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Greg Neri (pen name G. Neri) is an American author and is known for his work in young adult fiction. He has written books in free verse and novelistic prose, as well as graphic novels and non-fiction. He has written 14 books for young people. [1] Neri is the winner of the Michael L. Printz award and a Coretta Scott King honor and has received ...
G. Neri is the Michael L. Printz and Coretta Scott King award-winning author of such books as Yummy: the Last Days of a Southside Shorty and Ghetto Cowboy, which was made into the movie, Concrete Cowboy, starring Idris Elba. His books have been translated into multiple languages in over 25 countries.
- Tampa,FL USA
- greg@gregneri.com
Married; wife's name Maggie (a professor of sociology); children: Zola. Addresses. Home— Tampa, FL. Agent— Edward Necarsulmer, McIntosh & Otis, Inc., 353 Lexington Ave., New York, NY 10016. E-mail— greg@gregneri.com. Career. Author, filmmaker, artist, and digital media producer.
He and his wife met at an HP call center and were married in the late 1990s. [2] [27] They have two children, and became U.S. citizens in 2012. [2] Neri lives in The Woodlands, TX , where he plays recreational soccer for the VS team.
Now living in Florida with his wife Maggie, who is a sociology professor, and his young daughter Zola, Neri has travelled the world for his work with one adventure steering him all the way to Antarctica to do research on his next project.
Oct 24, 2014 · The chance to do just that happened when Neri's wife received a professorship in Tampa, Fla. Neri quit his L.A. job, moved east, and dug out a film script he'd written about the life of an 11-year-old gang-banger named Robert "Yummy" Sandifer, who'd been shot in 1994 on Chicago's South Side.
Feb 19, 2016 · Books. Tampa author Greg Neri tells tale of childhood friends Harper Lee, Truman Capote. In Tru & Nelle, Greg Neri incorporates true stories about the childhood friendship of Truman Capote...
