![]() ![]() Like Mark Twain, I was “born excited.” I grew up in north Alabama and I’ve been writing one kind of story or another ever since writing a play called “The Mummy’s Curse” in the second grade.īefore becoming a writer, I wanted to be an astronaut, an NBA star, a time traveler, a colonist on the N. Nelson’s novel TEACH ME has been optioned by Protagonist Films for a feature film. He is the recipient of NASA's prestigious Silver Snoopy Award in recognition of “outstanding support provided to the Space Shuttle program.” Nelson lives with his family in North Alabama and works at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. ![]() His novels are also very popular in Germany, published by Ravensburger, where BREATHE MY NAME is published under the title SHINE. Nelson was chosen as a Horn Book Newcomer in 2005 and his books have been recognized by the New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age list, Booksense Kid Picks, the Miami Herald Best Books of the Year, Best Books of the year, the Michigan Library Thumbs Up! list (Top Twenty), and many other awards and lists. ![]() ![]() He is working on his fourth book, THROAT, slated for Fall 2010, also with Knopf. Nelson’s third book is DAYS OF LITTLE TEXAS, coming out on July 14 with Knopf. Nelson is the author of the novels TEACH ME and BREATHE MY NAME, both nominated to the YALSA Best Books for Young Adults list. ![]()
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