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D.J. MacHale

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D.J. MacHale is a writer, director, executive producer and creator of several popular television series and movies.

He was raised in Greenwich, CT and graduated from Greenwich High School. While in school, he had several jobs including collecting eggs at a poultry farm, engraving sports trophies and washing dishes in a steakhouse...in between playing football and running track. D.J. then attended New York University where he received a BFA in film production.

His filmmaking career began in New York where he worked as a freelance writer/director, making corporate videos and television commercials. He also taught photography and film production.

D.J. broke into the entertainment business by writing several ABC Afterschool Specials. After moving D.J. MacHale is a writer, director, executive producer and creator of several popular television series and movies.

He was raised in Greenwich, CT and graduated from Greenwich High School. While in school, he had several jobs including collecting eggs at a poultry farm, engraving sports trophies and washing dishes in a steakhouse...in between playing football and running track. D.J. then attended New York University where he received a BFA in film production.

His filmmaking career began in New York where he worked as a freelance writer/director, making corporate videos and television commercials. He also taught photography and film production.

D.J. broke into the entertainment business by writing several ABC Afterschool Specials. After moving to Los Angeles, he made the fulltime switch from informational films, to entertainment. As co-creator of the popular Nickelodeon series: Are You Afraid of the Dark?, he produced all 91 episodes over 8 years. He wrote and directed many of the episodes including the CableAce nominated The Tale of Cutter's Treasure starring Charles S. Dutton. He was nominated for a Gemini award for directing The Tale of the Dangerous Soup starring Neve Campbell.

D.J. also wrote and directed the movie Tower of Terror for ABC's Wonderful World of Disney which starred Kirsten Dunst and Steve Guttenberg. The Showtime series Chris Cross was co-created, written and produced by D.J. It received the CableAce award for Best Youth Series.

D.J. co-created and produced the Discovery Kids series Flight 29 Down for which he writes all the episodes and directs several. His work on Flight 29 Down has earned him both Writers Guild of America and Directors Guild of America award nominations.

Other notable writing credits include the classic ABC Afterschool Special titled Seasonal Differences; the pilot for the long-running PBS/CBS series Ghostwriter; and the HBO series Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective for which he received a CableAce nomination for writing.

In print, D.J. has co-written the book The Tale of the Nightly Neighbors, based on his own teleplay and penned the poetic adaptation of the classic Norwegian folk tale East of the Sun and West of the Moon.

The book series: Pendragon - Journal of an Adventure through Time and Space marks D.J.'s first turn as a novelist. He plans for this series of Young Adult adventures to span a total of 10 books.

D.J. lives in Southern California with his wife Evangeline and daughter Keaton. They are avid backpackers, scuba divers and skiers. Rounding out the household are a Golden Retriever, Maggie; and a Kitten, Kaboodle. ...more

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	The Merchant of Death (Pendragon, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 52,625 ratings — published 2002 — 75 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Lost City of Faar (Pendragon, #2) 4.18 avg rating — 32,620 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Never War (Pendragon, #3) by D.J. MacHale (Goodreads Author), William Dufris (Reader) 4.14 avg rating — 32,115 ratings — published 2003 — 50 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Pilgrims of Rayne (Pendragon, #8) 4.16 avg rating — 26,304 ratings — published 2007 — 45 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Rivers of Zadaa (Pendragon, #6) 4.21 avg rating — 25,863 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Soldiers of Halla (Pendragon, #10) 4.27 avg rating — 24,824 ratings — published 2009 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Black Water (Pendragon, #5) 4.18 avg rating — 25,202 ratings — published 2004	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Reality Bug (Pendragon, #4) 4.16 avg rating — 25,195 ratings — published 2003	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Quillan Games (Pendragon, #7) 4.20 avg rating — 23,653 ratings — published 2005	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Raven Rise (Pendragon, #9) 4.20 avg rating — 23,614 ratings — published 2008 — 38 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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I spent last Saturday in San Antonio, TX at Librarypalooza...an author event that was attended by over a thousand eager, young readers. The authors with me were Carl Deuker, James Dashner, Laura Lee Gulledge, Marissa Meyer, Siobhan Vivian and Jenny Han.

Whenever I attend an author event like this one I lament that I never had anything like this happen when I was a kid. I have to believe that was b Read more of this blog post »

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Pendragon (10 books)
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D.J. MacHale answered Merissa Johnson's question: This question contains spoilers… (view spoiler) It was definitely not a dream, and I don't believe he was ever in a coma. The powers of Solara are infinite, which is why Press was able to gift all the Travelers with the ability to live the "natural" lives they thought they had been born in to. Pre See Full Answer
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D.J. MacHale answered Merissa Johnson's question: Does Bobby have any allergies or sensitives given he's part human? Or like any quirks that you gave him for comedic relief? Or any of the characters for that matter. Who did you enjoy writing the most and why? Recently got back into the series, sorry for all the questions, I'm not trying to spam you. Super grateful for this service. No allergies, but Bobby's most interesting quirk is his sense of humor. He can see something funny in the most dire of situations. He's always quick with a sarcastic comment, especially when directed at Saint Dane.
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“There are two types of people in this world. People who hate clowns...and clowns. (Bobby Pendragon)”
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“Now it was just the three of us: the leader, the warrior, and the kid about to wet his pants. Guess who I was.”
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