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DAVID LUBAR is a writer and video-game designer. He's written a variety of books for teens and young readers. His novel
Hidden Talents
was named an ALA Best Book for Young Adults.
Dunk
, a wildly funny young adult novel set on the boardwalk of the Jersey Shore, won the 2004 Young Adult Book Award from the Keystone State Reading Association and appeared on the Texas Lone Star Reading List. His other books include
Dog Days, Wizards of the Game, Flip, Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie, In the Land of the Lawn Weenies
, and his latest short-story collection,
Invasion of the Road Weenies
. His short stories have appeared in
Boys’ Life, READ
magazine,
Nickelodeon
magazine, and in various anthologies, including
Sports Shorts
(Darby Creek Publishing).

David has designed and programmed many video games,including
Home Alone
and
Frogger 2
for the Nintendo GameBoy,
Fantastic Voyage
for the Atari 2600, and
Swamp Thing
for the Nintendo Entertainment System. His most recent game work has been for Nabisco's Candystand and Nabisco World Web sites.

A popular speaker who has appeared at national conferences and schools all across the country, David Lubar is a native of New Jersey, but he now lives just over the border in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, with his wife, daughter, and a trio of felines. He also lives online at www.davidlubar.com.