William Sleator (1945–2011)

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William Sleator was born on February 13, 1945 in Harve de Grace, Maryland. In 1967, he received a BA in English from Harvard University. He mainly wrote science fiction novels for young adults. His first novel, Blackbriar, was published in 1972. He wrote more than 30 books including House of vis mere Stairs, Interstellar Pig, The Green Futures of Tycho, Strange Attractors, The Spirit House, The Boy Who Couldn't Die, and The Phantom Limb. His picture book, The Angry Moon, won a Caldecott Award in 1971. He died on August 3, 2011 at the age of 66. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre

Omfatter også følgende navne: William Sleazor, William Sleator, Illustrator Sleator Blair William; Lent, Blair William; Lent Sleator, Illustrator, With Pictures Retold By William Sleator Iindians

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Interstellar Pig

Boxes

The Spirit House

Værker af William Sleator

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House of Stairs (1974) 938 eksemplarer

Stjernekrig (1984) 718 eksemplarer

På grænsen mellem to rum (1985) 418 eksemplarer

Den spejlvendte dreng (1986) 307 eksemplarer

The Boy Who Couldn't Die (2004) 302 eksemplarer

Marco's Millions (2001) 301 eksemplarer

Among the Dolls (1975) 270 eksemplarer

The Boxes (1998) 266 eksemplarer

Into the Dream (1979) 246 eksemplarer

The Green Futures of Tycho (1981) 186 eksemplarer

The Last Universe (2005) 174 eksemplarer

The Duplicate (1988) 153 eksemplarer

Oddballs (1993) 148 eksemplarer

Parasite Pig (2002) 144 eksemplarer

Blackbriar (1972) 135 eksemplarer

Rewind (1999) 131 eksemplarer

The Beasties (1997) 130 eksemplarer

Others See Us (1993) 129 eksemplarer

Hell Phone (2006) 128 eksemplarer

Test (2008) 122 eksemplarer

Fingers (1983) 94 eksemplarer

Strange Attractors (1989) 89 eksemplarer

The Spirit House (1991) 78 eksemplarer

The Night the Heads Came (1996) 66 eksemplarer

The Angry Moon (1970) 61 eksemplarer

Dangerous Wishes (1995) 46 eksemplarer

Run (1973) 35 eksemplarer

Boltzmon! (1999) 27 eksemplarer

The Phantom Limb (2011) 22 eksemplarer

Once Said Darlene (A Fat Cat Book) (1979) 14 eksemplarer

That's Silly (1981) 6 eksemplarer

Geisterfinger. ( Ab 13 J.). (1993) 3 eksemplarer

Interstellar Pig & Singularity ( Set of 2 Books ) (1987) 1 eksemplar

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Guys Write for Guys Read (2005) — Bidragyder — 769 eksemplarer

Gys! (2002) — Bidragyder — 231 eksemplarer

How Beautiful the Ordinary: Twelve Stories of Identity (2009) — Bidragyder — 217 eksemplarer

The Big Book For Our Planet (1993) — Bidragyder — 135 eksemplarer

Twice Told: Original Stories Inspired by Original Artwork (2006) — Bidragyder — 111 eksemplarer

Brave New Love (2012) — Bidragyder — 84 eksemplarer

On The Edge: Stories At The Brink (2000) — Bidragyder — 61 eksemplarer

Bruce Coville's Book of Spine Tinglers II: More Tales to Make You Shiver (1997) — Bidragyder — 48 eksemplarer

Things That Go Bump in the Night: A Collection of Original Stories (1989) — Bidragyder — 29 eksemplarer

Soul Searching: Thirteen Stories about Faith and Belief (2002) — Bidragyder — 22 eksemplarer

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Kanonisk navn: Sleator, William
Juridisk navn: Sleator III, William Warner
Fødselsdato: 1945-02-13
Dødsdag: 2011-08-03
Køn: male
Nationalitet: USA
Fødested: Havre de Grace, Maryland, USA
Dødssted: Bua Chet, Thailand
Bopæl: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
England, UK
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Thailand
University City, Missouri, USA (childhood)
Bua Chet, Thailand (last years of life)
Uddannelse: Harvard University (A.B. | English | 1967)
Erhverv: novelist
pianist
children's book author
young adult writer
Relationer: Rhode, Paul Peter (companion, -1999)
Chitsa-Ard, Siang (companion, -2008)
Sleator, Tycho (sibling)
Organisationer: Boston Ballet (pianist)

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