A highly regarded author of scores of books for preteens and teenagers, Strasser is "best known for books that are funny but not frivolous and writing that manages to be of high quality while still engaging young readers," according to New York Times contributor Kate Stone Lombardi. In works ranging from Friends Till the End, the story of a young man stricken with leukemia, to Wildlife, a study of the breakup of a successful rock group, Strasser blends humor and romance with timely subjects to address various concerns of teens: drugs, sex, illness, popularity, music. Lacing his work for younger readers with a vein of humor, Strasser has also tantalized even the most reluctant reader to open books with titles like Hey Dad, Get a Life!, Help! I'm Trapped in My Gym Teacher's Body, and Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts. In addition to his many original works of fiction...