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. Recent books include BEASTIES, about five friends who become Central Park animals on a school field trip and THROWBACK, his exciting time-travel trilogy. He’s written many 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. peterlerangis.com

Awards
ALA Schneider Award for best book depicting the disability experience; ALA Quick Picks; Multiple Junior Library Guild Awards; ALA Best Books; New York Public Library Best Books; Bank Street Library Best Books.

3 Fun Facts

1. My left pinkie has camptodactyly, which means it can’t straighten, and I have worked it into the plot of a book.
2. I sang and acted in a Broadway show.
3. The letters of my full name can be rearranged into Sergeant Peril.