Andrew A. Smith

Early life Andrew Smith was born in California, on July 16, 1959. He decided to pursue a career as a writer because he was the editor of his high school newspaper. He traveled around the world and worked in various jobs such as working in metal mills, as a longshoreman, in bars and liquor stores, in security, and as a musician. After graduating from college, he tried pursuing careers as a journalist, writing for newspapers, and writing radio stations, but he felt it wasn't the kind of writing that he wanted to do for the rest of his life.

Personal life He is currently married, has two children, and teaches government, US history, and economics at Canyon High School in Santa Clarita, California. Smith's novel Grasshopper Jungle was never meant to be published, as he had decided to quit writing for others, but his son urged him to publish it.

Awards Andrew Smith has received several awards for his many books. His novel Marbury Lens has received a Young Adult Library Services Association Best For Young Adults award, the Booklist Editor's Choice 2010 award, and was named Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book of the Year for 2010. His novel Winger was given an Amazon Best of the Year award and received an American Library Association Top 10 for 2014. Winger was also rated as one of Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2013 and Publishers Weekly Top 10 Summer Reads of 2013, was given a Junior Library Guild Selection for 2013, and was a 2014 Rainbow List Nominee. His novel In the Path of Falling Objects received the Best Book For Young Adults Award. His novel Grasshopper Jungle has been awarded the 2014 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award and was a 2015 Michael Printz Honor Book.

2014 California Book Awards Young Adult Finalist for 100 Sideways Miles

Works Marbury Lens series The Marbury Lens (2010) According to WorldCat, the book is held in 1022 libraries. According to WorldCat, the book is held in 1268 libraries Stand-Off (2015)

Sam Abernathy The Size of the Truth (2019) Bye-Bye, Blue Creek (2020)

Grasshopper Jungle Grasshopper Jungle (2014) According to WorldCat, the book is held in 1110 libraries.

Other works Ghost Medicine (2008) According to WorldCat, the book is held in 874 libraries.