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Peter Lerangis
(b.1955)aka A L Singer
Peter Lerangis is the author of more than 170 books, which have sold more than 6 million copies and been translated into 34 languages, including two books in the New York Timesbestselling series The 39 Clues.
His novel Smilers Bones, based on the true story of a Polar Eskimo boy orphaned in New York City at the turn of the 20th century, was selected as a New York. Public Library Best Books for Teens 2006, a Bank Street Best Books of 2006, and a Junior Library Guild pick.
A Harvard graduate with a degree in biochemistry, Peter became a Broadway musical theater actor after college. He has run a marathon and gone rock-climbing during an earthquake, but not on the same day. He lives in New York City with his wife and their two sons.
His novel Smilers Bones, based on the true story of a Polar Eskimo boy orphaned in New York City at the turn of the 20th century, was selected as a New York. Public Library Best Books for Teens 2006, a Bank Street Best Books of 2006, and a Junior Library Guild pick.
A Harvard graduate with a degree in biochemistry, Peter became a Broadway musical theater actor after college. He has run a marathon and gone rock-climbing during an earthquake, but not on the same day. He lives in New York City with his wife and their two sons.
Genres: Children's Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult Fiction, Science Fiction
New and upcoming books
Series
Watchers
1. Last Stop (1998)
2. Rewind (1998)
3. I.D. (1999)
4. War (1999)
5. Island (1999)
6. Lab 6 (1999)
1. Last Stop (1998)
2. Rewind (1998)
3. I.D. (1999)
4. War (1999)
5. Island (1999)
6. Lab 6 (1999)
Abracadabra
1. Poof! Rabbits Everywhere (2002)
2. Boo! Ghosts in School (2002)
3. Presto! Magic Treasure (2002)
4. Yeeps!: Secret in the Statue (2002)
5. Zap! Science Fair Surprise (2003)
6. Yikes! It's Alive! (2003)
7. Whoa! Amusement Park Gone Wild (2003)
Wow! Blast from the Past! (2003)
1. Poof! Rabbits Everywhere (2002)
2. Boo! Ghosts in School (2002)
3. Presto! Magic Treasure (2002)
4. Yeeps!: Secret in the Statue (2002)
5. Zap! Science Fair Surprise (2003)
6. Yikes! It's Alive! (2003)
7. Whoa! Amusement Park Gone Wild (2003)
Wow! Blast from the Past! (2003)
Drama Club
1. The Fall Musical (2007)
2. The Big Production (2007)
3. Too Hot! (2008)
4. Summer Love (2008)
1. The Fall Musical (2007)
2. The Big Production (2007)
3. Too Hot! (2008)
4. Summer Love (2008)
Seven Wonders Journals
1. The Select (2012)
2. The Orphan (2014)
3. The Key (2015)
The Promise (2016)
1. The Select (2012)
2. The Orphan (2014)
3. The Key (2015)
The Promise (2016)
Seven Wonders
1. The Colossus Rises (2013)
2. Lost in Babylon (2013)
3. The Tomb of Shadows (2014)
4. The Curse of the King (2015)
Seven Wonders Complete Collection (2016)
5. The Legend of the Rift (2016)
1. The Colossus Rises (2013)
2. Lost in Babylon (2013)
3. The Tomb of Shadows (2014)
4. The Curse of the King (2015)
Seven Wonders Complete Collection (2016)
5. The Legend of the Rift (2016)
Novels
The Yearbook (1994)
Driver's Dead (1994)
Spring Fever! (1996)
It Came from the Cafeteria (1996)
Spring Break (1997)
Attack of the Killer Potatoes (1997)
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
The Road to El Dorado (2000)
The Sixth Sense (2000)
Smiler's Bones (2005)
Batman Begins (2005)
wtf (2009)
Somebody, Please Tell Me Who I Am (2012) (with Harry Mazer)
Beasties (2025)
Driver's Dead (1994)
Spring Fever! (1996)
It Came from the Cafeteria (1996)
Spring Break (1997)
Attack of the Killer Potatoes (1997)
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
The Road to El Dorado (2000)
The Sixth Sense (2000)
Smiler's Bones (2005)
Batman Begins (2005)
wtf (2009)
Somebody, Please Tell Me Who I Am (2012) (with Harry Mazer)
Beasties (2025)
Series contributed to
Explorer : Adventure on the Frontiers of Science
3. In Search of a Shark (1987) (with Walter P Martishius)
3. In Search of a Shark (1987) (with Walter P Martishius)
Time Machine
22. Last of the Dinosaurs (1988) (with Byron Preiss)
25. World War II Code Breaker (1989)
22. Last of the Dinosaurs (1988) (with Byron Preiss)
25. World War II Code Breaker (1989)
39 Clues
3. The Sword Thief (2009)
7. The Viper's Nest (2010)
11. Vespers Rising (2011) (with others)
3. The Sword Thief (2009)
7. The Viper's Nest (2010)
11. Vespers Rising (2011) (with others)
Non fiction
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Books containing stories by Peter Lerangis
Super Puzzletastic Mysteries (2020)
Short Stories for Young Sleuths from Mystery Writers of America
(Mystery Writers of America Presents)
edited by
Chris Grabenstein
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The Terror in Jenny's Armpit (2024)
(Bonkers, book 1)
Patrick Carman
"STOP! Kids exposed to Patrick Carman's The Terror in Jenny's Armpit, the first in his Bonkers series, may experience bouts of uncontrolled cackling. Readers averse to slimy blobs, giant traveling eyeballs, armpit humor, and characters under impossible pressure to save the world are hereby advised: please do not read this book. Stay far away. OK? Now leave me alone. I'm going to go read it again!"
Kelcie Murphy and the Academy for the Unbreakable Arts (2022)
(Academy for the Unbreakable Arts, book 1)
Erika Lewis
"Be prepared, it will be hard to take a break from Erika Lewis's The Academy for the Unbreakable Arts. The action leaps off the page, rich in ancient Celtic mythology and taut with emotion, with characters who are flawed, human, and awesomely gifted. Middle-grade readers with a thirst for high adventure with all the feels, in the tradition of J. K. Rowling, Tamora Pierce, and Lloyd Alexander, have reason to rejoice."
Revenge of the Sequel (2021)
(Dimension Why, book 2)
John Cusick
"Dimension why is not only a must-read, but a must-read-again."
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