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John Corey Whaley

John Corey Whaley
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John Corey Whaley

John Corey Whaley grew up in a small, southern town. He has a B.A. from Louisiana Tech University, as well as an M.A in Secondary English Education. In 2008 he was a semi-finalist for the Amazon.com Breakthrough Novel Award. Where Things Come Back is... Read full bio

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Q. How would you describe your life in only 8 words?
A. Formerly cynical with a renewed sense of wonderment.
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My life in 8 words: "Formerly cynical with a renewed sense of wonderment."
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Where Things Come Back will be released on July 24, 2012 in Trade Paperback
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Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. Good writing is never forced. Q. Who is your favorite fictional hero? A. Atticus Finch. Q. What do you regret most? A. I regret waiting until my mid-twenties to really start seeing the world. I think I should have taken more risks when I was younger and worried less about being ready to grow up. Q. With whom in history do you most identify? A. Edgar Allan Poe-but only because we're both writers and we share the same birthday. Q. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you choose to be? A. I'd like to be walking across the Brooklyn Bridge. Learn more about John Corey Whaley

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Kansas City Star, May 8, 2012
...MEET THE AUTHOR Book: When: Information: Zombies and aliens: If you knew 28-year-old author John Corey Whaley when he was an even younger writer � say age 11 or 12 � you�d have predicted his debut novel would be chock-full of them. But the only...
Kansas City Star, May 8, 2012
...MEET THE AUTHOR Book: When: Information: Zombies and aliens: If you knew 28-year-old author John Corey Whaley when he was an even younger writer � say age 11 or 12 � you�d have predicted his debut novel would be chock-full of them. But the only...
Bedford-Katonah Patch, April 30, 2012
...Clare) 3) Where It Began (Ann Redisch Stampler) 4) Fever (Lauren De Stefano) 5) Where Things Come Back (John Corey Whaley) 6) Hush, Hush (Becca Fitzpatrick) 7) Dead to You (Lisa McMann) 8) The Summer of Firsts and Lasts (Terra Elan McVoy) 9) Cracked...
Los Angeles Daily News, April 22, 2012
...discusses "Hannibal and Me" by Andreas Kluth, 3 p.m. 12002 Osborne St., Sylmar. 818-890-7404. Maggie Stiefvater and John Corey Whaley sign their teen books, respectively, "The Scorpio Races" and "Where Things Come Back," 7-8:30 p.m. Buena Vista Branch...
Examiner.com, March 30, 2012
...event � “Every You, Every Me” with� David Levithan, Andrea Cremer, emily m. danforth, Lucas Klauss, Siobhan Vivian, John Corey Whaley Sunday April 1, 2 p.m. Free.� Talking Fiction, Talking Fact, Brooklyn Historical Society, 128 Pierrepont St.,...
Delmarva Daily Times, March 14, 2012
...winner, an award given for best literary work for teens. That book is "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley, a former English teacher. In this book, two parallel stories collide as one young teen laments his small town where nothing happens and a...
Youth Worker Journal, February 15, 2012
...Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in literature written for young adults: Where Things Come Back written by John Corey Whaley, is the 2012 Printz Award winner. The book is published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster...
Youth Worker Journal, February 15, 2012
...Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in literature written for young adults: Where Things Come Back written by John Corey Whaley, is the 2012 Printz Award winner. The book is published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster...
Lafayette Daily Advertiser, February 12, 2012
...John Corey Whaley of Springhill wrote a coming-of-age novel about a teen named Cullen Witter, the disappearance of his brother Gabriel and the sudden fame his small Arkansas town receives after...
AL.com, February 9, 2012
...small town. According to critics, the story is brilliant, weaving history, mystery and humor into one page-turning package. John Corey Whaley received the Michael L. Printz award for excellence in literature written for young adults with "Where Things...
Detroit News, February 6, 2012
...there's some distance, and yet there is still a connection." Other winners were announced Monday, including John Corey Whaley's "Where Things Come Back," which received the Michael L. Printz Award for best young adult literature; and Kadir Nelson's...
PublishersWeekly.com, February 6, 2012
...by Allen Say. SIMON & SCHUSTER Atheneum Books for Young Readers Printz Winner—Where Things Come Back, written by John Corey Whaley. Morris Award—Where Things Come Back, written by John Corey Whaley. Free Press Alex Awards—The New Kids: Big Dreams...
Toledoblade.com, February 5, 2012
...children's picture book went to A Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka. Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley received the Michael Prinz Award for young adult literature. Three Coretta Scott King Awards were given. The author award went to Kadir Nelson...
Bend Bulletin, February 3, 2012
...Jane,? written and illustrated by Patrick McDonnell, were named Caldecott Honor books. ?Where Things Come Back? by John Corey Whaley was awarded the top prize for books aimed at young adults, the Michael L. Printz Award. Four books were named Printz...