Short biography of gary blackwood jr

Hobbies and other interests: Music, outdoor pursuits. Writer of fiction and nonfiction books, playwright, and writing teacher. Missouri Southern State College, teacher of playwriting, —93, —; Trinidad State Junior College, teacher of writing-for-publication course, Military service: U. Army, sergeant class E-5, — Gary L. Blackwood started his writing career as a teen, and has since become a prolific author of novels for both young adults and middle-grade readers, in addition to penning plays and nonfiction.

Popular particularly with boys due to their western and history themes, Blackwood's books include the alternate Revolutionary War history The Year of the Hangman , the nonfiction "Bad Guys" series, and his series of adventure novels centering around Elizabethan playwright William Shakespeare and featuring an orphaned teen named Widge.

Short biography of gary blackwood jr: Born , in Meadville,

Praising series installment The Shakespeare Stealer , Nancy Menaldi-Scanlan wrote in School Library Journal that the book features "topnotch writing with a touch of humor. Laura Glaser wrote in School Library Journal that, rather than trying to excuse or explain the moral and ethical choices of past criminals, Blackwood "sticks to the facts and colorful details," making the "Bad Guys" books "simultaneously entertaining and informative reading.

Growing up in rural Cochranton, Pennsylvania, Blackwood became a book lover.