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Edward Bloor
Edward Bloor
Born	October 12, 1950 (1950-10-12) (age 59) Trenton, New Jersey
Occupation	Novelist, editor
Nationality	American
Writing period	1997 - present
Genres	Young adult literature
Official website

Edward William Bloor (born October 12, 1950) is an American author of young adult novels best known for Tangerine and London Calling.^[1]

Personal life

Bloor was born in Trenton, New Jersey, son of Edward William and Mary (Cowley) Bloor. He went to elementary school at Our Lady of Sorrows in Mercerville, NJ, and to high school at Notre Dame in Lawrence, NJ. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Fordham University in 1973. On August 4, 1984, he married Pamela Dixon, an English teacher. He has a daughter, Amanda, and a son, Spencer. Bloor currently lives in Winter Garden, Florida.^[1] He is 58 years old.

Novels

• Tangerine (Harcourt Brace, 1997)
• Crusader (Harcourt Brace, 1999)
• Story Time (Harcourt, 2004)
• London Calling (Alfred A. Knopf, 2006)
• Taken (Alfred A. Knopf, 2007)

Awards

• For Tangerine
  • American Library Association Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults, 1998
  • Edgar Award nomination for Best Young Adult Novel, 1998
  • American Booksellers Association Pick of the List, 1997
  • New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing, 1997

• For Crusader
  • New York Public Library Best Books for the Teen Age, 2000
  • Young Adults' Choices Best of the Rest, 2000

• For Story Time
  • Edgar Award nomination for Best Young Adult Novel, 2005
  • New York Public Library Best Books for the Teen Age, 2006

• For London Calling
  • New York Public Library Best Books for the Teen Age, 2007

• For Taken
  • The Florida Book Award Silver Medal, 2008

References

External links

• Official Site of Edward Bloor