Alan Gratz Explained

Alan Gratz
Birth Date:	27 January 1972
Birth Place:	Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.^[1]
Occupation:	Author
Education:	University of Tennessee (BA)
Genre:	Young Adult Fiction, Historical Fiction
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Spouse:	Wendi Gratz
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Children:	Jo Gratz

Alan Michael Gratz (born January 27, 1972) is the author of 19 novels for young adults including Prisoner B-3087, Code of Honor, Grenade, Something Rotten, Ground Zero and Refugee.

Life

Alan Gratz was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. He holds a B.A. in creative writing and a master's degree in English education, both from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.^[2] During his time at the university, he worked for the school's newspaper, the Daily Beacon.^[1]

Gratz currently lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife and children.^[3]

Published works

• Samurai Shortstop (Dial Books, 2006)^[4]
• Something Rotten (Dial, 2007)^[5]
• Fantasy Baseball (Dial, 2011)
• Starfleet Academy: The Assassination Game (Simon Spotlight, 2012)
• Prisoner B-3087 (Scholastic, 2013)^[6]
• The League of Seven (Tor Forge, 2014)
• The Dragon Lantern: A League of Seven Novel (Tor Forge, 2015)
• Code of Honor (2015)
• The Monster War: A League of Seven Novel (Tor Forge, 2016)
• Projekt 1065 (Scholastic, 2016)
• Ban This Book (Tor Forge, 2017)
• Refugee (Scholastic, 2017)
• Grenade (Scholastic, 2018)
• Allies (Scholastic, 2019)
• Resist (Scholastic, 2020)
• Ground Zero (Scholastic, 2021)
• Two Degrees (Scholastic, 2022)
• Captain America: The Ghost Army (Scholastic, 2023)^[7]
• Heroes (Scholastic, 2024)^[8]

Produced plays

• The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Knoxville Actors Co-op, 2004), adapted from the 1820 short story by Washington Irving
• Measured in Labor: The Coal Creek Project (Knoxville Actors Co-op, 2004)
• Young Hickory (Knoxville Actors Co-op, 1999)
• The Gift of the Magi (Knoxville Actors Co-op, 1999), adapted from the 1905 short story by O. Henry
• Indian Myths and Legends (Knoxville Actors Co-op, 1998)
• Sweet Sixteen (Knoxville Actors Co-op, 1998)

Other writing credits

• Episodes of the A&E Network show City Confidential
  • Somerset, KY: A Killer Campaign (2004)
  • Lexington, KY: A Parting Shot (2004)
  • Seattle, WA: The Long Walk Home (2004)
  • Pikeville, KY: Kentucky Gothic (2005)
• The League of Seven Prequels
  • "Join, or Die: A League of Seven Short Story" Malaprop's Bookstore exclusive preorder Chapbook (2014)
  • "Hero of the Five Points" Tor.com exclusive short story (2014)

Grants and awards

• Finalist, 2002 Marguerite de Angeli Contest (now known as the Delacorte Dell Yearling Contest for a First Middle-Grade Novel)
• Co-winner, 2003 Kimberly Colen Memorial Grant from SCBWI^[9]
• Winner of the 2017 National Jewish Book Award in the Young Adult Literature category for his book Refugee^[10]
• Winner of the 2018 Global Read Aloud in the Middle School/Junior High Choice category of his book Refugee.
• Winner of the 2019–2020 Young Hoosier Book Award (Middle Grades) for Refugee^[11]
• 2020 Buxtehude Bull^[12]

Notes and References

1. News: Pilcher. Kaitlyn. February 16, 2022. Young adult novelist Alan Gratz credits UT for preparing him for award-winning career. September 16, 2023.
2. Web site: About Me. Alan Gratz (alangratz.com). September 16, 2023.
3. Web site: Studios . Clockpunk . About Me . 2024-02-25 . Alan Gratz . en-US.
4. Web site: (review of) Samurai Shortstop BR 17085 . Braille Book Review . November–December 2007 . 76 . 5 . . December 8, 2007. December 3, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20071203174044/http://www.loc.gov/nls/bbr/2007/6-novdec.txt .
5. Web site: Author Interview: Alan Gratz on Something Rotten: A Horatio Wilkes Mystery. Cynthia Leitich Smith. December 8, 2007. November 24, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20071124024600/http://cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com/2007/11/author-interview-alan-gratz-on.html . November 24, 2007.
6. Web site: PRISONER B-3087 . March 23, 2019.
7. Web site: Captain America: The Ghost Army. September 16, 2023. Alan Gratz.
8. Web site: Heroes. September 16, 2023. Alan Gratz.
9. Web site: Awards & Grants . Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators . 2006 . December 8, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071006074113/http://www.scbwi.org/awards/grants_winners.htm . October 6, 2007.
10. Web site: Past Winners. Jewish Book Council. en. January 26, 2020.
11. Web site: Young Hoosier Book Award. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160309054109/http://www.ilfonline.org/page/yhba . March 9, 2016 .
12. Web site: Buxtehuder Bulle für Roman über Jugendliche auf der Flucht . Die Presse . 12 November 2021 . de . 13 November 2021.