Tony Abbott 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 the bestseller "Firegirl".
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. 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. He attended the workshops of
Patricia Reilly Giff to further develop his writing after college.
Abbott currently lives in Trumbull, Connecticut, with his wife, two daughters, and two dogs. Tony had one brother and two sisters.
Books
Mr. Abbott has written over forty books including:
Danger Guys series
- Danger Guys (1994)
- Danger Guys Blast Off......
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