Greg Taylor (author)

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Greg Taylor
Born1951 (age 7172)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation(s)Children's book writer, screenwriter

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 . [1]

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Life

Taylor was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and attended Penn State University. [2]

Books

Killer Pizza

Published in 2009 by Feiwel & Friends, Greg Taylor's debut novel Killer Pizza is styled after B horror movies. [3] Aspiring to be a famous chef, Toby McGill gets a job at a monster-themed pizza restaurant named Killer Pizza, [3] 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. [4] [5] [6] Film studio MGM was reported in 2011 to have been working on a movie adaptation with a script by Adam Green. [7]

Killer Pizza: The Slice

Killer Pizza: The Slice, a sequel to Killer Pizza, was published in 2011 by Feiwel & Friends. [8] Toby and his fellow monster-hunters visit the Killer Pizza headquarters in New York and are sent on a mission involving a teenage shapeshifter. [9] [10] [11]

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. [12] [13] [14] [15] Christian Science Monitor found it "slight but engaging". [16]

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References

  1. Greg Taylor. Internet Movie Database (IMDb.com). Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  2. Taylor, Greg. "Bio". Greg Taylor Writer. Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Killer Pizza", Publishers Weekly , June 15, 2009.
  4. "Killer Pizza", Kirkus Reviews , May 1, 2009.
  5. Giarratano, Kimberly Garnick (September 2009). "Killer Pizza". School Library Journal . Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  6. Chipman, Ian (May 2009). "Killer Pizza". Booklist. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  7. Fisher, Lorna (November 9, 2011). "MGM to serve up Adam Green’s Killer Pizza adaptation". Total Film (totalfilm.com).
  8. Black, Susan (November 2011). "Killer Pizza: The Slice". Library Media Connection. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  9. "Killer Pizza: The Slice", Kirkus Reviews, April 18, 2011.
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  11. Sherman, Shawna (August 2011). "Killer Pizza: The Slice". School Library Journal. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  12. "The Girl Who Became a Beatle", Kirkus Reviews, January 8, 2011.
  13. "The Girl Who Became a Beatle". Publishers Weekly. December 2010. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  14. Pattee, Amy S. (April 2011). "The Girl Who Became a Beatle". School Library Journal. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  15. Engberg, Gillian (January 2011). "The Girl Who Became a Beatle". Booklist. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  16. Kehe, Marjorie (May 13, 2011). '4 great summer books for middle-grade readers: 3. "The Girl Who Became a Beatle", by Greg Taylor'. Christian Science Monitor .