Allan Zullo

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Allan Zullo (born November 23, 1947) [1] [2] is an American non-fiction writer. He is the author or co-author of more than 120 paperbacks for adults and younger readers on a broad range of subjects for general audiences.

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A native of Rockford, Illinois, Zullo graduated from Northern Illinois University in 1969 with a degree in journalism. His books include The Baseball Hall of Shame [3] [4] and Baseball Confidential [5] (both co-written with Bruce Nash), A Boomer's Guide to Grandparenting (co-written with his wife Kathryn), [6] [7] and the Haunted Kids series. [8] His syndicated comic strip The Ghost Story Club [9] ran in American newspapers from 1995 to 1998.

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