About Tony
I'm Tony Abbott and I write books for younger readers from ages 6 to 14, including the series, The Secrets of Droon and Time Surfers, and the novels Kringle, Firegirl, and The Postcard.
Tony's Blog: The Friday Book Report: Tony Abbott's Blog - Recent Posts
| 4/6/2012 | FBR 119: Simply one of our best . . . I don’t know how many of you watched the American Masters episode about Harper Lee this past week, but I am deeply bothered by its snide rendering of Truman Capote — to my mind a far smarter and better writer than Lee — and the... Read the rest of this post |
| 3/11/2012 | FBR 118: Wastage as never before . . . Well, a grand allusion to an insignificant issue, certainly, and my apologies to Pound and the myriad, but sometimes you arrive at conclusions so very long after being presented with mountains of evidence that you gasp and choke back a kind of... Read the rest of this post |
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| Tony's Published Works | Ages | Date Published | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Books 1 - 4 of 83 from Tony's published works, View all 83 books Click a book's title for more details about the book | |||
| 1. Stinky Business (Don't Touch That Remote) Author: Tony Abbott |
N/A | 07/30/2012 | |
| 2. Goofballs #1: The Crazy Case of Missing Thunder Author: Tony Abbott Illustrator: Colleen Madden |
N/A | 02/28/2012 | |
| 3. The Secrets of Droon Special Edition #7: The Genie King Author: Tony Abbott |
N/A | 06/01/2010 | |
| 4. Knights of the Ruby Wand (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (... Author: Tony Abbott |
N/A | 02/01/2010 | |
| Books Recently Added to Tony's Bookshelf | Ages | Date Added | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Books 1 - 2 from Tony's bookshelf Click a book's title for more details about the book | |||
| 1. The Postcard Author: Tony Abbott |
N/A | 9/2/2008 | |
| 2. Firegirl Author: Tony Abbott |
N/A | 2/16/2008 | |
Profile Comments
Comment by D.M. Cunningham on 9/3/2009 12:20:22 AM:
Hey Tony, Congrats on the release of Ghost Road!! Can't wait to check it out!!
Hey Tony, Congrats on the release of Ghost Road!! Can't wait to check it out!!
Comment by Freya R on 6/18/2009 4:34:30 AM:
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Comment by James Messer on 6/2/2009 7:11:20 AM:
Nice beard...I think I'll draw an appliance with your beard :)
Nice beard...I think I'll draw an appliance with your beard :)
Comment by Christopher Scott (a.k.a. C.B. Scott) . on 5/15/2009 12:55:07 PM:
Hello Tony, congratulations on your series and your accomplishments.Your work is fantastic. I hope your creative worlds continue to grow and grow in the minds of children around the world.
Hello Tony, congratulations on your series and your accomplishments.Your work is fantastic. I hope your creative worlds continue to grow and grow in the minds of children around the world.
Comment by Richard Goodship on 1/3/2009 1:12:11 PM:
its always great to see successful writers. great collection of stories you have there. i'll check them out with my daughter.
its always great to see successful writers. great collection of stories you have there. i'll check them out with my daughter.
Comment by Terry Hollis Anderson on 8/28/2008 7:08:31 PM:
Wow Tony I'm truly impressed by your list of books. What a great accomplishment! I certainly hope to do half as well as you:)
Wow Tony I'm truly impressed by your list of books. What a great accomplishment! I certainly hope to do half as well as you:)
Comment by Aidana WillowRaven on 8/18/2008 10:30:19 PM:
Just wanted to stop in and say hi and also let you know that my "Back to School" sales promotion for authors and publishers is ending soon.
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Comment by Joanna Pagan on 8/13/2008 12:21:58 PM:
Hey Tony, I just finished writing a childrens manuscript ages 4-8. I feel awesome! I've tweeked it with my sons former English teacher, she is also the new pricipal of a school here in The Bronx, but now I need to illustrate the story. Do you recommend any software to make illustrating easier? I ... more
Comment by Ashley Pasco on 6/11/2008 4:43:43 PM:
Thanks for the comment, but the only books on my list are from other authors, LOL. I'm not published yet. :) Someday soon, maybe. Just not at the moment. Good luck on that deadline! Hope it goes well.
Thanks for the comment, but the only books on my list are from other authors, LOL. I'm not published yet. :) Someday soon, maybe. Just not at the moment. Good luck on that deadline! Hope it goes well.
Comment by Ashley Pasco on 6/11/2008 4:10:22 PM:
Wow, your published works list is impressive. Hopefull I'll get the chance to check out one of your books to read. There's a few I know I would be interested in. :) Mostly just wanted to stop and say hey and wish you continued luck on your writing.
Wow, your published works list is impressive. Hopefull I'll get the chance to check out one of your books to read. There's a few I know I would be interested in. :) Mostly just wanted to stop and say hey and wish you continued luck on your writing.
Comment by Tracy Grand on 2/17/2008 2:36:42 PM:
Hi Tony,
It is great to have you join our JacketFlap community.
Best,
Tracy
Hi Tony,
It is great to have you join our JacketFlap community.
Best,
Tracy
Welcome to the site if you are new. I am new and just finding my way around. I am trying to let people know who I am and trying to get to know other members. I hope we can be good freinds!
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