John Reynolds Gardiner
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'''John Reynolds Gardiner''' ([[December 6]], [[1944]] - [[March 4]], [[2006]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[author]] and [[engineer]]. Born in [[Los Angeles, California]], he earned his [[master's degree]] from [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]]. He was a successful engineer before working on his first children's book. Always creative, in his younger years he ran Num Num Novelties, home to such originals as the aquarium tie. He lived in [[West Germany]] and [[Central America]], and taught writing workshops around the world. In [[Idaho]] he heard of a legend on which he based his first book, ''[[Stone Fox]]''. Gardiner also edited children's stories for television. He lived out his final years with his wife, Gloria, in [[California]] and died of complications from [[pancreatitis]] at a hospital in [[Anaheim, California]]. He is survived by three daughters, Carrie, Alicia, and Danielle.
==Works==
===Novels===
*''[[Stone Fox]]'' ISBN 0-06-440132-4, ''[[Newbery Medal|Newbery Award]] Winner''
*''Top Secret'' ISBN 0-31-630363-1
*''General Butterfingers'' ISBN 0-14-036355-6
*''How to Live a Life That's Not Boring'' ISBN 0-9753162-0-6
===Audio CD===
''Stone Fox'' and ''Top Secret'' CD ISBN 0-06-089786-4
==References==
{{cite web | title = Associated Press obituary | url = http://legacy.com/Obituaries.asp?Page=APStory&Id=10903}}
==External links==
*[http://filebox.vt.edu/users/dsalvi/edweb/project/intro.htm Biography at Filebox]
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[[Category:American novelists]]
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