William Sleator

Author profile

born

in Havre de Grace, Maryland, The United States

February 13, 1945

died

August 04, 2011

gender

male

website

http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/home/89...

genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Young Adult

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William Warner Sleator III was born in Havre de Grace, Maryland on February 13, 1945, and moved to St. Louis, MO when he was three. He graduated from University City High School in 1963, from Harvard in 1967 with BAs in music and English.

For more than thirty years, William Sleator thrilled readers with his inventive books. His House of Stairs was named one of the best novels of the twentieth century by the Young Adult Library Services Association.

William Sleator died in early August 2011 at his home in Thailand.

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William Sleator's Books

Average rating: 3.75 · 12,445 ratings · 1,393 reviews · 35 distinct works · Similar authors

	House of Stairs 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 1,791 ratings — published 1974 — 15 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Interstellar Pig (Interstellar Pig #1) 3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 1,330 ratings — published 1984 — 12 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Boy Who Couldn't Die 3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 875 ratings — published 2004 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Singularity 3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 795 ratings — published 1985 — 10 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Boy Who Reversed Himself 3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 533 ratings — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Boxes (Marco's Millions #2) 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 411 ratings — published 1998 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Beasties by William Sleator, S. November (Editor) 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 381 ratings — published 1997 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Green Futures of Tycho 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 340 ratings — published 1981 — 10 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Universe 3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 328 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hell Phone 3.43 of 5 stars 3.43 avg rating — 351 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by William Sleator

Interstellar Pig (2 books)
by William Sleator
3.8316961362148003 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 1,527 ratings

Marco's Millions (2 books)
by William Sleator
3.791935483870968 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 620 ratings

Quotes by William Sleator

“I learn more from books than from people”
― William Sleator, The Beasties

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“Hello, Martin.”
― William Sleator

tags: elevator, fat-lady, funny, martin

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