Nathan Hale (author)

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Nathan Hale
Born1976
Sundance, Utah
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Author and illustrator
Known forNathan Hale's Hazardous Tales series
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Nathan Hale is an American author and illustrator of children's books, most notably the Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales series. He is also the illustrator of the graphic novels Rapunzel's Revenge, its sequel, Calamity Jack,Frankenstein: A Monstrous Parody, theDinosaur's Life Before Christmas, and many others. His work has been nominated for four Eisner Awards. [1]

Contents

He currently lives in Provo, Utah. [2]

Biography

Nathan grew up in Sundance, Utah, the child of ski instructors.[ citation needed ] His family didn't have any entertainment except for some fantasy stories, which his father would read out loud to him and his siblings.[ citation needed ]

Nathan went to Cornish College in Seattle.[ citation needed ] He first worked at a natural history museum, painting displays, and that led him to have a career to a natural history museum.[ citation needed ]

In 2011, Nathan was asked to illustrate Rapunzel's Revenge, and then asked to illustrate Calamity Jack. He was then inspired to create his own graphic novel series. The next year, he wrote and illustrated One Dead Spy, which was about the life of Nathan Hale, a soldier and spy for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. The next books have explained of the Revolutionary War, the Alamo, exploration of the Grand Canyon, the Underground Railroad, WWI, WWII, and the Haitian Revolution in hilarious ways.

He now lives in Utah and is an avid collector of Lego sets. [3]

Awards and honors

Many of Hale's books from the Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales series have landed on The New York Times Best Seller list. [1] The Underground Abductor and Alamo All Stars held the number one position. [1]

Eight of the books Hale has authored, as well as two books he has solely illustrated, are Junior Library Guild selections: Rapunzel’s Revenge (2008), [4] Calamity Jack (2010), [5] Alamo All-Stars (2016), [6] One Trick Pony (2017), [7] Raid of No Return (2017), [8] Lafayette! (2018), [9] Major Impossible (2020), [10] Blades of Freedom (2021), [11] Cold War Correspondent (2022), [12] and Above the Trenches (2023) [13]

In 2011, Bank Street College of Education marked Calamity Jack as being of "outstanding merit" in its list of the best books of the year. [14]

In 2017, One Trick Pony was named one of the best books of the year by VOYA, [7] Chicago Public Library, [15] and the New York Public Library. [16]

Awards and honors for Hale's writing and illustrations
YearTitleAwardResultRef.
2008 Rapunzel's Revenge Cybil Award for Elementary and Middle Grade Graphic NovelWinner [17]
2009 Rapunzel's Revenge Leah Adezio Award for Best Kid-Friendly Work Winner [18]
2009 Rapunzel's Revenge ALSC Notable Children's BooksSelection [19] [20]
2009 Rapunzel's Revenge Great Graphic Novels for Teens Selection [21]
2010 Rapunzel's Revenge Amelia Bloomer List Selection [22]
2011Calamity Jack Great Graphic Novels for Teens Selection [23]
2012Big Bad Ironclad! Cybil Award for Elementary and Middle Grade Graphic NovelFinalist [24]
2013Donner's Dinner Party Cybil Award for Elementary and Middle Grade Graphic NovelFinalist [25]
2013One Dead Spy Great Graphic Novels for Teens Selection [26] [27]
2014Donner Dinner Party Great Graphic Novels for Teens Selection [28]
2014Donner Dinner Party Spur Award for Best Western Juvenile NonfictionNominee
2015Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood Great Graphic Novels for Teens Selection [29]
2015Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood Will Eisner Award for Best Reality-Based WorkNominee [30]
2016The Underground Abductor Will Eisner Award for Best Publication for Kids (ages 9–12)Finalist [31]
2016The Underground Abductor Will Eisner Award for Best Writer/ArtistFinalist [31]
2018One Trick Pony Great Graphic Novels for Teens Selection [32]
2019Lafayette!Excellence in Graphic Literature Award for NonfictionFinalist [9]
2020Major ImpossibleExcellence in Graphic Literature Award for NonfictionFinalist [33]
2022Cold War CorrespondentExcellence in Graphic Literature Award for NonfictionFinalist [34]

Publications

As author

Standalone books

  • The Devil You Know (2005)
  • The Twelve Bots of Christmas (2005)
  • Yellowbelly and Plum Go to School (2007)
  • One Trick Pony (2017)
  • Apocalypse Taco (2019)
  • The Mighty Bite (2023)

Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales series

  • One Dead Spy (2012)
  • Big Bad Ironclad! (2012)
  • Donner Dinner Party (2013)
  • Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood (2014)
  • The Underground Abductor (2015)
  • Alamo All-Stars (2016)
  • Raid of No Return (2017)
  • Lafayette! (2018)
  • Major Impossible (2019)
  • Blades of Freedom: A Tale of Haiti, Napoleon, and the Louisiana Purchase (2020)
  • Cold War Correspondent: A Korean War Tale (2021)
  • Let's Make History! Create Your Own Comics (2022)
  • Above the Trenches (2023)

As illustrator

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