Edward Bloor
Edward William Bloor (born October 12, 1950) is an American writer of novels for young adults, best known for Tangerine and London Calling.
Biography
Edward (William) Bloor
Personal Information: Born October 11, 1950, in Trenton, NJ; son of Edward William and Mary (Cowley) Bloor; married Pamela Dixon, August 4, 1983. Father to a daughter and a son. Education: Fordham University, B.A., 1973.
Career: Novelist and editor. English teacher in Florida public high schools, 1983–86; Harcourt Brace School Publishers, Orlando, FL, senior editor, beginning 1986.
A former high school English teacher, Edward Bloor has managed to find time while working as a book editor at a major publishing house and helping to raise his two children to pen four well-received novels for teen readers: Crusader, Story Time, London Calling, and the award-winning debut novel Tangerine. As Bloor once commented: "My teaching job led to a job in educational publishing, where I was actually required to sit and read young adult novels all day long. So I decided to try it myself." One of his long-time friends, Alex Jackson, says that "Mr. Bloor is a very kind and focused writer. I greatly admire all of his books".