Peter Lerangis

Peter Lerangis’s books have sold nearly 7 million copies and been translated into 35 languages. His nine N.Y. Times bestsellers include the entire SEVEN WONDERS fantasy series and his 39 CLUES books. His latest: BEASTIES, a USA Today Bestseller, in which five kids on a field trip transform into Central Park animals and must find an antidote; a graphic-novel adaptation of his million-selling novel THE SWORD THIEF, and THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB FAN EDITION: BABY-SITTER SUMMER, to which he contributes as part of a team of all-star authors! His THROWBACK series explores time-travel and MAX TILT relives three Jules Verne adventures in the 21st century. Many of his novels have been Junior Library Guild selections, and his YA novel SOMEBODY PLEASE TELL ME WHO I AM won an ALA Schneider Award. He’s also performed on Broadway, run a marathon, rock-climbed in Yosemite during a 6.1 earthquake, and graduated Harvard with a degree in biochemistry. His presentations are informative, inspiring, and very funny.

A few of Peter’s books