Chris Jordan / Rodman Philbrick

Rodman Philbrick is a renowned American writer of young adult, science fiction, mystery, suspense, thriller, and children’s books. He has written several successful trilogies in his writing career, including the House of Cherry Street series, Visitors series, and the Werewolf Chronicles series. Philbrick was born in 1951 in Boston, Massachusetts. As of today, he lives in Florida and Maine. Philbrick was married to Lynn Hamett from 1980 to 2012, the year she died. The couple had collaborated on several scary novels for young readers. All the books that they had written together were released under the banner of Scholastic, Inc. In addition to writing under his real name, Philbrick has used several pen names for writing his books. They include William R. Dantz, Chris Jordan, and W.R. Philbrick. Two of the most famous children’s books penned by Philbrick include Freak the Mighty and the sequel titled Max the Mighty. The first book was adapted into a Golden Globe-nominated film called The Mighty featuring Sharon Stone, James Gandolfini, Elden Hensen, Gillian Anderson, and Kieran Culkin in the lead roles.