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James Howe (born August 2, 1946) is an American children's writer who has written more than 79 juvenile and young adult fiction books. He is best known for the Bunnicula series about a vampire rabbit that sucks the juice out of vegetables. Biography Howe was born in Oneida, New York. At the age of nine or ten, Howe wrote a play based on the "Blondie" comic strip as well as a variety of short stories and self-published newspapers. Of the latter his favorite is The Gory Gazette which he made for a self-founded club, Vampire Legion. Howe continued to write plays during his theater studies at Boston University, and eventually moved to New York City to pursue a career as an actor and model while directing plays and working as a literary agent. In the mid-1970s, Howe's mother-in-law encouraged him and his wife, Deborah Howe, to create a children's story based on a character the two had created while watching older Dracula movies, which at the time were played late at night on TVs. With his wife, he created Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery, about a pet rabbit suspected of being a vampire. The book went on to win more than ten Children's Choice awards, including the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award and the Nene Award, and eventually evolved into a series. Ten months before Bunnicula was published Deborah died, inspiring the creation of The Hospital Book. In 1981, Howe began writing full-time. In addition to the Bunnicula series, Howe has written picture books, children's novels, nonfiction, adaptations of classic stories, and screenplays for movies and television. In 1997, he published his first young adult novel, The Watcher. The Misfits, itself inspired by his child’s difficult experiences in middle school, was the inspiration behind GLSEN's annual No Name-Calling Week. After the death of his first wife, Howe remarried and had one child. Howe and his second wife divorced after Howe came out as gay. In 2007, James Howe was the recipient of The E.B. White Read Aloud Award for Picture Books for his book Houndsley and Catina, illustrated by Marie-Louise Gay, and published by Candlewick Press. On September 17, 2011, Howe married Mark Davis, a lawyer. Howe was a consulting producer for the animated adaptation of the books. Bibliography References External links James Howe at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database The E.B. White Read Aloud Awards James Howe at Library of Congress, with 97 library catalog records . Discover the James Howe popular books. Find the top 100 most popular James Howe books.
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The Marine
James BradyA rousing new Marine Corps adventure from the author of the New York Times bestselling Warning of War and The Marines of AutumnThe Marine is Colonel James ("Oliver") Cromwell, a wa...
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Night of the Living Lawn Ornaments
Emily EctonWhen Arlie, Ty, and the everpresent Mr. Boots discover an old dragonfly pendant, they don't think much of it it's just another thing to keep mr. Boots from trying to swallow. But ...
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Pinky and Rex and the New Baby
James HoweRex's parents are adopting a baby, and Rex doesn't like the idea at all. Suppose her parents are so busy with the new baby they forget about her? So she comes up with a plan. If s...
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Liberty Is Sweet
Woody HoltonA “deeply researched and bracing retelling” (Annette GordonReed, Pulitzer Prize–winning historian) of the American Revolution, showing how the Founders were influenced by overlooke...
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Valley Forge
Bob Drury & Tom ClavinThe #1 New York Times bestselling authors of The Heart of Everything That Is return with “a thorough, nuanced, and enthralling account” (The Wall Street Journal) about one of the m...
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The Game
George Howe ColtA New York Times Notable Book A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year From the bestselling National Book Award finalist and author of The Big House comes “a wellblended narrative pa...
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Pinky and Rex and the School Play
James HowePinky and Rex is the perfect series for early readers learning to read and navigate friendships!Pinky really wants to be an actor and is sure he'll get the lead in the school play....
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In Dreams Begin Responsibilities and Other Stories
Delmore Schwartz & James AtlasA new edition of the definitive book on the depressionera immigrant experience in New York City. Now with an exciting new preface by Lou Reed (Delmore Schwartz’s student at Syracus...
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Pinky and Rex and the Perfect Pumpkin
James HoweWhen Rex is invited to go along on the traditional pumpkinpicking trip with Pinky's grandparents, she doesn't feel that Pinky's cousin Abby really wants her to be part of the fun.
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How Life Imitates Sports
Ira BerkowMemorable Stories From a Half Century of Sports Journalism For the last half century, Pulitzer Prize–winning sportswriter Ira Berkow has been at the center of some of the most memo...
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Decisive Day
Richard M. KetchumRichard M. Ketchum recounts the early developments of the American Revolution in Decisive Day: The Battle for Bunker Hill. Boston, 1775: A town occupied by General Thomas Gage's re...
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Valle de nubes
Lewis Grassic GibbonLa continuación de Canción del ocaso, votado como el mejor libro escocés de todos los tiempos. Tras perder a su marido en la Primera Guerra Mundial, Chris se casa con Robert Colquo...
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Pinky and Rex and the Just-Right Pet
James HowePinky's family is getting a pet! The problem is, by a three to one vote, they've decided to get a cat, and Pinky wants a dog. And when they get a kitten, Pinky's sister, Amanda, sa...
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Pinky and Rex and the Bully
James HowePinky's favorite color is pink, and his best friend, Rex, is a girl. Kevin, the thirdgrade bully, says that makes Pinky a sissy. Deep down, Pinky thinks Kevin is wrong, but he's st...
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Killer Lunch Lady
Elise LeonardAL'S WORLD DON'T EAT THE PUDDING! Something about the lunch lady at Al's school stinks, and it isn't just her cooking. She wants Al and Keith to keep an eye on their friend Beth....
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Pinky and Rex
James HowePinky and Rex are the best of friends, but a trip to the museum with Pinky's dad and his sister, Amanda, puts their friendship to the test. When Pinky, whose favorite color is pink...
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Pinky and Rex and the New Neighbors
James HowePinky and Rex learn to say goodbye to their close neighbor and welcome a new one!Pinky's neighbor, Mrs. Morgan, is going to move. Sure, she used to be a mean old witch, but now she...