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Todd Strasser is an American novelist who writes primarily for the young reader market.

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Todd Strasser is an American novelist who writes primarily for the young reader market.

Born in New York City, Strasser struggled with English classes in school and dropped out of New York University. After living on a commune and as a street musician in Europe, Strasser returned to the U.S. to study literature and writing at Beloit College. He published his first novel, Angel Dust Blues, in 1978.

When The Wave was published in 1981, Strasser was asked to invent a pseudonym. His publisher, Dell, thought that it would hurt sales to have two titles by the same author published close together (his second novel, Friends till the End, had also been published that year). He created Morton Rhue. When The Wave became successful in the U.S., Strasser dropped the pseudonym and all of his subsequent books have been published in the U.S. under his actual name. However, the Morton Rhue pen name is still used abroad for The Wave and some of his other novels.

Although much of Strasser's recent work, such as the

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Strasser, Todd 1950- (Morton Rhue)

PERSONAL:

Born May 5, 1950, in New York, NY; son of Chester S. (a manufacturer of dresses) and Sheila (a copyeditor) Strasser; children: Lia, Geoff. Education: Attended New York University; Beloit College, B.A., 1974. Hobbies and other interests: Fishing, skiing, tennis, surfing.

ADDRESSES:

Office—Larchmont, NY. E-mail—todd@ toddstrasser.com.

CAREER:

Freelance writer, 1975—. Beloit College, Beloit, WI, worked in public relations, 1973-74; Times Herald Record, Middletown, NY, reporter, 1974-76; Compton Advertising, New York, NY, copywriter, 1976-77; Esquire, New York, NY, researcher, 1977-78; Toggle, Inc. Speaker at upper elementary schools, middle schools, junior and senior high schools, and teachers' and librarians' conferences. Lectures and conducts writing workshops for adults and teenagers.

MEMBER:

International Reading Association, Writers Guild of America, Authors Guild, Freedom to Read Foundation, PEN.

AWARDS, HONORS:

American Library Association's Best Books for Young Adults citations, 1981, for Friends till the En

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Quick facts for kids Todd Strasser
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Born	(1950-05-05) May 5, 1950 (age 74) New York City, US
Pen name	Morton Rhue; T. S. Rue
Occupation	Writer, journalist
Education	College
Alma mater	Beloit College
Period	1979–present (as writer)
Genre	Children's and young adult fiction, novelizations, romans
Subject	Literature
Notable works	Fallout, The Wave, Price of Duty, Give A Boy A Gun
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Todd Strasser (born May 5, 1950) is an American writer of more than 140 young-adult and middle grade novels and many short stories and works of non-fiction, some written under the pen namesMorton Rhue and T.S. Rue.

Biography

Strasser was born in New York City. He studied literature and creative writing at New York University and Beloit College, then worked as a reporter for the Middletown Times Herald-Record newspaper, and as a copywriter for Compton Advertising in New York City. His first novel was Angel Dust Blues (1978). He is the father of two children, and an avid tennis play