Tony Abbott (born October 26, 1952) is an American author of children's books. His most popular work is the book series The Secrets of Droon, which includes over 40 books. He has sold over 12 million copies of his books and they have been translated into several other languages, including Italian, Spanish, Korean, French, Japanese, Polish, Turkish, and Russian. He has also written Firegirl and The Copernicus Legacy.

Early life

Tony Abbott was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1952. His father was a university professor and had an extensive library of books which became one of Abbott's first sources of literature. Tony had one brother and two sisters. When he was eight years old, his family moved to Connecticut where he went through elementary school and high school. Abbott attended the University of Connecticut, and after studying both music and psychology, decided to study English and graduated from the University of Connecticut with a bachelor's degree in English literature and major's in Music and Psychology. After college, he travelled to Europe, returned home and found work at several bookstores and a publishing company. He attended the workshops of Patricia Reilly Giff to further develop his writing.

Career

While taking writing class from Patricia Reilly Giff and several failures, Abbott finally published his book Danger Guys. He is well known for the book series The Secrets of Droon, which includes over 40 books. He has also written the bestseller Firegirl and The Copernicus Legacy series.

Personal life

Abbott currently lives in Trumbull, Connecticut, with his wife and dog. He is the father of two adult children. He is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, the Yale Center for British Art, and other esteemed arts organizations.

Books

Mr. Abbott has written over ninety-five books including:

Danger Guys series

The Weird Zone series

The Haunting of Derek Stone series

Secrets of Droon series

Special editions

Non-series works

UnderWorlds Series

The Copernicus Legacy

He also has written the Cracked Classics series, a set of books that narrate classics in a modern way

Awards