Gratz, Alan

ALAN GRATZ was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. After graduating from the University of Tennessee, he began a succession of jobs newsletter writer, high school teacher, university lecturer, bookseller, radio commercial writer, advertising copy writer, middle school teacher, library shelver all the while working on various writing projects. In 2006, he published his first novel, "Samurai Shortstop", an ALA 2007 Top Ten Book for Young Adults. Alan s award-winning books include "The Brooklyn Nine", "Fantasy Baseball", "Starfleet Academy: The Assassination Game", "Prisoner B-3087", and "The League of...