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Rodman Philbrick

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The United States

Website

http://www.rodmanphilbrick.com

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Children's Books

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Aka William R Dantz, Chris Jordan, W.R. Philbrick.

Rodman Philbrick grew up on the New England coast, where he worked as a longshoreman and boat builder. For many years he wrote mysteries and detective novels. The Private Eye Writers of America nominated two of his T.D.Stash series as best detective novel and then selected Philbrick's 'Brothers & Sinners' as Best Novel in 1993. Writing under the pen name 'William R. Dantz' he has explored the near-future worlds of genetic engineering and hi-tech brain control in books like 'Hunger', 'Pulse', 'The Seventh Sleeper'. And 'Nine Levels Down'.

Inspired by the life of a boy who lived a few blocks away, he wrote 'Freak The Mighty', the award-winning young-adult novel, which has been translated into n ...more

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Average rating: 3.95 · 92,397 ratings · 10,168 reviews · 60 distinct works • Similar authors

	Freak the Mighty (Freak the Mighty, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 57,371 ratings — published 1993 — 82 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Book in the Universe 3.91 avg rating — 10,242 ratings — published 2000 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg 3.69 avg rating — 7,483 ratings — published 2009 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zane and the Hurricane: A Story of Katrina 3.97 avg rating — 3,798 ratings — published 2014 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wildfire 3.90 avg rating — 3,548 ratings — published 2019 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Max the Mighty (Freak the Mighty, #2) 3.96 avg rating — 3,435 ratings — published 1998 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wild River 3.93 avg rating — 1,353 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Young Man and the Sea 3.78 avg rating — 1,342 ratings — published 2004 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Big Dark 3.72 avg rating — 1,225 ratings — published 2016 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Journal of Douglas Allen Deeds: The Donner Party Expedition, 1846 3.80 avg rating — 714 ratings — published 2001 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Rodman Philbrick (?)

“The only real treasure is in your head. Memories are better than diamonds and nobody can steal them from you”
― Rodman Philbrick, The Last Book in the Universe

tags: memories

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“Books are like truth serum-- if you don't read, you can't figure out what's real.”
― Rodman Philbrick, Freak the Mighty

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“Pain is just a state of mind. You can think your way out of everything, even pain.”
― Rodman Philbrick, Freak the Mighty

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What second pick for a Newbery Honor?

(I tried to include all the books we have read, along with the books mentioned on our "the others good and up" thread, and a few on the Newbery 2010 list on goodreads. If, however, I have not included a book you want to vote for just send me a message or write a comment. I will add it to the list.)

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin

6 votes 18.8%

When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

6 votes 18.8%

All the Broken Pieces by Ann Burg

6 votes 18.8%

The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly

3 votes 9.4%

Anything But Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin

2 votes 6.3%

Wild Things by Clay Carmichael

2 votes 6.3%

A Season of Gifts by Richard Peck

1 vote 3.1%

The Year the Swallows Came Early by Kathryn Fitzmaurice

1 vote 3.1%

Charles and Emma The Darwins' Leap of Faith by Deborah Heiligman

1 vote 3.1%

The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo

1 vote 3.1%

If I Stay by Gayle Forman

1 vote 3.1%

Love, Aubrey by Suzanne LaFleur

1 vote 3.1%

The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan

1 vote 3.1%

Marcelo In The Real World by Francisco X. Stork

0 votes 0.0%

Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick

0 votes 0.0%

Forest Born by Shannon Hale

0 votes 0.0%

The Nine Pound Hammer by John Claude Bemis

0 votes 0.0%

Neil Armstrong is My Uncle and Other Lies Muscle Man McGinty Told Me by Nan Marino

0 votes 0.0%

The Best Bad Luck I Ever Had by Kristin Levine

0 votes 0.0%

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

0 votes 0.0%

Al Capone Shines My Shoes by Gennifer Choldenko

0 votes 0.0%

Slob by Ellen Potter

0 votes 0.0%

Thirteenth Child by Patricia C. Wrede

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Crossing Stones by Helen Frost

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Chasing Lincoln's Killer by James L. Swanson

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The Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis by Barbara O'Connor

0 votes 0.0%

The Girl Who Threw Butterflies by Mick Cochrane

0 votes 0.0%

Here's How I See It--Here's How It Is by Heather Henson

0 votes 0.0%

The Unfinished Angel by Sharon Creech

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The Book of the Maidservant by Rebecca Barnhouse

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32 total votes

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