![]() ![]() He and Lynn Harnett collaborated on scary books for young readers, including The House on Cherry Street, The Werewolf Chronicles, and Visitors, three trilogies published by Scholastic, Inc. Figg debuted at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., in 2012. A stage version of The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg, set in the American Civil War, was named a Newbery Honor Book in 2010. Other works for young readers include The Young Man and the Sea, which is dedicated to his nieces Annie and Molly, and The Fire Pony, about two brothers on the run in the American West. ![]() He wrote the cyberpunk, dystopian novel The Last Book in the Universe and the science fantasy novel REM World. Freak the Mighty was later adapted into a movie titled The Mighty. Two of his most popular children's books are Freak the Mighty and its sequel, Max the Mighty. Writing as Chris Jordan, Philbrick has published novels in the thriller genre: Taken, Trapped, and Torn, featuring former FBI special agent Randall Shane, who investigates the disappearance of missing children. Stash detective series, set in Key West, Florida, as well as a number of mysteries under the pen name William R. ![]() Rodman Philbrick has written many mysteries and thrillers for adults, including Brothers & Sinners, Coffins, and the T. He attended Portsmouth High School and he also attended University of New Hampshire for a few semesters. ![]() He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and currently lives in both Maine and Florida. ![]()
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