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Alfred Slote


Born
in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, The United States
September 11, 1926

Died
April 26, 2026

Genre
Children's Books


Alfred Slote (born September 11, 1926) is a children's author known for his numerous sports and space novels. His writing has been described as "making space travel seem as ordinary as piling in the family wagon for a jaunt to McDonald's". Slote's 1991 novel Finding Buck McHenry was adapted into a 2000 television film. He currently resides in Ann Arbor, Michigan. ...more

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Average rating: 3.83 · 823 ratings · 128 reviews · 43 distinct works • Similar authors
Finding Buck McHenry
3.75 avg rating — 232 ratings — published 1991 — 10 editions
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Hang Tough, Paul Mather
4.16 avg rating — 116 ratings — published 1973 — 13 editions
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My Robot Buddy
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3.69 avg rating — 97 ratings — published 1975 — 9 editions
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The Trading Game
3.87 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 1990 — 7 editions
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My Trip to Alpha I
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3.50 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 1978 — 12 editions
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C.O.L.A.R.: A Tale of Outer...
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3.88 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 1981 — 10 editions
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Omega Station
3.97 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1983 — 5 editions
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Jake
4.59 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1971 — 11 editions
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Clone Catcher
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3.68 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1982 — 4 editions
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The Trouble on Janus
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3.75 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1985 — 6 editions
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Series by Alfred Slote

My Robot Buddy My Trip to Alpha I C.O.L.A.R.: A Tale of Outer... Omega Station The Trouble on Janus
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“Sleeping solves a lot of problems.”
― Alfred Slote, The Trouble on Janus
tags: pajamas, problems, robots, sleeping, solutions
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