John David Anderson
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Born | John David Anderson May 21, 1975 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
Occupation | Author |
Language | English |
Nationality | American |
Education | Indiana University University of Illinois |
Genre | Action, Adventure, Fantasy |
Spouse | Alithia Anderson |
Children | Isabella and Nick (Twins) |
Website | |
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John David Anderson is an American writer of middle-grade fiction. His works include Posted, Ms. Bixby's Last Day, Stowaway, One Last Shot, Riley's Ghost, Insert Coin to Continue, The Dungeoneers, Sidekicked, Minion, Granted, and Standard Hero Behavior.
Life[]
Anderson was born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he currently resides. He is married to Alithea Anderson and is the father of twins,[1] Isabella and Nikhil.
Anderson attended Indiana University, where he received an undergraduate degree in English literature, and the University of Illinois, where he received a master's degree in the same. He is a full-time writer and frequent presenter at schools across the country.[2] His books have been featured on many state and library reading lists.
Works[]
- Standard Hero Behavior, 2007, Clarion Books
- Sidekicked, 2013, Walden, HarperCollins
- Minion, 2014, Walden, HarperCollins
- The Dungeoneers, 2015, Walden, HarperCollins
- Ms. Bixby's Last Day, 2016, Walden, HarperCollins
- Insert Coin to Continue, 2016, Aladdin Books
- Posted, 2017, Walden, HarperCollins
- Granted, 2018, Walden, HarperCollins
- Finding Orion, 2019, Walden, HarperCollins
- One Last Shot, 2020, Walden, HarperCollins
- Stowaway, 2021, Walden, HarperCollins
- Riley's Ghost, 2022, Walden, HarperCollins
Website[]
John David Anderson has his own website at "www.johndavidanderson.org".
References[]
- ^ Spelunking, Aeicha @ Word (March 26, 2014). "Word Spelunking: (MMGM) John David Anderson, author of Minion {Interview & Giveaway}". Word Spelunking. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ^ "John David Anderson". Adams Literary. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- 1975 births
- Writers from Indiana
- Writers from Indianapolis
- Living people