Gary Blackwood

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Gary L. Blackwood (born October 23, 1945 in Meadville, Pennsylvania) is an American author and playwright. He is especially noted for his The Shakespeare Stealer trilogy, which is composed of The Shakespeare Stealer, Shakespeare's Scribe and Shakespeare's Spy.

[edit] Biography

Gary Blackwood has written many novels for young readers, including the much acclaimed first book about Widge, The Shakespeare Stealer, which was an ALA Best Book for young adults, an ALA Notable Book, a School Library Journal Best Book Of The Year, and an NCSS/CBC Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field Of Social Studies. Mr. Blackwood resides with his wife and 2 children on an acre of land surrounded by cow pastures outside Carthage, Missouri.

NOTE: biography taken from The Shakespeare Scribe.

[edit] Books

• The Lion and the Unicorn, 1983.
• Wild Timothy, 1987. ISBN 0142302147
• The Dying Sun, 1989.
• Beyond the Door, 1991.
• Time Masters, 1995.
• The Shakespeare Stealer, 1998. ISBN 0141305959
• Moonshine, 1999.
• Shakespeare's Scribe, 2000. ISBN 0142300667
• The Year of the Hangman, 2002. ISBN 0142400785
• Shakespeare's Spy, 2003. ISBN 0142403113
• Second Sight, 2005.