Greg Taylor (author)
Greg Taylor | |
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| Born | 1951 (age 72–73) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Children's book writer, screenwriter |
Greg Taylor (born 1951) is an American writer of books for children and young adults. He is also a screenwriter of films including Jumanji and Prancer.[1]
Life
[edit]Taylor was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and attended Penn State University.[2]
Books
[edit]Killer Pizza
[edit]Published in 2009 by Feiwel & Friends, Greg Taylor's debut novel Killer Pizza is styled after B horror movies.[3] Aspiring to be a famous chef, Toby McGill gets a job at a monster-themed pizza restaurant named Killer Pizza,[3] only to discover that his new place of employment is actually a Monster Hunting Organization; he and other teens, Strobe and Annabel, fight monsters called the guttata (werewolf-like creatures) while disguised in their pizza delivery uniforms.[4][5][6] Film studio MGM was reported in 2011 to have been working on a movie adaptation with a script by Adam Green.[7]
Killer Pizza: The Slice
[edit]Killer Pizza: The Slice, a sequel to Killer Pizza, was published in 2011 by Feiwel & Friends.[8] Toby and his fellow monster-hunters visit the Killer Pizza headquarters in New York and are sent on a mission involving a teenage shapeshifter.[9][10][11]
The Girl Who Became a Beatle
[edit]Published in 2011 by Feiwel & Friends, this young adult-novel is about a teenage musician who wishes her band, The Caverns, could be as famous as The Beatles. The next day, she finds that The Caverns have replaced The Beatles in history.[12][13][14][15] Christian Science Monitor found it "slight but engaging".[16]
References
[edit]- ^ Greg Taylor. Internet Movie Database (IMDb.com). Retrieved June 12, 2012.
- ^ Taylor, Greg. "Bio". Greg Taylor Writer. Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Killer Pizza", Publishers Weekly, June 15, 2009.
- ^ "Killer Pizza", Kirkus Reviews, May 1, 2009.
- ^ Giarratano, Kimberly Garnick (September 2009). "Killer Pizza". School Library Journal. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
- ^ Chipman, Ian (May 2009). "Killer Pizza". Booklist. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
- ^ Fisher, Lorna (November 9, 2011). "MGM to serve up Adam Green’s Killer Pizza adaptation". Total Film (totalfilm.com).
- ^ Black, Susan (November 2011). "Killer Pizza: The Slice". Library Media Connection. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
- ^ "Killer Pizza: The Slice", Kirkus Reviews, April 18, 2011.
- ^ Zipperer, Freya Johnson (September 2011). "Killer Pizza: the Slice". SIGNAL Journal. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
- ^ Sherman, Shawna (August 2011). "Killer Pizza: The Slice". School Library Journal. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
- ^ "The Girl Who Became a Beatle", Kirkus Reviews, January 8, 2011.
- ^ "The Girl Who Became a Beatle". Publishers Weekly. December 2010. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
- ^ Pattee, Amy S. (April 2011). "The Girl Who Became a Beatle". School Library Journal. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
- ^ Engberg, Gillian (January 2011). "The Girl Who Became a Beatle". Booklist. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
- ^ Kehe, Marjorie (May 13, 2011). '4 great summer books for middle-grade readers: 3. "The Girl Who Became a Beatle", by Greg Taylor'. Christian Science Monitor.
External links
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- Official website
[dead link] - Greg Taylor at publisher Macmillan (US.macmillan.com)
- Greg Taylor at Library of Congress, with 4 library catalog records
- IMDb: Greg Taylor
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