Todd Strasser

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Todd Strasser
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Strasser in 2006
Born (1950-05-05) May 5, 1950 (age 74)
New York City, US
Pen nameMorton Rhue; T. S. Rue
OccupationWriter, journalist
EducationCollege
Alma materBeloit College
Period1979–present (as writer)
GenreChildren's and young adult fiction, novelizations, romans
SubjectLiterature
Notable worksFallout, The Wave, Price of Duty, Give A Boy A Gun
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Website
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Todd Strasser (born May 5, 1950) [1] is an American writer [2] of more than 140 young-adult and middle grade novels and many short stories and works of non-fiction, some written under the pen names Morton Rhue [3] and T.S. Rue.

Contents

Biography

Strasser was born in New York City. [4] He studied literature and creative writing at New York University and Beloit College, then worked as a reporter for the Middletown Times Herald-Record newspaper, and as a copywriter for Compton Advertising in New York City. [5] His first novel was Angel Dust Blues (1978). [6] He is the father of two children, and an avid tennis player and surfer. [7] In Germany, under the pen name Morton Rhue, [8] he is the best-selling author of such novels as Die Welle,Dschihad Online,Ich knall euch ab!, Boot Camp,No Place, No Home,Ghetto Kidz,Asphalt Tribe, and a number of other titles. In 2008, The Wave (the movie version of Die Welle) starring Jürgen Vogel, debuted at the Sundance Film Festival and went on to become a box office success in many European countries. In November 2019 Netflix released a world-wide series, We Are The Wave, inspired by Strasser's novel. [9]

Strasser's newest novels are Price of Duty (In Germany, American Hero) and Summer of '69. Price of Duty shows how the military uses promises of heroics, teamwork, and excitement to entice young people to enlist despite the life and death risks. The book has received uniformly outstanding reviews and was named an Amazon Young Adult Book of the Month for July, 2018, [10] as well as a 2018 New York Public Library Best Book for Teens. [11]

Summer of '69 is Strasser's autobiographical novel/memoir about his life during the summer of Woodstock, the war in Vietnam, and the first man to set foot on the Moon. It was written for adults and mature teens and explores the culture, drug use, sexual mores, and music of the 1960s, as well as his own problems with the military draft and the rupture to his family caused by a nearly forgotten tragedy many years before. Reviewing for Booklist, Ilene Cooper wrote:"Drugs, sex, and rock 'n' roll, those hallmarks of the summer of 1969, are all here, but there's so much more... The story captures the mood and spirit of the times …The best part transcends eras: Lucas' introspection as he contemplates his place in the world.” [12]

Themes

Strasser often writes about timely themes like nuclear war, Nazism, bullying at schools, homelessness, and school shootings. His novel The Wave , written under the pen name Morton Rhue, is a novelization of the teleplay by Johnny Dawkins for the 1981 television movie The Wave. Both the novel and the television movie are fictionalized accounts of the "Third Wave" teaching experiment by Ron Jones in a Cubberley High School history class in Palo Alto, California. The novel has been translated into more than a dozen languages and is read in many schools around the world.

His 2014 novel, Fallout, is part memoir and part speculative fiction featuring nuclear war that results from the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. A review in The New York Times called it "Exciting, harrowing ... Superb entertainment ... It thrums along with finely wrought atmosphere and gripping suspense." [13]

Strasser's works have sometimes proved to be controversial. Recently, his novel American Terrorist was withdrawn from publication in the United States after an uproar about it caused by a brief description of the book which appeared on Goodreads. The novel has been published in Germany under the title Dschihad Online, and in France with the title Djihad Online.

Strasser is the author of the Time Zone High trilogy, How I Changed My Life, How I Created My Perfect Prom Date, and How I Spent My Last Night on Earth. How I Created My Perfect Prom Date was adapted for the feature film Drive Me Crazy , starring Adrian Grenier and Melissa Joan Hart.

Other novels for young adults include The Accident, which became the television movie Over the Limit, as well as Angel Dust Blues, Friends Till the End, and A Very Touchy Subject. The latter also became a television movie, entitled Can a Guy Say No? Another novel, Workin' For Peanuts, was adapted to a television movie with the same title.

A trilogy of mystery thrillers for older young adult readers includes Wish You Were Dead, Blood on My Hands, and Kill You Last.

Strasser has also written a number of young adult series, including Impact Zone (about surfing), Drift X (about drift car competitions), and Here Comes Heavenly (about a punk nanny with magical powers).

His books for middle-graders include CON-fidence, The Diving Bell, and Abe Lincoln for Class President. His series for middle graders include the 17-book Help! I'm Trapped... collection, as well as the Don't Get Caught, Against the Odds, and Camp Run-A-Muck books. He wrote Is That a Dead Dog in Your Locker?, Is That a Sick Cat in Your Backpack?, Is That a Glow-In-The-Dark Bunny in Your Pillow Case?, Is That an Angry Penguin in Your Gym Bag?, and Is That an Unlucky Leprechaun In Your Lunch?

His Kids' Books series of E-books includes The Kids' Book of Gross Facts and Feats (two volumes), The Kids' Book of Weird Science, The Kids' Book of Stupendously Stupid Stunts, The Kids' Book of Really Dumb American Criminals, The Kids' Book of Amazing Sports Facts and Feats, The Kids' Book of Funny Animal Jokes, and others.

Strasser has published articles and short stories in The New Yorker , Esquire , and The New York Times .

Awards and honors

Fallout (2013)

2014 American Library Association Best Fiction for Young Adults [14]
2014 American Library Association Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers [14]
2014 National Council for the Social Studies Notable Tradebook for Young People [15]
2014 International Reading Association Young Adults' Choice [16]
2014 Bank Street Teacher's College Best Children's Books of the Year [17]

No Place (2014)

2015 National Council for the Social Studies Notable Tradebook for Young People [18]

If I Grow Up (2009)

2010 National Council for the Social Studies Notable Tradebook for Young People [19]

Boot Camp (2007)

2008 American Library Association Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers [20]
2015 American Library Association Popular Paperback for Young Adults [21]

Can't Get There From Here (2004)

2005 American Library Association Best Fiction for Young Adults [22]
2005 American Library Association Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers [23]
2006 International Reading Association Young Adults' Choice [24]
2010 American Library Association Popular Paperback for Young Adults [25]

Give A Boy A Gun (2001)

2002 International Reading Association Young Adults' Choice [24]
2006 American Library Association Popular Paperback for Young Adults [26]

Wish You Were Dead (2009)

2011 American Library Association Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers [27]
2011 Tayshas (Texas Library Association): Summer Reading List [28]
2012 New York Public Library: Books for the Teen Age. [29]
2012 Illinois: Abraham Lincoln H.S. Book Award [30]
2012 Voice of Youth Advocates Summer Reading List

Bibliography

Help! I'm Trapped

  1. Help! I'm Trapped in My Teacher's Body (1993)
  2. Help! I'm Trapped in the First Day of School (1994)
  3. Help! I'm Trapped in Obedience School (1995)
  4. Help! I'm Trapped in My Gym Teacher's Body (1996)
  5. Help! I'm Trapped in the President's Body (1997)
  6. Help! I'm Trapped in My Sister's Body (1997)
  7. Help, I'm Trapped in Obedience School Again (1997)
  8. Help, I'm Trapped in Santa's Body (1997)
  9. Help! I'm Trapped in My Principal's Body (1998)
  10. Help! I'm Trapped in the First Day of Summer Camp (1998)
  11. Help! I'm Trapped in My Camp Counselor's Body (1998)
  12. Help! I'm Trapped in an Alien's Body (1998)
  13. Help! I'm Trapped in a Movie Star's Body (1999)
  14. Help! I'm Trapped in My Lunch Lady's Body (1999)
  15. Help! I'm Trapped in a Professional Wrestler's Body (2000)
  16. Help! I'm Trapped in a Vampire's Body (2000)
  17. Help! I'm Trapped in a Supermodel's Body (2001)
  18. Help! I'm Trapped in Summer Camp (2006)
  19. Help! I'm Trapped in the First Day of Camp (2011)

Lifeguards

  1. Summers Promise (1993)
  2. Summer's End (1993)

Wordsworth

  1. Wordsworth and the Cold Cut Catastrophe (1995)
  2. Wordsworth and the Kibble Kidnapping (1995)
  3. Wordsworth and the Roast Beef Romance (1995)
  4. Wordsworth and the Mail-Order Meatloaf Mess (1995)
  5. Wordsworth and the Tasty Treat Trick (1996)
  6. Wordsworth and the Lip-Smacking Licorice Love Affair (1996)

How I...

  1. How I Changed My Life (1995)
  2. How I Created My Perfect Prom Date (1998)
  3. How I Spent My Last Night on Earth (1998)

Rock 'n' Roll Summer

  1. The Boys in the Band (1996)
  2. Playing for Love (1996)

Camp Run-A-Muck

  1. Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts (1997)
  2. Mutilated Monkey Meat (1997)
  3. Chopped-Up Birdy's Feet (1997)

Against the Odds

  1. Grizzly Attack (1998)
  2. Buzzard's Feast (1999)
  3. Gator Prey (1999)
  4. Shark Bite (1998)

Impact Zone

  1. Take Off (2004)
  2. Cut Back (2004)
  3. Close Out (1999)

Here Comes Heavenly

  1. Here Comes Heavenly (1999)
  2. Dance Magic (1999)
  3. Pastabilities (2000)
  4. Spell Danger (2000)

Don't Get Caught

  1. Driving the School Bus (2000)
  2. Wearing the Lunch Lady's Hairnet (2001)
  3. In the Girl's Locker Room (2001)
  4. In the Teacher's Lounge (2001)

DriftX

  1. Slide or Die (2006)
  2. Battle Drift (2006)
  3. Sidewayz Glory (2006)

Mob Princess

  1. For Money and Love (2007)
  2. Stolen Kisses, Secrets, and Lies (2007)
  3. Count Your Blessings (2007)

Nighttime

  1. Too Dark to See (2007)
  2. Too Scared to Sleep (2007)
  3. Too Afraid to Scream (2008)

Thrillogy

  1. Wish You Were Dead (2009)
  2. Blood on My Hands (2010)
  3. Kill You Last (2011)

Crematory Mystery Romance

  1. Young Hearts Aflame (2022)

Standalone books

TitlePublisherPublication dateISBNNotes
Angel Dust BluesCoward, McCann & Geoghegan, Inc.1979 ISBN   0-698-20485-9/ ISBN   978-0-698-20485-0 Todd Strasser's first novel.
Friends Till the EndDelacorte Press1981 ISBN   0-440-02750-0/ ISBN   978-0-440-02750-8
The Wave Dell 1981 ISBN   0-14-037188-5 Novelization of the 1981 ABC television film The Wave ; Todd Strasser's first novelization.
Rock 'N' Roll NightsDelacorte Press1982 ISBN   0-440-07407-X/ ISBN   978-0-440-07407-6
Workin' for PeanutsDelacorte Press1983 ISBN   0-440-09401-1/ ISBN   978-0-440-09401-2
Turn It Up!Delacorte Press1984 ISBN   0-385-29282-1/ ISBN   978-0-385-29282-5 Sequel to Rock 'N' Roll Nights.
The Complete Computer Popularity ProgramDelacorte Press1984 ISBN   0-385-29352-6/ ISBN   978-0-385-29352-5
A Very Touchy SubjectDelacorte Press1985 ISBN   0-385-29378-X/ ISBN   978-0-385-29378-5
Ferris Bueller's Day Off Signet Books June 1986 ISBN   0-451-14535-6/ ISBN   978-0-451-14535-2 Novelization of the 1986 Paramount Pictures film Ferris Bueller's Day Off .
WildlifeDelacorte Press1987 ISBN   0-385-29560-X/ ISBN   978-0-385-29560-4 Sequel to Rock 'N' Roll Nights and Turn It Up!.
The Mall from Outer SpaceScholasticOctober 1987 ISBN   0-590-40319-2/ ISBN   978-0-590-40319-1
The Family ManSt. Martin's PressFebruary 1988 ISBN   0-312-01427-9/ ISBN   978-0-312-01427-8 Strasser's first adult fiction.
The AccidentDelacorte Press1988 ISBN   0-440-50061-3/ ISBN   978-0-440-50061-2 Adapted for television as an installment of the series ABC Afterschool Special (Season 18, Episode 5 "Over the Limit") (1990).
CookieSignet Books1989 ISBN   0-451-15991-8/ ISBN   978-0-451-15991-5 Novelization of the 1989 Warner Bros. film Cookie .
Pink CadillacSignet BooksMay 1989 ISBN   0-451-16356-7/ ISBN   978-0-451-16356-1 Novelization of the 1989 film Pink Cadillac .
Beyond the ReefDelacorte PressSeptember 1989 ISBN   0-385-29782-3/ ISBN   978-0-385-29782-0 Illustrations by Debbe Heller.
Moving TargetFawcett Juniper BooksSeptember 1989 ISBN   0-449-70324-X/ ISBN   978-0-449-70324-3 Co-written with Dennis Freeland.
Home AloneScholasticJanuary 1991 ISBN   0-590-44668-1/ ISBN   978-0-590-44668-6 Novelization of the 1990 20th Century Fox film Home Alone .
The Diving BellScholasticMay 1992 ISBN   0-590-44620-7/ ISBN   978-0-590-44620-4
Honey, I Blew Up the KidScholastic1992 ISBN   0-590-55362-3/ ISBN   978-0-590-55362-9 Novelization of the 1992 Walt Disney Pictures film Honey, I Blew Up the Kid .
Home Alone 2: Lost in New YorkScholasticNovember 1992 ISBN   0-590-45717-9/ ISBN   978-0-590-45717-0 Novelization of the 1992 20th Century Fox film Home Alone 2: Lost in New York .
The Good SonPocket Books1993 ISBN   0-671-86751-2/ ISBN   978-0-671-86751-5 Novelization of the 1993 20th Century Fox film The Good Son .
Hocus PocusDisney Press1993 ISBN   1-56282-373-6/ ISBN   978-1-56282-373-3 Novelization of the 1993 Walt Disney Pictures film Hocus Pocus .
Super Mario Bros.Hyperion Books1993 ISBN   1-56282-471-6/ ISBN   978-1-56282-471-6 Novelization of the 1993 Hollywood Pictures film Super Mario Bros. .
Free WillyScholasticJuly 1993 ISBN   0-590-46756-5/ ISBN   978-0-590-46756-8 Novelization of the 1993 Warner Bros. film Free Willy .
Rookie of the Year The Trumpet Club September 1993 ISBN   0-440-40910-1/ ISBN   978-0-440-40910-6 Novelization of the 1993 20th Century Fox film Rookie of the Year .
The Three MusketeersDisney Press1993 ISBN   1-56282-590-9/ ISBN   978-1-56282-590-4 Novelization of the 1993 Walt Disney Pictures film The Three Musketeers .
FreakedThe Trumpet ClubOctober 1993 ISBN   0-440-40908-X/ ISBN   978-0-440-40908-3 Novelization of the 1993 20th Century Fox film Freaked .
Addams Family ValuesPocket BooksDecember 1993 ISBN   0-671-88036-5/ ISBN   978-0-671-88036-1 Novelization of the 1993 Paramount Pictures film Addams Family Values .
The Beverly Hillbillies HarperPaperbacks 1993 ISBN   0-06-100710-2/ ISBN   978-0-06-100710-1 Novelization of the 1993 20th Century Fox film The Beverly Hillbillies .
Walt Disney's Lady and the TrampDisney Press1994 ISBN   1-56282-614-X/ ISBN   978-1-56282-614-7 Novelization of the 1955 Walt Disney Animation Studios film Lady and the Tramp .
3 Ninjas Kick BackScholasticMarch 1994 ISBN   0-590-48450-8/ ISBN   978-0-590-48450-3 Novelization of the 1994 film 3 Ninjas Kick Back .
Walt Disney's Peter PanDisney Press1994 ISBN   1-56282-640-9/ ISBN   978-1-56282-640-6 Novelization of the 1953 Walt Disney Animation Studios film Peter Pan .
The PagemasterScholasticNovember 1994 ISBN   0-590-20243-X/ ISBN   978-0-590-20243-5 Novelization of the 1994 film The Pagemaster .
Miracle on 34th StreetScholasticNovember 1994 ISBN   0-590-22506-5/ ISBN   978-0-590-22506-9 Novelization of the 1994 20th Century Fox film Miracle on 34th Street .
Richie RichScholasticDecember 1994 ISBN   0-590-25092-2/ ISBN   978-0-590-25092-4 Novelization of the 1994 Warner Bros. film Richie Rich .
Street FighterNewmarket PressDecember 1994 ISBN   1-557-04224-1/ ISBN   978-1-55704-224-8 Novelization of the 1994 Universal Pictures film Street Fighter .
Please Don't Be Mine, Julie Valentine!ScholasticJanuary 1995 ISBN   0-590-48153-3/ ISBN   978-0-590-48153-3
Man of the HouseDisney PressMarch 1995 ISBN   0-7868-4040-4/ ISBN   978-0-7868-4040-3 Novelization of the 1995 Walt Disney Pictures film Man of the House .
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventures of Pecos BillDisney PressApril 1995 ISBN   0-7868-4011-0/ ISBN   978-0-7868-4011-3 Novelization of the 1995 Walt Disney Pictures film Tall Tale .
Free Willy 2: The Adventure HomeScholasticJuly 1995 ISBN   0-590-25227-5/ ISBN   978-0-590-25227-0 Novelization of the 1995 Warner Bros. film Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home .
The Amazing Panda AdventureScholasticAugust 1995 ISBN   0-590-55205-8/ ISBN   978-0-590-55205-9 Novelization of the 1995 Warner Bros. film The Amazing Panda Adventure .
JumanjiScholasticDecember 1995 ISBN   0-590-67910-4/ ISBN   978-0-590-67910-7 Novelization of the 1995 TriStar Pictures film Jumanji .
How I Created My Perfect Prom Date.Simon & SchusterSeptember 1996 ISBN   0-689-80482-2/ ISBN   978-0-689-80482-3 Originally published as Girl Gives Birth to Own Prom Date; later adapted into the film Drive Me Crazy (1999).
Howl-A-Ween 1996
Hey Dad, Get a Life!Holiday HouseOctober 1996 ISBN   0-823-41278-4/ ISBN   978-0-823-41278-5
A Horse Called Farmer1997
Abe Lincoln for Class President!1997
Home Alone 3ScholasticDecember 1997 ISBN   0-590-95712-0/ ISBN   978-0-590-95712-0 Novelization of the 1997 20th Century Fox film Home Alone 3 .
Kidnap Kids1998
Byte Barkley: Secret Agent K-91999
Y2K-9: the Dog Who Saved the WorldScholastic1999 ISBN   0-439-14247-4
Drive Me Crazy1999
Give a Boy a Gun Simon & Schuster2000 ISBN   0-689-84893-5
Con-Fidence2002
Thief of DreamsPutnam Juvenile2003 ISBN   0-399-23135-8
Can't Get There from HereSimon & Schuster Children's Publishing2004 ISBN   0-689-84169-8
Slide or DieSimon Pulse2006 ISBN   1-4169-0581-2
Cheap Shot2007
Boot Camp2007
Is That A Glow-in-the-Dark Bunny In Your Pillowcase?2007
Is That a Sick Cat in Your Backpack?2007
Is That A Dead Dog In Your Locker?2008
If I Grow Up2009
Is That an Angry Penguin in Your Gym Bag?2009
Is That an Unlucky Leprechaun in Your Lunch?2009
Famous2011
Trailer Girl2013
Fallout2013
No Place2014
The Beast of Cretacea2015
The Case of the Murderous Young Millionairess2016
American Terrorist2016 ISBN   1-481-46133-8/ ISBN   978-1-481-46134-4 Fictional story about two brothers divided against each other during an FBI sting operation. Removed from print.
Price of Duty2018
Summer of '692019
The Good War2021

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