For more than 15 years, Van Draanen served as a classroom teacher. The book received the Christopher Award for confirming the highest values of the human spirit and also was made into a movie by Nickelodeon. Wendelin Van Draanen has also penned down two chapter book series including Gecko and Sticky, which is fun read aloud and ideal for the reluctant readers.Īnother short book series that Van Draanen has written is the Shredderman book series, which features a boy who has to deal with a bully. The Running Dream, another Van Draanen’s novel emerged the winner during the ALA Schneider Family Award for the manner in which the author had portrayed disability in the novel. The movie was adapted for screenplay by Warner Bros with one Bobby Reiner directing the film. Draanen is popularly known for her 18 book series, the Sammy Keyes mystery series as well as Flipped, which was named as one of the outstanding children’s novels by SLJ. Wendelin Van Draanen is a seasoned writer who has penned more than thirty novels for teens and young readers. Sammy Keyes and the Power of Justice Jack Sammy Keyes and the Search for Snake Eyes Sammy Keyes and the Curse of Moustache Mary
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