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Alan Gratz was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. He holds a B.A. in creative writing and a master's degree in English education, both from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. [2] During his time at the university, he worked for the school's newspaper, the Daily Beacon. [1] Gratz currently lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife and children. [3]
Refugee. (Gratz novel) Refugee is a young adult literature novel by Alan Gratz published by Scholastic Corporation in 2017. The book revolves around three main characters from three different eras: Nazi Germany, 1990s Cuba, and modern-day Syria. It follows Josef Landau, a German Jew in the 1930s, who tries to leave Germany to Cuba, Isabel ...
Allies is a historical fiction novel by Alan Gratz, based on D-Day.It was published by Scholastic Inc. on October 15, 2019. [1] Although Gratz has written several other historical fiction novels set in World War II, including Prisoner B-3087, Projekt 1065, Grenade, and Heroes, each stands alone.
256 [ 2] ISBN. 978-0-7653-8556-7. Ban This Book is a 2017 children's novel by Alan Gratz. Inspired by a viral Internet story from the mid-2010s, it tells of an African-American North Carolina girl student's fight against book censorship. Published in 2017 to positive reviews, it became the subject of its own May 2024 ban in a Florida school ...
Alan Gratz, an author of books for young readers, on Friday talked about his books with hundreds of CPS students at the Missouri Theatre.
The School Board last month voted to remove "Ban This Book" by Alan Gratz from its shelves, overruling its own district book-review committee's decision to keep it.
Awards for Code of Honor; Year Award Result Ref. 2016 International Thriller Writers Award for Best Young Adult Novel : Nominee 2016 YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
Florida schools are making headlines once again after a local school board banned a book about banning books.. Ban This Book by Alan Gratz tells the story of a fictional fourth grader who runs a ...