Tony Abbott (Author)
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Tony Abbott 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
.He has also written the bestseller "Firegirl".
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. 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. He attended the workshops of Patricia Reilly Giff
to further develop his writing after college.
Abbott currently lives in Trumbull, Connecticut, with his wife, two daughters, and two dogs. Tony had one brother and two sisters.
Tony Abbott (born 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
.He has also written the bestseller "Firegirl".
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. 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. He attended the workshops of Patricia Reilly Giff
to further develop his writing after college. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/03/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/03artsct.html
Abbott currently lives in Trumbull, Connecticut, with his wife, two daughters, and two dogs. Tony had one brother and two sisters.
Tony Abbott (born 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
.He has also written the bestseller "Firegirl".
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. 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. He attended the workshops of Patricia Reilly Giff
to further develop his writing after college. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/03/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/03artsct.html
Abbott currently lives in Trumbull, Connecticut, with his wife, two daughters, and two dogs. Tony had one brother and two sisters.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
author of children's books. His most popular work is the book series The Secrets of Droon
The Secrets of Droon
The Secrets of Droon is a fantasy book series by Tony Abbott aimed at elementary school-age children. The series was named by the American Booksellers Association among the top ten books for Harry Potter fans...
, 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
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
, Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
, Korean
Korean language
Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, Japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
, Polish
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
, Turkish
Turkish language
Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
, and Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
.He has also written the bestseller "Firegirl".
Abbott was born in Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
, 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. When he was eight years old, his family moved to Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
where he went through elementary school and high school.
Abbott attended the University of Connecticut
University of Connecticut
The admission rate to the University of Connecticut is about 50% and has been steadily decreasing, with about 28,000 prospective students applying for admission to the freshman class in recent years. Approximately 40,000 prospective students tour the main campus in Storrs annually...
, and after studying both music and psychology, decided to study English and graduated from the University of Connecticut with a bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in English literature. He attended the workshops of Patricia Reilly Giff
Patricia Reilly Giff
Patricia Reilly Giff was born on April 26, 1935 in Brooklyn, New York. She is an author and teacher. She was educated at Marymount College, where she was awarded a B.A. degree, and St. John's University, where she earned an M.A. and Hofstra University, where she was awarded a Professional Diploma...
to further develop his writing after college.
Abbott currently lives in Trumbull, Connecticut, with his wife, two daughters, and two dogs. Tony had one brother and two sisters.
Danger Guys series
- Danger Guys (1994)
- Danger Guys Blast Off (1994)
- Danger Guys: Hollywood Halloween
- Danger Guys Hit the Beach (1995)
- Danger Guys On Ice (1995)
- Danger Guys and the Golden Lizard (1996)
The Haunting of Derek Stone series
- city of the dead (2009)
- Bayou Dogs (2009)
- the red house (2009)
- The Ghost Road (2009)
Secrets of Droon series
- The Final Quest (2010)
- The Genie King (2010)
- Knights of the Ruby Wand (2010)
UnderWorlds Series
- The Battle Begins (Scholastic 2011/Amazon 2012)
Tony Abbott (born 1952) is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
author of children's books. His most popular work is the book series The Secrets of Droon
The Secrets of Droon
The Secrets of Droon is a fantasy book series by Tony Abbott aimed at elementary school-age children. The series was named by the American Booksellers Association among the top ten books for Harry Potter fans...
, 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
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
, Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
, Korean
Korean language
Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, Japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
, Polish
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
, Turkish
Turkish language
Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
, and Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
.He has also written the bestseller "Firegirl".
Abbott was born in Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
, 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. When he was eight years old, his family moved to Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
where he went through elementary school and high school.
Abbott attended the University of Connecticut
University of Connecticut
The admission rate to the University of Connecticut is about 50% and has been steadily decreasing, with about 28,000 prospective students applying for admission to the freshman class in recent years. Approximately 40,000 prospective students tour the main campus in Storrs annually...
, and after studying both music and psychology, decided to study English and graduated from the University of Connecticut with a bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in English literature. He attended the workshops of Patricia Reilly Giff
Patricia Reilly Giff
Patricia Reilly Giff was born on April 26, 1935 in Brooklyn, New York. She is an author and teacher. She was educated at Marymount College, where she was awarded a B.A. degree, and St. John's University, where she earned an M.A. and Hofstra University, where she was awarded a Professional Diploma...
to further develop his writing after college. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/03/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/03artsct.html
Abbott currently lives in Trumbull, Connecticut, with his wife, two daughters, and two dogs. Tony had one brother and two sisters.
Books
Mr. Abbott has written over forty books including:http://www.paperbackswap.com/Tony-Abbott/author/Danger Guys series
- Danger Guys (1994)
- Danger Guys Blast Off (1994)
- Danger Guys: Hollywood Halloween
- Danger Guys Hit the Beach (1995)
- Danger Guys On Ice (1995)
- Danger Guys and the Golden Lizard (1996)
The Haunting of Derek Stone series
- city of the dead (2009)
- Bayou Dogs (2009)
- the red house (2009)
- The Ghost Road (2009)
Secrets of Droon series
- The Final Quest (2010)
- The Genie King (2010)
- Knights of the Ruby Wand (2010)
UnderWorlds Series
- The Battle Begins (Scholastic 2011/Amazon 2012)
Tony Abbott (born 1952) is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
author of children's books. His most popular work is the book series The Secrets of Droon
The Secrets of Droon
The Secrets of Droon is a fantasy book series by Tony Abbott aimed at elementary school-age children. The series was named by the American Booksellers Association among the top ten books for Harry Potter fans...
, 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
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
, Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
, Korean
Korean language
Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, Japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
, Polish
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
, Turkish
Turkish language
Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
, and Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
.He has also written the bestseller "Firegirl".
Abbott was born in Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
, 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. When he was eight years old, his family moved to Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
where he went through elementary school and high school.
Abbott attended the University of Connecticut
University of Connecticut
The admission rate to the University of Connecticut is about 50% and has been steadily decreasing, with about 28,000 prospective students applying for admission to the freshman class in recent years. Approximately 40,000 prospective students tour the main campus in Storrs annually...
, and after studying both music and psychology, decided to study English and graduated from the University of Connecticut with a bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in English literature. He attended the workshops of Patricia Reilly Giff
Patricia Reilly Giff
Patricia Reilly Giff was born on April 26, 1935 in Brooklyn, New York. She is an author and teacher. She was educated at Marymount College, where she was awarded a B.A. degree, and St. John's University, where she earned an M.A. and Hofstra University, where she was awarded a Professional Diploma...
to further develop his writing after college. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/03/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/03artsct.html
Abbott currently lives in Trumbull, Connecticut, with his wife, two daughters, and two dogs. Tony had one brother and two sisters.
Books
Mr. Abbott has written over forty books including:http://www.paperbackswap.com/Tony-Abbott/author/Danger Guys series
- Danger Guys (1994)
- Danger Guys Blast Off (1994)
- Danger Guys: Hollywood Halloween
- Danger Guys Hit the Beach (1995)
- Danger Guys On Ice (1995)
- Danger Guys and the Golden Lizard (1996)
The Haunting of Derek Stone series
- city of the dead (2009)
- Bayou Dogs (2009)
- the red house (2009)
- The Ghost Road (2009)
Secrets of Droon series
- The Final Quest (2010)
- The Genie King (2010)
- Knights of the Ruby Wand (2010)
UnderWorlds Series
- The Battle Begins (Scholastic 2011/Amazon 2012)http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0545308313/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_l?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-l&pf_rd_t=201&_rd_i=0743480716&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKXODER&pf_rd_r=IPCVWIWVC5CBT28B24JP
- When Monsters Escape (Scholastic 2012/Amazon 2012)http://www.amazon.com/Underworlds-2-When-Monsters-Escape/dp/0545308321/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1320370911&sr=1-1
- Revenge of the Scorpion King (This title can be seen on the 2nd page of the first installment)
- The Ice Dragon (This title can be seen on the 2nd page of the first installment)
External links
- Tony Abbott's official website
- Tony Abbott's weekly blog
- Tony Abbott on Twitter
- Tony Abbott Interview at BookReviewsAndMore.ca