Brian Katcher Explained

Brian Katcher
Birth Place:St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Occupation:Author
Genre:Young adult fiction
Notable Works:Almost Perfect (2009)
Children:1

Brian Katcher (born 1975) is an American author of young adult fiction. His novel Almost Perfect won the 2011 Stonewall Book Award.

Biography

Brian Katcher was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1975. He attended the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, then traveled and worked a variety of jobs before beginning his career as a writer. As of 2021, Katcher was living in central Missouri with his wife and daughter.[1]

Awards and honors

The American Library Association included Almost Perfect on their list of ALA Rainbow Book List (2010),[2] Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults (2012),[3] and Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults (2013).[4]

Awards for Katcher's writing!Year!Title!Award!Result!Ref.
2011Almost PerfectJames Cook Book AwardNominee[5]
Winner[6] [7]
Playing with MatchesMissouri Gateway Readers AwardNominee[8]
North Carolina Young Adult Book AwardWinner
2017The Improbable Theory of Ana and ZakMissouri Gateway Readers AwardNominee[9]
2020Deacon Locke Went to PromSouth Carolina Book Award for Young AdultNominee[10]

Publications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Brian. live. 2021-07-09. Brian Katcher. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20140325013924/http://briankatcher.com:80/site/about-brian/ . March 25, 2014 .
  2. Web site: January 11, 2011 . 2010 rainbow project booklist Awards & Grants . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210709191500/https://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/node/21634 . July 9, 2021 . 2021-07-09 . American Library Association.
  3. Web site: May 2, 2012 . Almost Perfect Awards & Grants . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210709191521/https://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/almost-perfect . July 9, 2021 . 2021-07-09 . American Library Association.
  4. Web site: February 1, 2013 . Almost Perfect Awards & Grants . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200619194451/http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/almost-perfect-1 . June 19, 2020 . 2021-07-09 . American Library Association.
  5. Web site: Almost Perfect . 2021-07-09 . . December 18, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231218151142/https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5982474-almost-perfect . live .
  6. Web site: January 10, 2011 . Almost Perfect Awards & Grants . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210709191511/https://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/content/almost-perfect-0 . July 9, 2021 . 2021-07-09 . American Library Association.
  7. Web site: Morales . Macey . 2011-01-10 . 'Almost Perfect' wins 2011 Stonewall Children’s and Young Adult Literature Award . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140519110653/http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2011/01/almost-perfect-wins-2011-stonewall-childrens-and-young-adult-literature . May 19, 2014 . 2021-07-09 . American Library Association . en.
  8. Web site: Playing with Matches . 2021-07-09 . . December 18, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231218151109/https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2838820-playing-with-matches . live .
  9. Web site: The Improbable Theory of Ana and Zak . 2021-07-09 . Goodreads . December 18, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231218151058/https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23015962-the-improbable-theory-of-ana-and-zak . live .
  10. Web site: Deacon Locke Went to Prom . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170528211451/http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31448982-deacon-locke-went-to-prom . May 28, 2017 . 2021-07-09 . Goodreads.
  11. Web site: August 2008 . Playing with Matches . 2023-12-18 . . December 18, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231218151158/https://www.booklistonline.com/Playing-with-Matches-Brian-Katcher/pid=2511461 . live .
  12. Web site: 2009-12-08 . Almost Perfect . 2023-12-18 . . January 7, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220107041353/https://www.booklistonline.com/Almost-Perfect-Brian-Katcher/pid=3535847 . live .
  13. Web site: 2015-04-01 . The Improbable Theory of Ana and Zak . 2023-12-18 . . December 18, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231218151106/https://www.booklistonline.com/The-Improbable-Theory-of-Ana-and-Zak-Brian-Katcher/pid=7173896 . live .
  14. Web site: 2017-04-15 . Deacon Locke Went to Prom . 2023-12-18 . . December 18, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231218151057/https://www.booklistonline.com/Deacon-Locke-Went-to-Prom-Brian-Katcher/pid=8686765 . live .

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