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Allen Zadoff

Allen Zadoff is an American author of young adult fiction. He is mainly known for his young adult novels including the series Wild & Chance and The Unknown Assassin series, as well as the book Boy Nobody. His novel Food, Girls, and Other Things I Can’t Have received the 2010 Sid Fleischman Humor Award from the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.

Allen Zadoff
BornBoston, Massachusetts, U.S.
OccupationNovelist
EducationCornell University (BA)
Harvard University (MFA)
Period1998–present
GenreYoung Adult Fiction, Memoir, Comedy, Thriller
Website
Official website

Biography

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Allen Zadoff was born in Boston, Massachusetts and later lived in upstate New York, Manhattan, Tokyo, and Los Angeles. A former stage director, he graduated from the American Repertory Theater’s Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University.[citation needed] He is also an alumnus of the Warner Bros. Comedy Writers Workshop in Hollywood.[1]

Zadoff lives in Los Angeles where he works as a writer and writing teacher.[citation needed]

Writing

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Hungry (2007)

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Hungry: Lessons Learned on the Journey from Fat to Thin is an adult memoir published by Da Capo Press in October 2007.[2] The Los Angeles Times called it "gentle, funny...uncommonly appealing."[3]

Food, Girls, and Other Things I Can’t Have (2009)

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Food, Girls, and Other Things I Can't Have is a young adult novel released by Egmont USA in September 2009.[4] VOYA described it as "a must-read for adolescents and adults alike."[5][better source needed] The paperback edition was published February 22, 2011.

Food, Girls, and Other Things I Can’t Have won the 2010 Sid Fleischman Humor Award from the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators,[6] and was a finalist for the Georgia Peach Book Awards and a nominee for the Missouri Gateway Readers Awards.[citation needed] The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) included it on their 2010 list of Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults.[7]

The Unknown Assassin trilogy (2013-2015)

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The Unknown Assassin trilogy is published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers in the United States and Orchard Books in the United Kingdom.

The first book, originally published as Boy Nobody, was released June 11, 2013.[8] The paperback edition was published under the title I am the Weapon.[9] It received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly[8] and VOYA.[citation needed] In 2012, Sony Pictures optioned the feature film rights to the series with Will Smith's Overbrook Entertainment set to produce.[10] In 2014, Young Adult Library Services Association included it on their top ten list of Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers.[11] It was also a finalist for Best Young Adult Novel a the 2014 International Thriller Writers Awards.[12]

I am the Weapon was followed by I am the Mission, published June 1, 2014,[13] and I am the Traitor, published June 9, 2015.

Wild & Chance series (2020)

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Zadoff's latest middle grade series, Wild & Chase, is published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. The title book was released April 28, 2020;[14] the second, The Puppy War, was released May 18, 2021.[15]

Publications

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Novels

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  • Food, Girls, and Other Things I Can’t Have. Egmont. 2009. ISBN 978-1-60684-004-7.[4]
  • My Life, the Theater, and Other Tragedies. Egmont. 2011. ISBN 978-1-60684-036-8.[16]
  • Since You Left Me. Egmont. 2012. ISBN 978-1-60684-296-6.[17]

The Unknown Assassin series

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  1. Boy Nobody / I Am the Weapon. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. 2013. ISBN 978-0-316-19967-4.[8][9]
  2. I Am the Mission. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. 2014. ISBN 978-0-316-19969-8.[13]
  3. I Am the Traitor. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. 2015. ISBN 978-0-316-33687-1.

Wild & Chance series

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  1. Wild & Chase. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. 2020. ISBN 978-1-368-05319-8.[14]
  2. The Puppy War. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. 2021. ISBN 978-0-7595-5621-8.[15]

Memoir

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References

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  1. ^ "Writers' Workshop - Television Workshop". Warner Brothers Writers Workshop.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b "Hungry: Lessons Learned on the Journey from Fat to Thin by Allen Zadoff". Publishers Weekly. October 1, 2007. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  3. ^ Reynolds, Susan Salter (December 2, 2007). "Discoveries". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Food, Girls, and Other Things I Can't Have by Allen Zadoff". Publishers Weekly. September 14, 2009. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  5. ^ "Food, Girls, and Other Things I Can't Have". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  6. ^ "Allen Zadoff Wins 2010 Sid Fleischman Award". Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. April 27, 2010. Archived from the original on September 24, 2010. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
  7. ^ "Food, Girls, and Other Things I Can't Have". American Library Association. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  8. ^ a b c "Boy Nobody by Allen Zadoff". Publishers Weekly. April 29, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  9. ^ a b "I am the Weapon". Kirkus Reviews. April 2, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  10. ^ Sneider, Jeff (April 20, 2012). "Sony eyes 'Boy Nobody' franchise for Jaden Smith". Variety. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  11. ^ "YALSA names 2014 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers". American Library Association. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  12. ^ "Past Nominees and Winners". International Thriller Writers. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  13. ^ a b "I am the Mission". Kirkus Reviews. April 29, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  14. ^ a b "Wild & Chase". Kirkus Reviews. December 7, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  15. ^ a b "The Puppy War". Kirkus Reviews. March 24, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  16. ^ "My Life, the Theater, and Other Tragedies by Allen Zadoff". Publishers Weekly. April 11, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
  17. ^ "Since You Left Me by Allen Zadoff". Publishers Weekly. June 25, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
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