Whirlwind, the second book in the Caretaker Trilogy, tells the story of Jack’s efforts to save the Amazon rain forest published in March 2008 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. The story focuses on Jack Danielson, a teenager sent back from the future to save the world’s oceans. Firestorm was the first book ever endorsed by Greenpeace and was praised by critics for its combination of entertainment value and environmental message, garnering an American Library Association (ALA) Best Book citation, a starred review from Publishers Weekly, and a favorable review by The New York Times Book Review. įirestorm is the first book of the Caretaker Trilogy, a series of science fiction thrillers with an ecological theme. The book has been published in 18 languages, was named an ALA Best Book For Young Adults, and continues to be popular with young adult audiences in the United States and internationally. In 2001 Klass published You don’t know me, which uses an edgy first-person narrative to tell the story of a teenage boy’s life with an abusive stepfather-to-be. His 1994 book California Blue gathered very positive reviews for its quiet yet compelling treatment of environmental issues. Klass’s writing career began with the novel The Atami Dragons, inspired by his experiences as an English teacher in Japan. Klass lives in New York City with his wife, Giselle Benatar, and their two children.
He received his BA in History from Yale University in 1982 and later graduated from USC School of Cinema-Television (1989).
His uncle was science fiction author Philip Klass, who wrote under the name William Tenn. Perri Klass, a pediatrician, author, educator, and a contributing columnist for The New York Times. Morton Klass, professor of anthropology at Barnard College and the brother of Dr. Klass was born in Vermont and raised in Leonia, New Jersey, the son of Sheila Solomon Klass, English professor and author, and Dr. His screenplays are primarily character-based thrillers for adults, while his novels often tell the stories of teenagers in crisis. He has written more than 40 screenplays for Hollywood studios and published 14 young adult novels. Screenwriting, thrillers, young adult fictionĭavid Klass is an American screenwriter and novelist.
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