Andrew Auseon (1976–) Biography

Born 1976, in Columbus, OH; Education: Ohio University, B.A. (creative writing); Vermont College, M.F.A. (creative writing for Hobbies and other interests: Travel.

Addresses

Agent—c/o Author Mail, Harcourt International, 6277 Sea Harbor Dr., Orlando, FL 32887.

Career

Writer. PhotoAssist, Inc., photo editor, 1999–2003; The History Factory, senior researcher, 2002–04; Words & Numbers, Baltimore, MD, currently editor and staff writer.

Member

Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.

Writings

Funny Little Monkey, Harcourt (Orlando, FL), 2005.

Sidelights

An M.F.A. graduate of Vermont College who has traveled to over twenty countries, Andrew Auseon published his first book, the young-adult novel Funny Little Monkey, in 2005. In what a Publishers Weekly reviewer called a "darkly comic debut," Auseon introduces readers to mild-mannered main character Arty Moore. Arty is a mere shadow in contrast to his much-larger and A short-of-stature fourteen year old decides to stand up to his much-taller twin, but finds that enlisting the help of a group of school misfits and a brainy new friend scales the heights of bad judgement in Auseon's 2005 novel. (Cover designed by Vaughn Andrews.)quite intimidating twin brother Kurt. Raised by a single mother, and with a father who serves as a poor role model due to his career as a bank robber, the boys have always found themselves at odds. Now, as a freshman at Millard Fillmore High, Arty's luck seems to be changing when he makes two new friends: the beautiful, wealthy overachiever Leslie Dermott and Kerouac, the ringleader of a rebellious group of kids. With his friends' help, Arty is able to finally put his bullying brother in his place, while at the same time adjusting to life in high school. The Publishers Weekly critic wrote that Auseon "taps into the painful experience of high school, leavened with healthy doses of hyperbole, hope and wry humor," while Susan W. Hunter noted in School Library Journal that Arty "steps up and uses an outrageous fabrication to resolve the final crisis in this off-beat coming-of-age story."