Rob Buyea

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Rob Buyea
BornSeptember 12, 1976 (1976-09-12) (age 48)
OccupationWriter, educator
Education Syracuse University (BS)
Syracuse University School of Education (MA)
Genre Children's fiction (ages 9-14)
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Website
robbuyea.com

Rob Buyea (born September 12, 1976) is an American children's fiction author best known for his Mr. Terupt series of novels. In 2011, Buyea won an E.B. White Read Aloud Award for Because of Mr. Terupt. [1] He is now a full time author, residing with his wife, three children, and two dogs in North Andover, Massachusetts. [2]

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Education

Buyea earned a B.S. from the in biology from the College of Arts and Sciences (1999) and a M.A. in education from the School of Education (2000), both at Syracuse University. [3] He was a wrestler on the Syracuse Orange team.

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