Troy CLE
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Troy Tompkins, known as Troy CLE, is an American
United States
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 fiction writer
Writer
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 from East Orange, New Jersey
East Orange, New Jersey
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. He is the author of The Marvelous Effect, the first book in The Marvelous World Saga. The book follows young African-American protagonist Louis Proof. The book was released by Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster
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 and Random House
Random House
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 on May 22, 2007. In which he received a six figure book deal. Troy is a graduate of Seton Hall Preparatory School
Seton Hall Preparatory School
Seton Hall Preparatory School, generally called Seton Hall Prep, is a Roman Catholic boys' high school located in the suburban community of West Orange in Essex County, New Jersey, operating under the supervision of the Archdiocese of Newark...

 and New York University
New York University
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(NYU).

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