2011 by Candlewick Press. It is a young adult historical fiction novel written entirely in verse that tells the story of the Titanic. It is told in the voices of two dozen characters, including "the Unsinkable" Molly Brown, a ship rat, and the iceberg. When writing the book, Wolf created a secondary cast composed entirely of ship rats, but cut the narrative mostly out of the final draft at the request of his editor. [10]
The book received following accolades, among others:
Who Killed Christopher Goodman? was published March 14, 2017 by Candlewick Press. The book tells the story of a teenager who is murdered, and was based on the real-life murder of Wolf's childhood friend, Ed Disney. [18]
The book received starred reviews from Booklist [19] and the School Library Journal, [20] as well as the following accolades:
The Day the Universe Exploded My Head: Poems to Take You Into Space and Back Again, illustrated by Anna Raff, was published March 5, 2019 by Candlewick Press.
The book received starred reviews from Kirkus [22] and Booklist, [23] as well as the following accolades:
The Snow Fell Three Graves Deep: Voices from the Donner Party was published September 8, 2020 by Candlewick Press. It is told in multiple perspectives, including the voice of Hunger. It tells the entire story of the Donner Party and includes extensive appendices. While researching for the novel, Wolf spent time outdoors in the winter to understand what it felt like to be cold, and interviewed a man who experienced near-starvation. [26] The book received starred reviews from BookPage, [27] Booklist, [28] Shelf Awareness for Readers, [29] and The Horn Book, as well as the following accolades:
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The Snow Fell Three Graves Deep: Voices from the Donner Party is a fictional, poetic retelling of the historic Donner Party's expedition into the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The book is written by Allan Wolf, published September 8, 2020 by Candlewick Press.
The Watch That Ends the Night: Voices from the Titanic is a fictional retelling of the Titanic, written by Allan Wolf, published October 11, 2011 by Candlewick Press.
New Found Land: Lewis and Clark's Voyage of Discovery is a fictional retelling of the expedition of members of the Corps of Discovery, their guide Sacagawea, and Captain Lewis's Newfoundland dog across the United States. The book is written by Allan Wolf, illustrated by Max Grafe, and published August 19, 2004 by Candlewick Press.
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