G. Neri
Greg Neri
Greg Neri My Books: CHESS RUMBLE, an illustrated free verse novella, and SURF MULES, a YA novel (Putnam, 2009)! www.gneri.com

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44 years old
TAMPA, Florida
United States



Last Login: 11/9/2009
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GeneralI'm Mexican, Filipino & Creole (French, African, Spanish, Native American) or as we say Crefilican-American or more acurately Nafranishafripinocan.

My daughter is half German...she's gonna have to figure it out on her own.

Actually, I feel I am a great example of globalization. The Mexican side covers the Hispanic countries, Filipino represents Asia, Creole covers Europe, Africa and North America. I feel one with the world...
MusicGnarls Barkley, Beck, Sean Lennon, Johnny Cash, Tilly and the Wall, Daniel Johnston, Raconteurs,RHCPs,Foo Fighters, Thelonious Monk, Radiohead, Wilco, Dylan,White Stripes, Victor Chesnutt,Sinead O'Conner,Elvis Costello, Sufjan Stevens
Movies2001: A Space Odessey, Koyaanisqatsi, Berlin Alexanderplatz, 1900, L'eclisse, 8 1/2, Tin Drum, The Graduate, Clockwork Orange,Barton Fink,The Hit, Paris, Texas, Moonlighting, Brazil, Round Midnight, Badlands/ Days of Heaven, Life Aquatic/ Royal Tennembaums, High Tide, Age of Innocence, Dead Ringers, Kids, Mishima, Local Hero, Barfly, Sunday, All that Jazz, The Princess and the Warrior, When Father was Away on Business, Capturing the Friedmans, Before Sunset, Dead Man, Time Stands Still, The Ice Storm
TelevisionThe Wire, Curb your Enthusiam, Ugly Betty, The Unit, Entourage, Arreseted Development, Saxondale, The Sarah Silverman Show, Real Time with Bill Mahrer, Spaced
BooksThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Ask the Dust, The Juggler of our Lady, Blankets, Safe area Gorazde, Persepolis, Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy, Milkweed, Looking for Alaska, The Phantom Tollbooth, Smack

     G. Neri's Details
Status:Married
Here for:Networking
Hometown:L.A.
Zodiac Sign:Virgo
Children:Proud parent
Education:College graduate
Occupation:writer-illustrator

   G. Neri's Schools
University Of California-Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA
Graduated: 1988
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Film
 

1984 to 1988



G. Neri Here's the latest with some of my upcoming appearances for my Fall Surf Mules Tour! Come say hi if you're anywhere near any of these events! Posted at 4:05 PM Aug 27
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NYC Book Tour: the movie!  (view more)

NYC Book Tour May 26-31, 2009  (view more)

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   G. Neri's Blurbs
About me:

I am a reluctant writer who writes for reluctant readers. My first teen book for Lee and Low, CHESS RUMBLE came out in 2007. My YA novel SURF MULES came out in June of '09. Find out more about me at www.gneri.com


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BOOKS:

SURF MULES is a YA novel from Putnam.



When Logan Tom goes searching for the Perfect Monster Wave, he doesn’t expect his former best friend, Fin Hamilton, to be killed by it. With everything else going wrong in his life—including a deadbeat dad who bankrupted his family, a mom on the verge of a nervous breakdown, and the possibility of college going down the drain—Logan is suddenly in a tailspin. So when small-time drug dealer Broza offers Logan and his dropout pal, Z-boy, a summer job that could make them rich, it seems like all his problems are solved. But between Z-boy’s constant screw-ups, a band of Nazi surfers out for blood, and a mysterious stranger on their tail, Logan is starting to have serious doubts about hauling contraband across country. What started off as a summer job adventure in disorganized crime, quickly turns into a dangerous quest, where the boys find their friendship and loyalty pushed to the limits. Now all these young surf mules have to do is survive.

"Neri sandwiches his story between a crackling opening and a whipsaw climactic scene... older boys who say they’ve never read anything will be attracted to the novel’s... [view of a] friendship on the brink of disaster." - Kirkus Review

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CHESS RUMBLE is a free verse illustrated novella from Lee and Low Books. The illustrator is the fabulous JESSE JOSHUA WATSON!
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CHESS RUMBLE is an ALA Notable Book for 2007!

"Neri expertly captures Marcus’s voice and delicately teases out his alternating vulnerability and rage. The cadence and emotion of the verse are masterfully echoed through Watson’s expressive acrylic illustrations. This book will become a standby pick for reluctant readers, who will be pulled in before they know it by the story’s quick pace and the authenticity of Marcus’s voice and experience.”
—SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL

BUY THE BOOK!

Three moves is all it takes
to change the outcome
of the game.


In Marcus's world, battles are fought everyday--on the street, at home, and in school. Angered by his sister's death and his father's departure, and pushed to the brink by a bullying classmate, Marcus fights back with his fists.

One punch away from being kicked out of school and his home, Marcus encounters a mysterious chess master named CM who challenges him to fight his battles on the chess board. Marcus resists, until he hits rock bottom, and begins a journey, with CM's help, to regain control of his life.

Inspired by recent chess enrichment programs in inner-city schools, Chess Rumble explores the ability of a strategic game to empower young people with the tools they need to anticipate their moves through life's many challenges.

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YUMMY is a graphic novel based on the the infamous short life of 11-year-old "Yummy" Sandifer. In August of 1994, Yummy—nicknamed for his love of sweets—fired a gun at a group of rival gangmembers, accidentally killing a neighborhood girl, Shavon Dean. Police searched Chicago’s southside for three days before finding Yummy face-down in the dirt in a railway tunnel, executed by members of the drug gang he’d sought to impress.
The story made such an impact that Yummy appeared on the cover of TIME magazine, drawing national attention to the problems of inner city youth in America.

YUMMY: THE LAST DAYS OF A SOUTHSIDE SHORTY relives the confusion of these traumatic days from the point of view of Roger, a neighborhood boy who struggles to understand the senseless violence swirling through the streets around him. Awakened by the tragedy, Roger seeks out answers to difficult questions—Was Yummy a killer or a victim? Was he responsible for his actions or are others to blame? Coming from Lee and Low in Fall 2009.Illustrations by the incredible RANDY DUBURKE!

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BIO:

In the past, I have been filmmaker, artist, and digital media producer. My animated film collaboration with jazz legend Chick Corea, A PICASSO ON THE BEACH, was a student Academy Award finalist and aired on HBO and Bravo for seven years. I also made an independent feature called A WEEKEND WITH BARBARA UND INGRID, which I wrote, produced, and directed.

I have taught animation and storytelling to inner city teens in Los Angeles with the ground-breaking group Animaction, producing over 300 films dealing with issues relevant to the kids: violence, gangs, and drugs. I've directed the documentary Fa’a Samoa which followed a 15-year-old Samoan gangbanger who had shamed his village, through the mean streets of Los Angeles.

I lived in Los Angeles most of my life but now I live in Tampa, Florida with my wife and daughter, where I am focusing on writing for teens and watching alligators.

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Who I'd like to meet:
Writers and readers of Young Adult fiction, librarians, teachers, students



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Melanie C. Jordan



Nov 9 2009 5:48 AM

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Sep 9 2009 10:05 AM

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Aug 15 2009 2:23 AM

Thanks for the friendship. 

My last book is titled,
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Jan 13 2009 9:06 PM

Thanks for adding me, G.! Your books look great.

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Artist, Writer, Illustrator Remie James

   Artist,   Writer,  Illustrator  Remie James



Dec 22 2008 1:43 AM

Happy Holidays 2 All

May every one that you talk to this week
smile at you when you begin to speak
and Happiness is abound
good times, friends and family all around
as you celebrate with everyone North, South, West and East
the celebrations of life and Peace.
However it is that you say
I wish to you and yours a wonderful Holiday.
Happy Holidays!
<3 Remie
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Netherscape Legend



Dec 12 2008 2:58 AM

Thanks for including me in your MySpace circle of friends!

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Jessica Li



Dec 8 2008 6:54 AM

Hi I read your book! I really love it.
Miss Behaven

Miss Behaven



Nov 26 2008 7:01 PM

Happy Thanksgiving Pictures, Images and Photos

Happy Thanksgiving Greg!
Jeremy Horn

Jeremy Horn



Oct 29 2008 10:42 PM

That's cool. I hope Obama be President of the United States.
Jeremy Horn

Jeremy Horn



Oct 14 2008 7:38 PM

Hey man, it's too bad that the HHCF Event was cancelled and moved to next year. I know you've been anticipating this event. Trust me, you won't be disappointed.
How is everything with you?
Stephanie Hale

stephanie hale



Oct 3 2008 2:17 PM

Congrats on your new sale! :)

Steph~
Red Moon

Red Moon



Sep 28 2008 1:11 PM

Jeremy Horn

Jeremy Horn



Sep 17 2008 10:45 PM

Hey man, congratulations that your going to attend the Hip Hop Chess Federation event this October. I'm very amazed that your graphic novel, "Chess Rumble," is getting a lot of feedback from the Hip Hop community. I'm also honored that I read your novel, and was amazed by your story. Hope that you can do an event like this in Chicago.
SciFi Times TV

Scifi Times TV



Sep 15 2008 10:18 AM

Thanks for letting us share in your world!
LuvinStuff

Marilyn S.



Aug 23 2008 4:32 PM


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~~ BORN TO BE WILD ~~

~ Steppenwolf" ~

Get your motor runnin'
Head out on the highway
Lookin' for adventure
And whatever comes our way
Yeah Darlin' go make it happen
Take the world in a love embrace
Fire all of your guns at once
And explode into space

I like smoke and lightning
Heavy metal thunder
Racin' with the wind
And the feelin' that I'm under
Yeah Darlin' go make it happen
Take the world in a love embrace
Fire all of your guns at once
And explode into space

Like a true nature's child
We were born, born to be wild
We can climb so high
I never wanna die

Born to be wild
Born to be wild


Have an awesome weekend!
Hugs,
Marilyn
Artist, Writer, Illustrator Remie James

   Artist,   Writer,  Illustrator  Remie James



Aug 22 2008 7:42 PM

RED HAIRED WOMAN

Looking forward to a wonderful friendship --
Hope you have a wonderful weekend

In my pics are some more of my art pieces and in my blogs is a vampire story, Chaseable Cruise and poems, I invite you to come over whenever you like to see any of them or read anything.

How are you? Are you working on anything at this time? Hope your weekend is GR8
Writer, artist, Illustrator
REMIE JAMES
LuvinStuff

Marilyn S.



Aug 20 2008 4:03 PM

THANKS FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP
Travis

Travis



Aug 9 2008 6:13 PM

It looks good
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