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Paul Volponi

Paul Volponi

Paul Volponi

Paul Volponi is a writer, journalist, and teacher living in New York City. From 1992 to 1998, he taught incarcerated adolescents on Rikers Island to read and write, forming the basis of his first young adult novel, Black and White, winner of the 2006... Read full bio

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Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. You're the sum total of your parts
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My life in 8 words: "Bringing the most to each day."
The Hand You're Dealt is now available in Trade Paperback
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The Hand You're Dealt will be released on May 04, 2010 in Trade Paperback
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Paul Volponi Revealed

Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. You're the sum total of your parts Q. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you choose to be? A. walking The edge between the sand and the ocean Q. What is your favorite occupation, when you’re not writing? A. teacher/reporter Q. If you could meet any historical character, who would it be and what would you say to him or her? A. I'd explain to Babe Ruth that the hot dogs he ate had nothing on steroids. Q. With whom in history do you most identify? A. The last guy in the picture. Learn more about Paul Volponi

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New York Times, March 9, 2012
...basketball, along with all the armchair philosophy that colors it, taught me the world. THE FINAL FOUR By Paul Volponi 244 pp. Viking. $16.99. (Young adult; ages 12 and up) BOY21 By Matthew Quick 250 pp. Little, Brown & Company. $17.99. (Young adult;...
School Library Journal, February 7, 2012
...such as James Proimos’s 12 Things to Do Before You Crash and Burn (Roaring Brook, 2011) and Paul Volponi’s Hurricane Song (Viking, 2008). Should we really worry about the number of pages in a book? As Audrey Eaglen, the author of Buying Books: A...
Wicked Local Weymouth, November 8, 2011
...email to weymouthlibraryfriends@yahoo.com. Breaking Boundaries meeting The Breaking Boundaries Book Club will discuss “Black and White” by Paul Volponi Nov. 25 and finish with “Luna” by Julie Anne Peters Dec. 28. To register, call Maura Deedy at...
CBS MoneyWatch, July 19, 2011
...about a teenage girl who is nearly raped by her best friend’s boyfriend. 8. Rikers High by Paul Volponi. The story tracks a juvenile delinquent’s time in jail after being sent there for telling an undercover cop where to buy weed. 9. The Tattoo...
Your Nabe, June 9, 2011
...Paul Volponi, a former Rikers Island teacher, discusses his novel about racism in the city legal system By Rich Bockmann Thursday, June 9, 2011 11:12 AM EDT Comment (No comments...
School Library Journal, February 7, 2012
...such as James Proimos’s 12 Things to Do Before You Crash and Burn (Roaring Brook, 2011) and Paul Volponi’s Hurricane Song (Viking, 2008). Should we really worry about the number of pages in a book? As Audrey Eaglen, the author of Buying Books: A...
Abby the Librarian, October 6, 2011
...that have come out for kids and teens over the past few years. There was Hurricane Song by Paul Volponi, which put teenage Miles in the middle of the Superdome. There was the superb Ninth Ward by Jewell Parker Rhodes, which painted a sensory picture of...