August
Author
of the Month
Andrew Smith

Andrew Smith was born in California in 1959. He knew early on that he wanted to be a writer, beginning as the editor of his high school paper. Smith tried out several writing paths, working in newspapers and radio, but none seemed to fit. He also traveled often, working odd jobs. Finally, he settled upon teaching, and continued to write in his free time. At the suggestion of a friend, Smith eventually submitted one of his side projects for publication, and in 2008 his first novel Ghost Medicine was published. Since then, Smith has published several other critically praised novels for Young Adults. Grasshopper Jungle received a 2014 Horn Book Award and was a Michael Printz Honor Book.

Andrew Smith Titles at the Brookline Public Library

· 100 Sideways Miles – YA FIC SMI

· The Alex Crow – YA FIC SMI

· Grasshopper Jungle: A History – YA FIC SMI

· The Marbury Lens (book 1) – YA FIC SMI

· Passenger (book 2) – YA FIC SMI

· Winger – YA FIC SMI