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Carl Deuker is an author of young adult novels.
Carl Deuker (born August 26, 1950) is an author of young adult novels.

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Carl Deuker

American writer

Carl Deuker (born August 26, 1950) is an author of young adult novels.^[1]

Early life and education

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Career

His first novel, On the Devil's Court, was published in 1989.^[2] Deuker's next book was Heart of a Champion.^{[citation needed]}

Other books

Painting the Black (Houghton Mifflin, 1997)
Night Hoops (Houghton Mifflin, 2000)
High Heat (Houghton Mifflin, 2003)
Gym Candy (Houghton Mifflin, 2007)
Payback Time (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010)

Awards

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References

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Deuker, Carl 1950-

Personal

Born August 26, 1950, in San Francisco, CA; son of John and Marie Deuker; married Anne Mitchell (a teacher), 1978; children: Marian. Education:University of California at Berkeley, B.A., 1972; University of Washington, M.A., 1974; University of California at Los Angeles, teaching certificate, 1976. Politics: Democrat.

Addresses

Home—Seattle, WA. E-mail—[email protected].

Career

Writer and educator. Saint Luke School, Seattle, WA, teacher, 1977-90; Northshore School District, Bothell, WA, teacher, 1991—. Seattle Sun (daily newspaper), film and book critic, 1980-85.

Member

Authors Guild, Authors League of America, Phi Beta Kappa.

Awards, Honors

South Carolina Young Adult Book Award, 1992, for On the Devil's Court; Heart of a Champion, On the Devil's Court, and Painting the Black were all named to American Library Association (ALA) Best Books for Young Adults list; Nebraska Golden Sower Award, and Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award, both 1996, Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award, 1997, and ALA Best Book for Reluctant Re

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Carl Deuker was raised in Redwood City, California, the son of Jack Deuker and Marie Milligan Deuker. As a young boy, he spent many hours in the creek behind his house and in the wooded area west of his house. Mainly he kicked around with his friend Paul G., looking for frogs and lizards and the occasional snake. Once he started school, Carl continued to wander about in the woods above his house but, as he grew older, he participated in sports. He was good enough to make most teams, but not good enough to play much. He describes himself as a classic second-stringer. "I was too slow and too short for basketball; I was too small for football, too frightened to hang in against a good fastball. So, by my senior year the only sport I was still playing was golf." Carl attended the University of California, Berkeley during the heady days of student protest over Vietnam. He participated in many of those protests, but looking back is not so sure how he feels about those days. "Yes, we students were right about Vietnam. It was a waste. But I'm not sure we understood much