Jon Hassler





Jon Hassler

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born
March 30, 1933 in Minneapolis, The United States

died
March 20, 2008

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Jon Hassler was born in Minneapolis, but spent his formative years in the small Minnesota towns of Staples and Plainview, where he graduated from high school. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in English from St. John's University in 1955. While teaching English at three different Minnesota high schools, he received his Master of Arts degree in English from the University of North Dakota in 1960. He continued to teach at the high school level until 1965, when he began his collegiate teaching career: first at Bemidji State University, then Brainerd Community College (now called Central Lakes College), and finally at Saint John's, where he became the Writer-in-Residence in 1980.

During his high-school teaching years, Hassler married and...more


Average rating: 3.80 · 2,882 ratings · 314 reviews · 22 distinct works
Staggerford
3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 586 ratings — published 1977 — 5 editions
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A Green Journey
3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 274 ratings — published 1984 — 5 editions
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Grand Opening
3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 271 ratings — published 1987 — 3 editions
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3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 268 ratings — published 1990 — 4 editions
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Dear James
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4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 216 ratings — published 1993 — 4 editions
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The Love Hunter
3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 208 ratings — published 1981 — 4 editions
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Simon's Night
3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 200 ratings — published 1979 — 4 editions
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Rookery Blues
3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 188 ratings — published 1995 — 4 editions
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Dean's List
3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 160 ratings — published 1997 — 4 editions
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The Staggerford Flood
3.39 of 5 stars 3.39 avg rating — 137 ratings — published 2002 — 7 editions
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