is the acclaimed author of a wide range of books for children and teenagers. His first novel, Wrestling Sturbridge, was an ALA Top 10 Selection for Young Adults and a YALSA 100 Best of the Best for the 20th Century. Many award-winning novels have followed, including Shots on Goal, War and Watermelon, and Sports Camp. Recently, Perpetual Check was a Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbon Winner.