Edge Rewrite
everything Source code View original
// HTMLRewriter · presentation

This page was redesigned at the edge.

Cloudflare fetched the original article and streamed it through HTMLRewriter to apply an entirely new visual system without rebuilding the source page.

// request.cf · coarse context

A page that knows where it met you.

Only coarse request metadata is shown. This demo does not display or persist visitor IP addresses.

Country
US
Cloudflare location
CMH
Connection
HTTP/2
Language
Not provided

Ray ID: a223d207ddafcdd8

Jump to content

Alfred Slote

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Alfred Slote
Slote in 1979
Born(1926-09-11)September 11, 1926
New York City, U.S.
DiedApril 26, 2026(2026-04-26) (aged 99)
Period1953–?
GenreChildren's literature

Alfred Slote (September 11, 1926 – April 26, 2026) was an American children's author known for his numerous sports and space novels. His writing has been described as "making space travel seem as ordinary as piling in the family wagon for a jaunt to McDonald's".[1] Slote's 1991 novel Finding Buck McHenry was adapted into a 2000 television film.

Life and career

[edit]

Slote was born in Brooklyn, New York City on September 11, 1926.[2] He later resided in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In 2012 Slote and his baseball book Jake were the subject of an ESPN 30 for 30 short documentary in which Slote describes his writing process and reads from the book, saying it is his best writing.[3] Slote died on April 26, 2026, at the age of 99.[4]

Works

[edit]
  • Denham Proper (1953)
  • Lazarus in Vienna (1956)
  • The Princess Who Wouldn't Talk (1964)
  • Strangers and Comrades (1964)
  • The Moon in Fact and Fancy (1967)
  • Air in Fact and Fancy (1968)
  • Termination; the closing at Baker plant (1969)
  • Stranger on the Ball Club (1970)
  • Jake (1971)
  • The Biggest Victory (1972)
  • My Father, the Coach (1972)
  • Hang Tough, Paul Mather (1973)
  • Tony and Me (1974)
  • Matt Gargan's Boy (1975)
  • The Hotshot (1977)
  • My Trip to Alpha I (1978)
  • Love and Tenni (1979)
  • The Devil Rides With Me and Other Fantastic Stories (1980)
  • Clone Catcher (1982)
  • Rabbit Ears (1982)
  • A Friend Like That (1988)
  • Moving In (1988)
  • Make-Believe Ball Player (1989)
  • The Trading Game (1990)
  • Finding Buck McHenry (1991)

Robot Buddy series

[edit]
  • My Robot Buddy (1975)
  • C.O.L.A.R. : a tale of outer space (1981)
  • Omega Station (1983)
  • The Trouble on Janus (1985)

Slote's four book series shows the life of Jack Jameson and his robot buddy Danny One as they have adventures in a future society that has developed androids that mimic human beings perfectly.

References

[edit]
  1. ↑ Hamilton, Virginia (April 26, 1981). "Fanciful Worlds". The New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2007.
  2. ↑ "On This Day in History: September 11, Popular Writer of Books for Children". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 11, 2007. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
  3. ↑ "30 for 30 Short: Jake". Grantland.com. October 25, 2012. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Alfred Slote". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alfred_Slote&oldid=1365128153"