Alan Gratz

Alan Gratz was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. He holds a B.A. in creative writing and a master's degree in English education, both from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. During his time at the university, he worked for the school's newspaper, the Daily Beacon. ==Published works==

• Samurai Shortstop (Dial Books, 2006) • Something Rotten (Dial, 2007) • The Brooklyn Nine: A Novel In Nine Innings (Dial, 2009) • Fantasy Baseball (Dial, 2011) • Starfleet Academy: The Assassination Game (Simon Spotlight, 2012) • Prisoner B-3087 (Scholastic, 2013) • The League of Seven (Tor Forge, 2014) • The Dragon Lantern: A League of Seven Novel (Tor Forge, 2015) • Code of Honor (2015) • The Monster War: A League of Seven Novel (Tor Forge, 2016) • Projekt 1065 (Scholastic, 2016) • Ban This Book (Tor Forge, 2017) • Refugee (Scholastic, 2017) • Grenade (Scholastic, 2018) • Allies (Scholastic, 2019) • Resist (Scholastic, 2020) • Ground Zero (Scholastic, 2021) • Two Degrees (Scholastic, 2022) • Captain America: The Ghost Army (Scholastic, 2023) • Heroes (Scholastic, 2024) • War Games (Scholastic, 2025) ==Produced plays==

• The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Knoxville Actors Co-op, 2004), adapted from the 1820 short story by Washington Irving • Measured in Labor: The Coal Creek Project (Knoxville Actors Co-op, 2004) • Young Hickory (Knoxville Actors Co-op, 1999) • The Gift of the Magi (Knoxville Actors Co-op, 1999), adapted from the 1905 short story by O. Henry • Indian Myths and Legends (Knoxville Actors Co-op, 1998) • Sweet Sixteen (Knoxville Actors Co-op, 1998) ==Other writing credits==

• Episodes of the A&E Network show City Confidential • Somerset, KY: A Killer Campaign (2004) • Lexington, KY: A Parting Shot (2004) • Seattle, WA: The Long Walk Home (2004) • Pikeville, KY: Kentucky Gothic (2005) • The League of Seven Prequels • "Join, or Die: A League of Seven Short Story" Malaprop's Bookstore exclusive preorder Chapbook (2014) • "Hero of the Five Points" Tor.com exclusive short story (2014) ==Grants and awards==

• Finalist, 2002 Marguerite de Angeli Contest (now known as the Delacorte Dell Yearling Contest for a First Middle-Grade Novel) • Co-winner, 2003 Kimberly Colen Memorial Grant from SCBWI • Winner of the 2017 National Jewish Book Award in the Young Adult Literature category for his book Refugee • Winner of the 2018 Global Read Aloud in the Middle School/Junior High Choice category of his book Refugee. • Winner of the 2019–2020 Young Hoosier Book Award (Middle Grades) for Refugee • 2020 Buxtehude Bull for Refugee (German translation) ==References==