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Rodman Philbrick (born January 22, 1951) is an American writer of novels for adults and children. He has written popular children's books such as Freak the Mighty, and has written other mysteries and thrillers for adults.

Rodman Philbrick
BornRodman Philbrick
(1951-01-22) January 22, 1951 (age 71)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Spouse
Lynn Harnett
(m. 1980; died 2012)

Early life


He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and lives in Maine and Florida. He attended Portsmouth High School and he also attended University of New Hampshire for a few semesters.


Career


Rodman Philbrick has written many mysteries and thrillers for adults, including Brothers & Sinners, Coffins, and the T. D. Stash detective series, set in Key West, Florida, as well as a number of mysteries under the pen name William R. Dantz. Writing as Chris Jordan, Philbrick has published novels in the thriller genre: Taken, Trapped, and Torn, featuring former FBI special agent Randall Shane, who investigates the disappearance of missing children.

Two of his most popular children's books are Freak the Mighty and its sequel, Max the Mighty. Freak the Mighty was later adapted into a movie titled The Mighty. He wrote the cyberpunk, dystopian novel The Last Book in the Universe and the science fantasy novel REM World. Other works for young readers include The Young Man and the Sea, which is dedicated to his nieces Annie and Molly, and The Fire Pony, about two brothers on the run in the American West. The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg, set in the American Civil War, was named a Newbery Honor Book in 2010. A stage version of The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg debuted at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., in 2012. He and Lynn Harnett collaborated on scary books for young readers, including The House on Cherry Street, The Werewolf Chronicles, and Visitors, three trilogies published by Scholastic, Inc.[1][2]

In December 2011, writing as Chris Jordan, Philbrick published Measure of Darkness, set in Boston. According to the author, Randall Shane enters the story in the first chapter, when he is accused of murdering a client. Zane and The Hurricane: A Story of Katrina, an adventure set in New Orleans, was published in February 2014. The Big Dark was released in print and audio versions in January 2016. A mystery for young readers, Who Killed Darius Drake? was published in 2017. Wildfire, a thrilling survival tale, was published in 2019.

Philbrick has also written using the pen names W. R. Philbrick, William R. Dantz, and Chris Jordan.


Personal life


Philbrick and Lynn Harnett were married from 1980 until her death, in 2012. Before Philbrick began writing full-time, he worked as a longshoreman and boat builder.[2]


Awards


Awards and nominations listed by Philbrick[3]
Award notes
Shamus Award, Best P. I. Novel, Paperback Original  1993
Judy Lopez Honor Book 1994
California Young Reader Medal Winner 1995
Arizona Young Readers Medal Winner 1996
Nebraska Golden Gate Award 1997
ALA Best Books for Young Adults
ALA Recommended Books for Reluctant Readers
Wyoming Soaring Eagle Book Award 1998
New York Charlotte's Web Award 1998

Maryland Middle School Book Award 1998

Maine Lupine Honor 2000
Maryland Middle School Book Award 2001
Keystone State Book Award 2002
Isinglass Teen Read Award 2002
Maine Lupine Award 2009
Newbery Honor 2010
Maine Lupine Award 2014
Texas Bluebonnet List 2015-2016
Maine Lupine Honor 2017

Maine Katahdin Award 2020

South Carolina Junior Book Award 2021-2022

'Wildfire', William Allen White Award 2022 (Kansas)


Bibliography



Freak The Mighty



Other works



Books by alias Chris Jordan



References


  1. ISFDB uses the author tag "young-adult horror" for Lynn Harnett, and no other.  Lynn Harnett at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (ISFDB). Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  2. "Rodman Philbrick". Britannica Kids. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  3. Rodman Philbrick, Awards & Nominations in Philbrick's

Other sources


https://rodmanphilbrick.com/






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