James Preller (Author of Bystander)

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James Preller

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New York state, The United States

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James Preller (born 1961) is the children's book author of the Jigsaw Jones Mysteries, which are published by Scholastic Corporation. He grew up in Wantagh, New York and went to college in Oneonta, New York. After graduating from college in 1983, James Preller was employed as a waiter for one year before being hired as a copywriter by Scholastic Corporation, where he was introduced (through their books) to many noatable children's authors. This inspired James Preller to try writing his own books. James Preller published his first book, entitled MAXX TRAX: Avalanche Rescue, in 1986. Since that time, James Preller has written a variety of books, and has written under a number of pen names, including Mitzy Kafka, James Patrick, and Izzy Bonker ...more

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Average rating: 3.76 · 16,713 ratings · 2,410 reviews · 195 distinct works 鈥� Similar authors

	Bystander 3.65 avg rating — 3,115 ratings — published 2009 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of Hermie the Missing Hamster (Jigsaw Jones Mystery #1) by James Preller, R.W. Alley (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Illustrator) 3.92 avg rating — 1,633 ratings — published 1998 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fall 3.77 avg rating — 833 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Before You Go 3.29 avg rating — 731 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Home Sweet Horror by James Preller, Iacopo Bruno (Illustrations) 3.67 avg rating — 497 ratings — published 2013 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Pirate's Guide to First Grade by James Preller, Greg Ruth (Illustrator) 3.74 avg rating — 457 ratings — published 2010 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Christmas Snowman (Jigsaw Jones Mystery, No. 2) by James Preller, R.W. Alley (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Illustrator) 3.98 avg rating — 429 ratings — published 1998 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Mummy Mystery (Jigsaw Jones, #6) by James Preller, John Speirs (Illustrator), R.W. Alley (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Illustrator) 3.81 avg rating — 403 ratings — published 2001 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Spooky Sleepover (Jigsaw Jones Mystery, No. 4) by James Preller, R.W. Alley (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Illustrations), John Speirs (Illustrator) 3.93 avg rating — 335 ratings — published 1999 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Secret Valentine (Jigsaw Jones, #3) by James Preller, John Speirs (Illustrator), R.W. Alley (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Cover Illustrator) 3.93 avg rating — 333 ratings — published 1999 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Jigsaw Jones Mystery (38 books)
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John Speirs,

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Scary Tales (6 books)
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Iacopo Bruno

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Pirate's Guides (2 books)
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Greg Ruth (Illustrations)

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Exit 13 (2 books)
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Kevin Keele (Illustrator)

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Quotes by James Preller (?)

“Middle School," Griffin repeated. "Where did they come up with that, anyway? We're in the middle of what, exactly? too old for elementary school, but not big enough for high school. So they shove us here. Look around. There's not an interesting person in sight, just a bunch of clones who want to be like everyone else.”
― James Preller, Bystander

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“In the end we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”
― James Preller, Bystander

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“Through it all, Eric didn鈥檛 say a word. He was innocent, Eric reminded himself, he never participated in the pranks. He never lifted a finger to harm David Hallenback. He didn鈥檛 think it was funny, so he usually walked away, pretending not to see. But Eric did see. Just like all the other kids in the halls. And he slowly began to recognize it for what it was.”
― James Preller, Bystander

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