Alfred Slote

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Alfred Slote

Born September 11, 1926 (1926-09-11) (age 81)
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
Nationality American
Writing period 1953–present
Genres Children's literature

Alfred Slote (b. September 11, 1926)[1] is a children's author known for his numerous sports and space novels. His writing has been described as "making space travel seem as ordinary as piling in the family wagon for a jaunt to McDonald's"[2]. Slote's 1991 novel Finding Buck McHenry was adapted into a 2000 television film. He currently resides in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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[edit] Biography

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[edit] Works

  • Denham Proper (1953)
  • Lazarus in Vienna (1956)
  • The Princess Who Wouldn't Talk (1964)
  • Strangers and Comrades (1964)
  • The Moon in Fact and Fancy (1967)
  • Air in Fact and Fancy' (1968)
  • Termination; the closing at Baker plant (1969)
  • Stranger on the Ball Club (1970)
  • Jake (1971)
  • The Biggest Victory (1972)
  • My Father, the Coach (1972)
  • Hang Tough, Paul Mather (1973)
  • Tony and Me (1974)
  • Matt Gargan's Boy (1975)
  • The Hotshot (1977)
  • Love and Tennis (1979)
  • The Devil Rides With Me and Other Fantastic Stories (1980)
  • Clone Catcher (1982)
  • Rabbit Ears (1982)
  • A Friend Like That (1988)
  • Moving In (1988)
  • Make-Believe Ball Player (1989)
  • The Trading Game (1990)
  • Finding Buck McHenry (1991)

[edit] Robot Buddy series

  • My Robot Buddy (1975)
  • My trip to Alpha I (1978)
  • C.O.L.A.R. : a tale of outer space (1981)
  • Omega Station (1983)
  • The Trouble on Janus (1985)

Slote's five book series shows the life of Jack Jameson and his robot buddy Danny One as they have adventures in a future society that has developed androids that mimic human beings perfectly and has space transportation via cryonics.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "On This Day in History: September 11, Popular Writer of Books for Children", Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 2007-09-11. Retrieved on 2007-10-08. 
  2. ^ Hamilton, Virginia. "Fanciful Worlds", The New York Times, 1981-04-26. Retrieved on 2007-10-08. 

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NAME Slote, Alfred
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION American children's author of sports and science fiction novels.
DATE OF BIRTH September 11, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City, United States
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH