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Jordan Sonnenblick | |
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 Jordan Sonnenblick at a book signing in Eldersburg, Maryland | |
| Born | July 4, 1969 Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri |
| Occupation | Author |
| Genre | Young Adult Literature |
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Jordan Sonnenblick (born July 4, 1969) is an American writer of young adult fiction. He is a graduate of New York City's Stuyvesant High School (1987), and of the University of Pennsylvania. [1]
Sonnenblick was born on July 4, 1969, in Fort Leonard Wood. He is from Staten Island, New York. In high school, he worked as both a tutor and a summer camp counselor. [2] In 1994, after graduating from college, he married his wife and moved to Pennsylvania with her. He now resides in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, with his wife and children. [1] He frequently visits schools all over the United States, and sometimes internationally, to talk about his books. [3] As of 2023, he has published 14 books since his career started back in 2004.
Sonnenblick taught 5th grade in Houston, Texas for three years, and 8th grade English at middle schools in Hackettstown and Phillipsburg in New Jersey for eleven years, before he retired to concentrate on writing books. His first novel, Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie , was inspired by one of his students, whose brother was battling cancer. He has always wanted to be an author and also plays the guitar, drums, and bass. He currently is substituting at Phillipsburg High School for sophomore English classes for the first semester of the 2023-24 school year. [4]
Lloyd Chudley Alexander was an American author of more than 40 books, primarily fantasy novels for children and young adults. Over his seven-decade career, Alexander wrote 48 books, and his work has been translated into 20 languages. His most famous work is The Chronicles of Prydain, a series of five high fantasy novels whose conclusion, The High King, was awarded the 1969 Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature. He won U.S. National Book Awards in 1971 and 1982.
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American Pie is a film series consisting of four sex comedy films. American Pie, the first film in the series, was released by Universal Pictures in 1999. The film became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon and gained a cult following among young people. Following American Pie, the second and third films in the series, American Pie 2 (2001) and American Wedding (2003), were released; the fourth, American Reunion, was released in 2012. A spin-off film series entitled American Pie Presents consists of five direct-to-video films that were released from 2005 to 2020.
Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie is a book aimed at children and young teenagers, and was the 2004 debut novel from author Jordan Sonnenblick, originally published by DayBlue Insights and later by Scholastic. Publishers Weekly described it as "insightful".
Notes From the Midnight Driver is a young adult novel by Jordan Sonnenblick. It was published by Scholastic in 2006.
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love is a 2009 American sex comedy film directed by John Putch. It is the fourth installment in the American Pie Presents film series, a spin-off of the American Pie franchise. The film stars Bug Hall, Brandon Hardesty, Kevin M. Horton, Beth Behrs, Jennifer Holland, John Patrick Jordan, Rosanna Arquette, and Eugene Levy. This was Sherman Hemsley's final film appearance before his death on July 24, 2012.
After Ever After is a book written by Jordan Sonnenblick. It is a continuation of the Alper family storyline from Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie, focusing on Jeffrey Alper's life after his cancer went into remission. Sonnenblick chose to continue the storyline after receiving an email from a social worker who told him "that the story was far from finished".
Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip is a book written by Jordan Sonnenblick. It is the story of Peter Friedman and the year he injures his elbow, making him never able to pitch on his baseball team again. It is also the same year that his grandfather develops Alzheimer's disease. His best friend AJ, still a star baseball player himself, keeps reminding Peter of his loss. The one bright spot is his new cute girlfriend Angelika and the gift of his grandfather's photography equipment.
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