Edward Bloor





Edward Bloor

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in Trenton, New Jersey, The United States
October 12, 1950

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Edward (William) Bloor

Personal Information: Born October 12, 1950, in Trenton, NJ; son of Edward William and Mary (Cowley) Bloor; married Pamela Dixon (a teacher), August 4, 1984. Father to a daughter and a son. Education: Fordham University, B.A., 1973.

Career: Novelist and editor. English teacher in Florida public high schools, 1983-86; Harcourt Brace School Publishers, Orlando, FL, senior editor, beginning 1986.

* Tangerine, Harcourt Brace (San Diego, CA), 1997.
* Crusader, Harcourt Brace (San Diego, CA), 1999.
* Story Time, Harcourt (Orlando, FL), 2004.
* London Calling, Knopf (New York, NY), 2006.
* Taken, Knopf (New York, NY,) 2007.

Media Adaptations:
Tangerine audiobook, Recorded Books, 2001.
Story Time audiobook, Recorded Books, 2005.
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Average rating: 3.62 · 15,365 ratings · 2,063 reviews · 8 distinct works · Similar authors
Tangerine
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3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 11,780 ratings — published 1997 — 18 editions
Taken
3.3 of 5 stars 3.30 avg rating — 925 ratings — published 2007 — 8 editions
London Calling
3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 726 ratings — published 2006 — 15 editions
Story Time
3.49 of 5 stars 3.49 avg rating — 619 ratings — published 2001 — 10 editions
Crusader
3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 avg rating — 500 ratings — published 1999 — 8 editions
A Plague Year
3.06 of 5 stars 3.06 avg rating — 169 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions
Memory Lane
3.4 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions
Guys Write for Guys Read
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3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 692 ratings — published 2005 — 8 editions
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“You get as many chances as you want; as many as you dare to make for yourself.”
Edward Bloor, Taken

“Remember that, lad, if you never remember anything else. We all touch each other's lives, for better or for worse. So say the things you have to say to people while you still have the chance.”
Edward Bloor, London Calling

“I had no night terrors. Maybe when your real life becomes the terror, there's just nothing left to dream about”
Edward Bloor, Taken

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