Thomas Rockwell
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American children's writer
Books
The Thief
Rackety-bang
Twenty-one poems about young people's ventures into fantasy and unusual adventure.
The portmanteau book
Stories, poems, and nonsense for all moods and conditions.
Hey, lover boy
Thirteen-year-old Paul's attempts to do research for the pornographic play he plans to write for Mrs. Coover's writing class are hampered by the sudden devoted attentions of his classmate Margaret.
How to get fabulously rich
After Billy wins $410,000 in the lottery his friends claim that he owes them a share for helping him play, creating a tangle of lies, memory, and money.
The neon motorcycle
Unable to stop the runaway Harley Davidson, Sam goes on a harrowing ride across rooftops, down a roller coaster, and along moonlit highways.
How to Fight a Girl
Summary, Joe and Alan's plan to get revenge on Billy backfires when their secret weapon, the prettiest girl in their fifth grade class, becomes Billy's friend instead.
Hiding out
Determined to avoid his mother's wedding, a young boy decides to run away and live on his own in the woods.
Squawwwk!
An enormous bird who grew from a speck in a school reader fascinates the children and terrifies the adults of a small town.
Norman Rockwell's hometown
Nineteen brief anecdotes of life in a small town illustrated with full-page paintings.
Tin cans
Two teenagers conflict over what to do with the magic tin can they discover in the town dump.
Humph!
During a search for honey the bear discovers that the habitats and diets of other animals are very different from his.
Oatmeal is not for mustaches
Describes, in text and illustrations, some of the usual and unusual uses for a variety of familiar things.