Author Series: Andrew Maraniss

New York Times bestselling author Andrew Maraniss writes sports-and history-related nonfiction for adults, teens, and children, telling stories with a larger social message. His first book, Strong Inside, received the Lillian Smith Book Award for civil rights and the RFK Book Awards’ Special Recognition Prize for social justice, becoming the first sports-related book ever to win either award. His young readers adaptation of Strong Inside was named one of the Top Biographies for Youth by the American Library Association and was named a Notable Social Studies Book by the Children’s Book Council. His acclaimed second book for kids Games of Deception was a Sydney Taylor Book Award Middle Grade Honor Recipient. His third book, Singled Out, was a Rainbow Book List honoree and was named one of the “Top 100 Baseball Books Ever Written” by Esquire Magazine. His fourth book, Inaugural Ballers, was named to the ALA Rise Feminist Book List. Andrew lives in Nashville and is director of special projects at the Vanderbilt University athletic department.  

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