William Sleator (1945–2011)
Autor(a) de House of Stairs
About the Author
William Sleator was born on February 13, 1945 in Harve de Grace, Maryland. In 1967, he received a BA in English from Harvard University. He mainly wrote science fiction novels for young adults. His first novel, Blackbriar, was published in 1972. He wrote more than 30 books including House of mostrar mais Stairs, Interstellar Pig, The Green Futures of Tycho, Strange Attractors, The Spirit House, The Boy Who Couldn't Die, and The Phantom Limb. His picture book, The Angry Moon, won a Caldecott Award in 1971. He died on August 3, 2011 at the age of 66. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Séries
Obras por William Sleator
Associated Works
Bruce Coville's Book of Spine Tinglers II: More Tales to Make You Shiver (1997) — Contribuidor — 46 exemplares
Things That Go Bump in the Night: A Collection of Original Stories (1989) — Contribuidor — 28 exemplares
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome canónico
- Sleator, William
- Nome legal
- Sleator III, William Warner
- Data de nascimento
- 1945-02-13
- Data de falecimento
- 2011-08-03
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- Havre de Grace, Maryland, USA
- Local de falecimento
- Bua Chet, Thailand
- Locais de residência
- St. Louis, Missouri, USA
England, UK
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Thailand
University City, Missouri, USA (childhood)
Bua Chet, Thailand (last years of life) - Educação
- Harvard University (A.B. | English | 1967)
- Ocupações
- novelist
pianist
children's book author
young adult writer - Relações
- Rhode, Paul Peter (companion, -1999)
Chitsa-Ard, Siang (companion, -2008)
Sleator, Tycho (sibling) - Organizações
- Boston Ballet (pianist)
Membros
Discussions
Found: Juvenile novel - Kids have to escape room with red light em Name that Book (Janeiro 2023)
Found: Sci-fi fiction book about alien tournament looking for a stone em Name that Book (Abril 2022)
80s children's science fiction em Name that Book (Novembro 2016)
Children's or young adult novel based on ideas of classical conditioning em Name that Book (Outubro 2014)
Children's Mystery Book - 20th century em Name that Book (Julho 2013)
Young Adult boy and girl who read each others' minds em Name that Book (Novembro 2010)
YA SF kids in a social experiment em Name that Book (Junho 2010)
YA Sci-Fi "The Cube"-like Book? em Name that Book (Outubro 2009)
YA Held Hostage in Endless Stairs em Name that Book (Maio 2009)
Science fiction, man trapped in a "time box" (?), lots of push-ups and sit-ups em Name that Book (Janeiro 2009)
Young Adult Novel em Name that Book (Dezembro 2008)
Trapped on endless staircase em Name that Book (Agosto 2008)
book about teens and mind control em Name that Book (Julho 2008)
Book about homeless children and bizarre experiments em Name that Book (Abril 2008)
Críticas
Listas
Best Dystopias (1)
Read in 1999 (1)
Books with Twins (1)
Prémios
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Associated Authors
Estatísticas
- Obras
- 33
- Also by
- 11
- Membros
- 5,830
- Popularidade
- #4,228
- Avaliação
- 3.7
- Críticas
- 203
- ISBN
- 237
- Línguas
- 6
- Marcado como favorito
- 18
It turned out to be a boring summer vacation that became a real adventure for Barney.
Stuck in the Captain’s House, which is far from the village, and no one close to Barney’s age (16) it is looking pretty dull. Then three young people show up that have rented the small cinderblock cottage close by. Young, tan, good looking, without much background, they give something of interest for Barney.
There is also a role playing game the threesome are addicted to, that also attracts Barney’s interest — Interstellar Pig. A strange game that seems based on the world of Space and the planets. Barney is dying to play a round of the game with the three.
Zena, Manny and Joe are looking for something that is key to Interstellar Pig and think it is in the Captain’s House or very close by. They come to the conclusion that Barney knows where the item is and decide to give Barney entry to the game.
Sci-fi and fantasy are part of the mix, while the two segments jockey to get what they want. Who will be the winner?… (mais)