Aaron Starmer
Aaron Starmer was born in northern California, raised in the suburbs of Syracuse, New York, and educated at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey. His novels for young readers include Dweeb and The Only Ones, and his travel writing has appeared in numerous guidebooks. He lives with his wife in Hoboken, New Jersey.
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Spontaneous A darkly funny and spectacularly original exploration of friendship, goodbyes--and spontaneous combustion. |
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The Riverman: Riverman Trilogy (Book 1) The first book in a trilogy about a girl who claims she is visiting a parallel universe where a nefarious being called The Riverman is stealing the souls of children and the boy she asks to write her biography because she fears her soul may be next |
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The Whisper: Riverman Trilogy (Book 2) Twelve-year-old Alistair continues his quest to find his missing friend, Fiona, in Aquavania, a world where wishes can nearly come true, but he learns that the Whisper, once a boy named Charlie from his own world, has plans for Alistair and has used Fiona to try to get to him. |
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The Storyteller: Riverman Trilogy (Book 3) Along with stories, Keri Cleary records in her diary the strange and terrifying events surrounding the disappearance of Fiona Loomis and Alistair Cleary's efforts to find her in Aquavania, a world where wishes can nearly come true, as well as the repercussions of the shooting of Kyle Dwyer. |
When we asked our authors what they were or might have been voted in HS, Aaron answered Most Likely to be Arrested for Making Prank Phone Calls.
Other Fun Facts
- When he was in sixth grade, he watched the movie Better Off Dead approximately twenty-one times. If you haven’t seen it, it’s the inspiring, yet tragic story of an intrepid paperboy who’s just trying to do his job.
- He has run the New York Marathon, rafted the Grand Canyon, hiked the Milford Track, and eaten two pounds of gummy bears in a single sitting.
- If you ask him to sing karaoke, he will probably sing George Michael's "One More Try" and you will probably cry.
- He lives in a state that is home to more cows than people and - if internet is to be believed - the methane found in cows' digestive tracts makes them more likely to spontaneously combust.
- Since he was five years old, he's had a jagged scar on his forehead. Too bad he was born in the 1970s. Growing up, there were no Harry Potter comparisons. Only Frankenstein.
