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He grew up in [[Wantagh, New York]] and went to college in [[Oneonta, New York]]. After graduating from college in 1983, he worked as a waiter for one year before being hired as a copywriter by [[Scholastic Corporation]]. "Meeting" many notable children's writers through their books, he was inspired to try writing himself. His first book, ''MAXX TRAX: Avalanche Rescue'', was published in 1986. Since then Preller has written a variety of books, some under [[pen name]]s including Mitzy Kafka, James Patrick, and Izzy Bonkers. He lives in [[Delmar, New York]], with his wife Lisa and their three children, Nicholas, Gavin, and Maggie.
He grew up in [[Wantagh, New York]] and went to college in [[Oneonta, New York]]. After graduating from college in 1983, he worked as a waiter for one year before being hired as a copywriter by [[Scholastic Corporation]]. "Meeting" many notable children's writers through their books, he was inspired to try writing himself. His first book, ''MAXX TRAX: Avalanche Rescue'', was published in 1986. Since then Preller has written a variety of books, some under [[pen name]]s including Mitzy Kafka, James Patrick, and Izzy Bonkers. He lives in [[Delmar, New York]], with his wife Lisa and their three children, Nicholas, Gavin, and Maggie.
Preller up stories when he was young and sold them to friends, family, and neighbors. At that time, however, he planned to become a baseball player for the [[New York Mets]].
Preller made up stories when he was young and sold them to friends, family, and neighbors. At that time, however, he planned to become a baseball player for the [[New York Mets]].

It has also been told that Preller, a lover of amphibians since age six, once had a commercial-grade tree-frog exhibit built into the basement of his Delmar home. Incidentally, he swapped the exhibit for a nursery with the birth of his second son, Gavin, but rather than finding a new home for his coveted branch-hopping companions, he adjusted the climate of his entire home to cater to that of a tree-frog, and has been living like that ever since. It is said that this change in the internal temperature of his home has greatly influenced his writing.


==Published books==
==Published books==
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# ''The Case of the Runaway Dog''
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# ''The Case of the Rainy Day Mystery''
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# ''The Case of the Skateboarding Superstar''
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# ''The Case of the Kidnapped Candy''
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# ''The Case of the Missing Case of Dad’s Soda''
# ''The Case of the Spoiled Rotten Spy''
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Latest revision as of 21:17, 11 August 2024

James Preller (born February 1, 1961) is an American writer of children's books including Bystander, Six Innings, and the Jigsaw Jones Mysteries.

He grew up in Wantagh, New York and went to college in Oneonta, New York. After graduating from college in 1983, he worked as a waiter for one year before being hired as a copywriter by Scholastic Corporation. "Meeting" many notable children's writers through their books, he was inspired to try writing himself. His first book, MAXX TRAX: Avalanche Rescue, was published in 1986. Since then Preller has written a variety of books, some under pen names including Mitzy Kafka, James Patrick, and Izzy Bonkers. He lives in Delmar, New York, with his wife Lisa and their three children, Nicholas, Gavin, and Maggie.

Preller made up stories when he was young and sold them to friends, family, and neighbors. At that time, however, he planned to become a baseball player for the New York Mets.

Published books

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