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Todd Strasser

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Todd Strasser was born in New York City. While still a child, Strasser and his parents moved to Roslyn Heights, New York on Long Island. Strasser attended the I.U. Willets Elementary school and then the Wheatley School for junior high and high school. Strasser went to college at New York University näytä lisää for a few years, before dropping out. He lived on a commune, and then in Europe, where he was a street musician. While he was in Europe, Strasser wrote songs and poems in letters to his friends. He decided to try writing. Upon his return to the United States, Strasser enrolled at Beloit College where he studied literature and writing. After graduating, Strasser worked at the Middletown Times Herald-Record newspaper in Middletown, New York, and later at Compton Advertising in New York City. In 1978, he sold his first novel, Angel Dust Blues. Strasser used the money to start the Dr. Wing Tip Shoo fortune cookie company. For the next 12 years, Todd sold more fortune cookies than books. n 1990, Strasser moved to Westchester County, N.Y., where during the next few years, he wrote various movie novelizations, including Home Alone, Free Willy, Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Jumanji. In 1993 he wrote Help! I'm Trapped in My Teacher's Body and since then has written 16 more Help! I'm Trapped... books, as well as several other series. All together, he has published more than 100 books. Strasser is alos a speaker at schools and conferences when he is not busy writing Strasser has won numerous awards in the course of his career, including the 1995 New York State Library Association Award for Outstanding Children's Literature for the Help! I'm Trapped Series, several State Literature Awards, the 1996 International Reading Association Children's Choice as well as the 1996 Children's Book Council Children's Choice for Give a Boy a Gun and the 1996 American Library Association Best Book for Teens. He won the 1997 American Library Association Notable Book for Abe Lincoln for Class President, the 1988 American Bookseller Pick of the Lists, and was a 1988 Edgar Allan Poe nominee from the Mystery Writers of America. (Bowker Author Biography) näytä vähemmän
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(eng) Todd Strasser also writes under the pen name Morton Rhue

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Tekijän teokset

The Wave (1981) 2,298 kappaletta
Give a Boy a Gun (1999) 744 kappaletta
Boot Camp (2007) 641 kappaletta
Is That a Dead Dog in Your Locker? (2006) 386 kappaletta
Can't Get There from Here (2004) 378 kappaletta
Fallout (2013) 335 kappaletta
Wish You Were Dead (2009) 301 kappaletta
Con-fidence (2002) 280 kappaletta
If I Grow Up (2009) 203 kappaletta
Too Scared to Sleep (2007) 191 kappaletta
Blood on My Hands (2010) 173 kappaletta
Jumanji (Novelization) (1995) 159 kappaletta
No Place (2013) 136 kappaletta
How I Changed My Life (1995) 133 kappaletta
The Pagemaster (1994) 131 kappaletta
Home Alone (1990) 124 kappaletta
Help! I'm Trapped in Santa's Body (1997) 123 kappaletta
Kids' Book of Gross Facts & Feats (1998) 111 kappaletta
Free Willy: A Novelization (1993) 110 kappaletta
The Diving Bell (1992) 102 kappaletta
Too Dark to See (2008) 102 kappaletta
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1705) 101 kappaletta
The Beast of Cretacea (2015) 97 kappaletta
Abe Lincoln for Class President (1996) 96 kappaletta
Too Afraid To Scream (2008) 95 kappaletta
Kill You Last (2011) 89 kappaletta
Kidnap Kids (1998) 88 kappaletta
Famous (2011) 85 kappaletta
The Good Son (1993) 61 kappaletta
Price of Duty (2018) 55 kappaletta
Howl-a-Ween (1996) 55 kappaletta
Close Call (1999) 53 kappaletta
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) 51 kappaletta
Rookie of the Year (1993) 50 kappaletta
Addams Family Values (1993) — Tekijä — 49 kappaletta
Walt Disney's Lady and the Tramp (1994) 49 kappaletta
For Money and Love (2007) 49 kappaletta
Free Willy 3: The rescue (1997) 49 kappaletta
The Wave (Penguin Readers) (1753) 48 kappaletta
Shark Bite (1998) 47 kappaletta
Summer of '69 (2019) 46 kappaletta
Hey Dad, Get a Life! (1996) 41 kappaletta
Mutilated Monkey Meat (1997) 40 kappaletta
Drift X: Slide or Die (2006) 37 kappaletta
The Accident (1988) 33 kappaletta
Here Comes Heavenly (1999) 32 kappaletta
Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts (1997) 31 kappaletta
Stolen Kisses, Secrets, and Lies (2007) 29 kappaletta
Shirt and Shoes Not Required (2011) 27 kappaletta
Beyond the Reef (1989) 27 kappaletta
Richie Rich (1994) 26 kappaletta
Thief of Dreams (2003) 26 kappaletta
Count Your Blessings (2007) 25 kappaletta
Friends Till the End (1981) 23 kappaletta
Home Alone 3 (1997) 22 kappaletta
The Good War (2021) 20 kappaletta
Grizzly Attack (1998) 19 kappaletta
Battle Drift (2006) 17 kappaletta
The Mall from Outer Space (1987) 17 kappaletta
Take Off (2004) 17 kappaletta
Close Out (2004) 16 kappaletta
Rock 'n' Roll Nights (1982) 15 kappaletta
Sidewayz Glory (2006) 15 kappaletta
Super Mario Brothers (1993) 14 kappaletta
Angel Dust Blues (1979) 13 kappaletta
Buzzard's Feast (1999) 12 kappaletta
Hocus Pocus (1993) 12 kappaletta
Cut Back (2004) 11 kappaletta
Drive Me Crazy (Movie Tie In) (1999) 11 kappaletta
Dance Magic (1999) 11 kappaletta
Chopped-Up Birdy's Feet (1997) 10 kappaletta
Pastabilities (2000) 10 kappaletta
Summer's Promise (1993) 8 kappaletta
Summer's End (1993) 8 kappaletta
Turn It Up (1984) 8 kappaletta
Gator Prey (1999) 7 kappaletta
The Beverly Hillbillies (1952) 6 kappaletta
Man of the House (movie tie-in) (1995) 6 kappaletta
Spell Danger (2000) 6 kappaletta
The Boys in the Band (1996) 5 kappaletta
Three Ninjas Kick Back (1994) 5 kappaletta
Dschihad Online (2016) 5 kappaletta
Wordsworth and the Tasty Treat (1996) 5 kappaletta
Street Fighter (1994) 4 kappaletta
Pink Cadillac (1989) 3 kappaletta
Wild Life (1987) 3 kappaletta
Workin' for peanuts (1983) 3 kappaletta
Curtindo a Vida Adoidado (2016) 2 kappaletta
Freaked (1993) 2 kappaletta
A Very Touchy Subject (1985) 2 kappaletta
Moving Target (1989) 2 kappaletta
Playing for Love (1996) 2 kappaletta
American terrorist (2016) 1 kappale
Tribu de l'asphalte (2012) 1 kappale
The Wave [abridged] (2018) 1 kappale
LA OLA (2022) 1 kappale
La bomba 1 kappale
On The Bridge (2014) 1 kappale
Libertem Willy 1 kappale

Associated Works

Jumanji (1981) — Toimittaja — 3,099 kappaletta
Who Done It? (2013) — Avustaja — 133 kappaletta
Visions: 19 Short Stories (1987) — Avustaja — 70 kappaletta
Ultimate Sports (1995) — Avustaja — 66 kappaletta
Connections (1989) — Avustaja — 44 kappaletta

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Virallinen nimi
Strasser, Todd
Muut nimet
Rhue, Morton
Rhue, T. S.
Syntymäaika
1950-05-05
Sukupuoli
male
Kansalaisuus
USA
Syntymäpaikka
New York, New York, USA
Asuinpaikat
Westchester, New York, USA
Montauk, New York, USA
Koulutus
Beloit College (BA|1974)
New York University
Ammatit
journalist
copy writer
novelist
Erotteluhuomautus
Todd Strasser also writes under the pen name Morton Rhue

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This is still one of the most interesting (and unethical) experiments done on group mentality and when communities become unhealthy. Although this ending is pretty true to what actually happened, the ending in "Die Welle" seems more accurate.
 
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Moshepit20 | 46 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Nov 2, 2023 |
Asphalt Tribe – Kinder der Straße (englischer Originaltitel Can’t Get There from Here) ist ein Roman des US-amerikanischen Schriftstellers Morton Rhue (Todd Strasser), der das Leben einer Gruppe obdachloser Jugendlicher in New York beschreibt. Die Ich-Erzählerin ist ein fünfzehnjähriges Mädchen namens Jesse, genannt Maybe.

Im Roman erzählt Maybe von sich und ihren Freunden, die auf den Straßen New Yorks leben und sich „Asphalt Tribe“ nennen. Fast alle sind nach Misshandlungen durch ihre Eltern oder Stiefeltern von zu Hause weggelaufen oder wurden verstoßen. Sie erzählt von der ständigen Suche nach einem Aufenthaltsort und nach Nahrung, von der Angst vor Psychopathen, die Obdachlose aus Spaß umbringen, von Begegnungen mit skrupellosen Zuhältern, der Polizei und Jugend-Sozialarbeitern.

In einer Bibliothek, in der sie sich nur waschen wollte, lernt Maybe den dortigen Mitarbeiter Anthony kennen, der zu einer großen Hoffnung für sie wird. Er gibt ihr Essen und Kleidung und versucht ihr aus der Obdachlosigkeit herauszuhelfen. Allerdings lehnen sie und die anderen Mitglieder der Gruppe Angebote durch Jugendhilfseinrichtungen weitgehend ab. Beispielsweise wird Maybe und Tears öfter von einem Jugendheim ein Schlafplatz angeboten, doch nach einer Nacht kehren sie zur Straße zurück, weil ihnen in der Einrichtung ihrer Meinung nach zu viele Regeln auferlegt werden.

Mit voranschreitender Handlung muss Maybe mit ansehen, wie sich die Clique nach und nach auflöst: Country Club stirbt an einer Alkoholvergiftung, Rainbow begeht Selbstmord und 2Moro wird erdrosselt. Maggot geht wieder zu seinen Eltern zurück, OG und Jewel, zwei Mitglieder des Asphalt Tribe, werden in ein Krankenhaus eingeliefert. Die 12-jährige Tears wird zu ihren Großeltern gebracht. Am Ende des Romans bleibt nur noch Maybe übrig. (Wikipedia)
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Hoppetosse1 | 12 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Aug 6, 2023 |
This is the perfect book to introduce German 9th graders to the pecking order in American schools as well as to things getting out of hand due to unexpected amplification, as is the case with other Strasser / Rhue books (although those, like "Give a boy a gun" or "The Wave", are more suitable for 10th / 11th grade). In a language that even to FLE students is perfectly clear, Strasser points out just how much each person influences others in what they do / don't do and say / don't say. Like a prequel to Asher's "Thirteen Reasons". And, of course, like in "The Wave", it tells about the effects and repercussions of group dynamics. Not interesting literarily, but sociologically very much so.… (lisätietoja)
 
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Kindlegohome | 1 muu arvostelu | Jul 28, 2023 |
This book was about a whole lot more than I was expecting, but I think something was lost in execution. Maybe I just didn’t click with the main character like I wanted to?

Also, being a attendant of Woodstock ‘99, I was hoping for a main part of this book to be at the original Woodstock, and that just wasn’t the case. It was more of an afterthought.

I did like the idea of a boy dealing with the potential of being drafted (my dad was one of those boys, and was in fact drafted). The feeling of the era came through, but I just felt like something was missing to bring all the different aspects together.


My sole purpose of wanting to read this book was the Woodstock element. As an attendant of Woodstock '99, I have all sorts of nostalgia for all the Woodstock festivals. But this book isn't really about that. Sure, he goes to Woodstock at one point in the book-- but it's such an afterthought and a blip on the radar that I wouldn't have even included it in the synopsis.

This book is really about a dude who likes to do drugs and worry about things. And he has plenty to worry about!! He's right on the cusp of being drafted to serve in the Army during the height of the Vietnam War. With boys dying by the thousands, it's a valid fear for him to have. But I didn't really think the getting high part was helping with his dilemma. But hey, to each his own... I'd probably get high too if I thought I was about to go die in the jungle.

Lucas as a character just didn't do it for me. He wasn't really likable, he wasn't good at anything or motivated to better himself-- and he was more than a little self-centered. He sort of reminded me of Holden Caulfield (who I severely disliked) because he would think of doing all these grand things, but never follow through.

What I really liked: I was super surprised to go on this draft journey with Lucas. My own father was drafted during this time (he didn't end up in Vietnam, but went through all the fears and realities of being drafted, trained, and assigned), so I really enjoyed reading about what it was like for Lucas. I also found the information that Lucas got from his buddy that was serving over there to be so disturbing and heart-wrenching. I wasn't prepared for this book to have such sad/serious moments.

This book went deeper than I was expecting, but there still seemed to be something missing. Was it the fact that I didn't connect with the main character?? Was it the meandering plot that went through a lot of mundane moments to get to the point of the story?? I'm not 100% sure, but there seemed to be something lacking for me.

OVERALL: Meh. At times I liked it, but other times I was totally bored. I didn't love the main character, but I was interested in his overall plight. I kind of just wished this whole book was set at Woodstock and about something completely different.

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Michelle_PPDB | 11 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Mar 18, 2023 |

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