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G. Neri

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G. Neri is the Coretta Scott King honor-winning author of Yummy: the Last Days of a Southside Shorty and the recipient of the Lee Bennett Hopkins Promising Poet Award for his free-verse novella, Chess Rumble. His books have been translated into multiple languages in over 25 countries. They include the novels Tru & Nelle, A Christmas Tale, Ghetto Cowboy, Knockout Games, Surf Mules, and two free-verse picture book bios, When Paul Met Artie and Hello, I'm Johnny Cash. In 2017, he was awarded a National Science Foundation grant that sent him to Antarctica.

Prior to becoming a writer, Neri was a filmmaker, an animator/illustrator, a digital media producer, and a founding member of The Truth anti-smoking campaign. Neri currently writes full-time a ...more

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	Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty by G. Neri (Goodreads Author), Randy DuBurke (Illustrator) 3.99 avg rating — 6,934 ratings — published 2010 — 7 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
	Ghetto Cowboy by G. Neri (Goodreads Author), Jesse Joshua Watson (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 2,950 ratings — published 2011 — 17 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
	Tru & Nelle (Tru & Nelle, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 1,954 ratings — published 2016 — 13 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
	Grand Theft Horse by G. Neri (Goodreads Author), Corban Wilkin (Illustrations) 4.20 avg rating — 861 ratings — published 2018 — 4 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
	Hello, I'm Johnny Cash by G. Neri (Goodreads Author), A.G. Ford (Illustrations) 4.17 avg rating — 479 ratings — published 2014	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
	Chess Rumble 4.14 avg rating — 335 ratings — published 2007 — 4 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
	When Paul Met Artie: The Story of Simon & Garfunkel by G. Neri (Goodreads Author), David Litchfield (Goodreads Author) (illustrator) 4.28 avg rating — 297 ratings — published 2018	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
	Knockout Games 3.72 avg rating — 267 ratings — published 2014 — 8 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
	Tru & Nelle: A Christmas Tale (Tru & Nelle, #2) 3.86 avg rating — 234 ratings — published 2017 — 4 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
	My Antarctica: True Adventures in the Land of Mummified Seals, Space Robots, and So Much More by G. Neri (Goodreads Author), Corban Wilkin (Illustrator) 4.49 avg rating — 175 ratings — published 2024 — 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

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Usually adults ask me what I do for a living (I'm a writer) and do I really get paid for that (yes). But here are some actual questions that I get asked a lot from students I've encountered! (In no particular order).

1. Where do you get your ideas? Ideas are like driving at night across Alligator Alley in Florida. A lot of bugs will hit your windshield, but every once in a while a real whopper w

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Ghetto Cowboy (2 books)
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“When gangs took over the [abandoned public land in Philadelphia] and the neighborhood took a turn for the worse, horses became a way of saving lives. By getting boys interested in raising a horse rather than killing another human being, these cowboys gave the youth something positive: father figures, focus, and the ability to stand tall.”
― G. Neri, Ghetto Cowboy

tags: city-life, horses, inspiration, role-models

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“Tru, this is your home. You are my blood kin, my second cousin thrice removed. But blood kin's not the most important kin. Do you know what is?" "No, sir." "Love kin. And that comes from the heart. That's why this is your home.”
― G. Neri, Tru & Nelle

tags: belonging, family, heart, home, kin, love

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“Don't steal nobody's cattle or their women. Treat your horse like your best friend, because sometimes that's all you got. Most important, trust and believe in your guys and always have their back when they need you.”
― G. Neri, Ghetto Cowboy

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Scumble by Ingrid Law

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Touch Blue by Cynthia Lord

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Clementine, Friend of the Week by Sara Pennypacker

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Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

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Betti on the High Wire by Lisa Railsback

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Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty by G. Neri

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