![]() ![]() Anderson tends to write with sophisticated wit and storylines, making the point that young people are more intelligent than some might think. He's also written children's picture books such as Handel, Who Knew What He Liked, and novels directed toward pre-teen readers such as The Game of Sunken Places. Anderson has also remarked "We write because we can't decipher things the first time around." His novels directed at young adults, such as Thirsty and Feed, tend to direct their satire at society. Writing styleĪnderson is known for challenging his readers, of varying ages, to look at the world in new ways. He currently lives in Cambridge (Mass.) and is on the Board of the National Children's Book and Literacy Alliance, a national non-profit organization that advocates for literacy, literature, and libraries. He has also worked as a disc jockey for WCUW radio as an instructor at Vermont College of Fine Arts, where he now serves on the Board and as a music critic for The Improper Bostonian. Anderson worked at Candlewick Press before his first novel Thirsty (1997) was accepted for publication there. ![]() Mark's School, Harvard College, the University of Cambridge (England), and Syracuse University. His father Will Anderson was an engineer, and his mother Juliana Anderson was an Episcopal priest. The Astonishing Life of Octavian NothingĪnderson was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ![]()
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