Linden Dalecki

Linden Dalecki

Infobox Writer
name =Linden Dalecki


caption =
birthdate=birth date|1968|12|23|mf=y
birthplace=Neptune, New Jersey
deathdate=
deathplace=
occupation=author, novels and short stories
genre =Children's books, Young adult, novels
movement =
notableworks="Kid B"
influences= S.E. Hinton, J.D. Salinger
influenced=
website =

Linden Dalecki (born December 23, 1968) is an American author. He writes novels for children and young adults. His first novel, "Kid B", is set in the world of Texas hip-hop and was influenced by S. E. Hinton's "The Outsiders". "Kid B" evolved from Dalecki's award-winning short story, "The B-Boys of Beaumont".

External links

* [http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid%3A196867] The B-Boys of Beaumont short story
* [http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/catalog/titledetail.cfm?titleNumber=497846] Kid B description on Houghton Mifflin site


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