| 词条 | Tony Abbott (author) |
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| name = Tony Abbott | embed = | honorific_prefix = | honorific_suffix = | image = | image_size = | image_upright = | alt = | caption = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | pseudonym = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|10|26}} | birth_place = Cleveland, Ohio | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | occupation = | language = | residence = | nationality = American | citizenship = | education = | alma_mater = | period = | genre = children's | subject = | movement = | notableworks = The Secrets of Droon | spouse = | partner = | children = | relatives = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | years_active = | module = | website = | portaldisp = }} Tony Abbott (born 26 October 1952) is an American author of children's books. His most popular work is the book series The Secrets of Droon, which includes over 40 books. He has sold over 12 million copies of his books and they have been translated into several other languages, including Italian, Spanish, Korean, French, Japanese, Polish, Turkish, and Russian.[1] He has also written Firegirl and The Copernicus Legacy. Early lifeTony Abbott was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1952. His father was a university professor and had an extensive library of books which became one of Abbott's first sources of literature. Tony had one brother and two sisters.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}} When he was eight years old, his family moved to Connecticut where he went through elementary school and high school. Abbott attended the University of Connecticut, and after studying both music and psychology, decided to study English and graduated from the University of Connecticut with a bachelor's degree in English literature and major's in Music and Psychology. After college, he travelled to Europe, returned home and found work at several bookstores and a publishing company. He attended the workshops of Patricia Reilly Giff to further develop his writing.[2] CareerWhile taking writing class from Patricia Reilly Giff and several failures, Abbott finally published his book Danger Guys. He is well known for the book series The Secrets of Droon, which includes over 40 books.[1] He has also written the bestseller Firegirl and The Copernicus Legacy series. Personal lifeAbbott currently lives in Trumbull, Connecticut, with his wife, two daughters, and two dogs.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}} He is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, the Yale Center for British Art, and other esteemed arts organizations. BooksMr. Abbott has written over ninety-five books including:[3] Danger Guys series
The Weird Zone series
The Haunting of Derek Stone series
Secrets of Droon series
Special editions
Non-series works
UnderWorlds Series
The Copernicus Legacy
Awards
References1. ^1 About Tony from Abbott's website 2. ^{{cite web|title=Placing Family First Hasn’t Held Children’s Author Back|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/03/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/03artsct.html|website=www.nytimes.com|publisher=TAMMY LA GORCE|accessdate=26 February 2013}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=Search - List of Books by Tony Abbott|url=http://www.paperbackswap.com/Tony-Abbott/author/|website=www.paperbackswap.com|accessdate=26 February 2013}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=Underworlds *1: The Battle Begins [Paperback]|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/0545308313?_rd_i=0743480716|website=www.amazon.com|accessdate=26 February 2013}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=Underworlds *2: When Monsters Escape [Paperback]|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/0545308321|website=www.amazon.com|accessdate=26 February 2013}} External links{{Portal|Children's literature |Mythology}}
13 : 1952 births|Living people|American children's writers|American fantasy writers|American male novelists|Writers from Cleveland|20th-century American novelists|20th-century American male writers|21st-century American novelists|Edgar Award winners|People from Trumbull, Connecticut|21st-century American male writers|Novelists from Ohio |
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