Ron Roy
| Ron Roy | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Wallace Ronald Roy April 29, 1940 Hartford, Connecticut, USA |
| Occupation | Fiction writer |
| Notable work | A to Z Mysteries |
| Website |
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Wallace Ronald Roy (born April 29, 1940), or Ron Roy, is an American writer of children's fiction, primarily mysteries for young readers. He is best known for the series A to Z Mysteries (from 1997) and Capital Mysteries (from 2001). A new series, the Calendar Mysteries, is designed for first and second graders.
Roy was born in Hartford, Connecticut, grew up in East Hartford, and has lived in Connecticut most of his life.[1] He was a fourth grade teacher until he sold his first book in 1978; since then he has been a full-time writer.[2] His first several books were unpaged picture books.
Selected works
For 1978 to 1988 publications there are 18 Library of Congress online catalog records for Ron Roy (with some duplicate titles), then none until 1996.
- Old Tiger, New Tiger, illustrated by Pat Bargielski (Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 1978)
- A Thousand Pails of Water, illus. Vo-Dinh Mai (Alfred A. Knopf, 1978), picture book
- Someone is following Pip Ramsey, illus. Elizabeth Wolf (Random House, 1996)
A to Z Mysteries
A to Z Mysteries representing M, N, and O, and the first Capital Mystery were published in 2001.
- The Absent Author, illus. John Steven Gurney (Random House, 1997) – the first of 26 A to Z Mysteries
Capital Mysteries
- Who Cloned the President?, illus. Liza Woodruff (Golden Books, 2001) – the first of 14 Capital Mysteries
Calendar Mysteries
- January Joker, illus. Gurney (Random, 2009) – the first of 13 Calendar Mysteries
References
- ↑ Kochakian, Mary Jo (August 17, 1999). "Whodunit? Ron Roy". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ↑ "About". ronroy.com. Retrieved 29 March 2013.