Ron Roy

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Ron Roy
Born (1940-04-29) April 29, 1940 (age 84)
Alma mater University of Connecticut (BA)
University of Hartford (MA)
OccupationFiction writer
Notable work A to Z Mysteries
Website ronroy.com

Ron Roy (born April 29, 1940) is an American writer of children's fiction, primarily mysteries for young readers. He is best known for the series A to Z Mysteries (from 1997), Capital Mysteries (from 2001), and Calendar Mysteries (from 2009).

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Roy was born in Hartford, Connecticut, grew up in East Hartford, and has lived in Connecticut most of his life. [1] He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Connecticut and his master's degree in early childhood education from the University of Hartford. [2] He taught fourth grade for ten years until he sold his first book in 1978 and became a full-time writer. [3] His first several books were unpaged picture books.

Selected works

A to Z Mysteries

The A to Z Mysteries are a series of chapter books for readers aged 6 to 9, comprising 26 books published from 1997 through 2005. The series is written by Ron Roy, with interior illustrations and original cover art by John Steven Gurney, and redesigned cover art (2015) by Stephen Gilpin. In each book in the series, three kids named Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose solve a mystery set in their fictional home town of Green Lawn, Connecticut (and sometimes in other locations in the USA). The average page length of the text of each book is approximately 80 to 90 pages.

List of A to Z Mysteries books
#TitlePublished
1The Absent Author1997
2The Bald Bandit1997
3The Canary Caper1998
4The Deadly Dungeon1998
5The Empty Envelope1998
6The Falcon's Feathers1998
7The Goose's Gold1998
8The Haunted Hotel1999
9The Invisible Island1999
10The Jaguar's Jewel2000
11The Kidnapped King2000
12The Lucky Lottery2000
13The Missing Mummy2001
14The Ninth Nugget2001
15The Orange Outlaw2001
16The Panda Puzzle2002
17The Quicksand Question2002
18The Runaway Racehorse2002
19The School Skeleton2003
20The Talking T-Rex2003
21The Unwilling Umpire2004
22The Vampire's Vacation2004
23The White Wolf2004
24The X'ed-Out X-Ray2005
25The Yellow Yacht2005
26The Zombie Zone2005

Capital Mysteries

The Capital Mysteries is a chapter book series for readers aged 6 to 9, comprising 14 books published from 2001 through 2012. The series is written by Ron Roy, with interior illustrations by Timothy Bush and cover art by Greg Swearingen. In each book in the series, two kids named KC and Marshall solve a mystery set in and around their home city of Washington, D.C. The plots often involve the president himself.

List of Capital Mysteries books
#TitlePublished
1Who Cloned the President2001
2Kidnapped at the Capital2002
3The Skeleton in the Smithsonian2003
4A Spy in the White House2004
5Who Broke Lincoln's Thumb?2005
6Fireworks at the FBI2006
7Trouble at the Treasury2006
8Mystery at the Washington Monument2007
9A Thief at the National Zoo2008
10The Election Day Disaster2009
11The Secret at Jefferson's Mansion2009
12The Ghost at Camp David2010
13Trapped on the DC Train2011
14Turkey Trouble on the National Mall2012

Calendar Mysteries

The Calendar Mysteries is a chapter book series for first and second graders, comprising 13 books published from 2009 through 2014. The series is written by Ron Roy, with interior illustrations and cover art by John Steven Gurney. The main characters are cousins and younger siblings of Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose from the A to Z Mysteries series. The average page length of the text of each book is approximately 65 pages.

List of Calendar Mysteries books
#TitlePublished
1January Joker2009
2February Friend2009
3March Mischief2010
4April Adventure2010
5May Magic2011
6June Jam2011
7July Jitters2012
8August Acrobat2012
9September Sneakers2013
10October Ogre2013
11November Night2014
12December Dog2014
13New Year's Eve Thieves2014

A to Z Mysteries Super Editions

The A to Z Mysteries Super Editions is a chapter book series for readers aged 6 to 9, published from 2006. The series is written by Ron Roy, with interior illustrations and cover art by John Steven Gurney. A continuation of the popular original A to Z Mysteries series (the final volume of which was published in 2005), the Super Editions follow Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose as they travel to various locations around the US and solve mysteries. The average page length of the text of each book is approximately 130 pages.

List of A to Z Mysteries Super Edition books
#TitlePublished
1Detective Camp2006
2Mayflower Treasure Hunt2007
3White House White-out2008
4Sleepy Hollow Sleepover2010
5The New Year Dragon Dilemma2011
6The Castle Crime2014
7Operation Orca2015
8Secret Admirer2015
9April Fools' Fiasco2017
10Colossal Fossil2018
11Grand Canyon Grab2019
12Space Shuttle Scam2020
13Crime in the Crypt2021
14Leopard on the Loose2022

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References

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  2. "'A to Z Mysteries' children's author Ron Roy at Playhouse on Park". West Hartford News. 2011. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  3. "About". ronroy.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2013.