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James Preller

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New York state, The United States

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http://www.jamespreller.com/

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James Preller (born 1961) is the children's book author of the Jigsaw Jones Mysteries, which are published by Scholastic Corporation. He grew up in Wantagh, New York and went to college in Oneonta, New York. After graduating from college in 1983, James Preller was employed as a waiter for one year before being hired as a copywriter by Scholastic Corporation, where he was introduced (through their books) to many noatable children's authors. This inspired James Preller to try writing his own books. James Preller published his first book, entitled MAXX TRAX: Avalanche Rescue, in 1986. Since that time, James Preller has written a variety of books, and has written under a number of pen names, including Mitzy Kafka, James Patrick, and Izzy Bonker ...more

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Average rating: 3.76 · 16,386 ratings · 2,358 reviews · 190 distinct works • Similar authors

	Bystander 3.65 avg rating — 3,088 ratings — published 2009 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of Hermie the Missing Hamster (Jigsaw Jones Mystery #1) by James Preller, R.W. Alley (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.92 avg rating — 1,633 ratings — published 1998 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fall 3.77 avg rating — 807 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Before You Go 3.29 avg rating — 725 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Home Sweet Horror by James Preller, Iacopo Bruno (Illustrations) 3.66 avg rating — 487 ratings — published 2013 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Pirate's Guide to First Grade by James Preller, Greg Ruth (Illustrator) 3.74 avg rating — 459 ratings — published 2010 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Christmas Snowman (Jigsaw Jones Mystery, No. 2) by James Preller, R.W. Alley (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.98 avg rating — 419 ratings — published 1998 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Mummy Mystery (Jigsaw Jones, #6) by James Preller, John Speirs (Illustrator), R.W. Alley (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.80 avg rating — 398 ratings — published 2001 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Spooky Sleepover (Jigsaw Jones Mystery, No. 4) by James Preller, R.W. Alley (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations), John Speirs (Illustrator) 3.93 avg rating — 333 ratings — published 1999 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Secret Valentine (Jigsaw Jones, #3) by James Preller, John Speirs (Illustrator), R.W. Alley (Goodreads Author) (Cover Illustrator) 3.94 avg rating — 330 ratings — published 1999 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Jigsaw Jones Mystery (38 books)
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R.W. Alley (Goodreads Author) (Cover Illustrator)

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Scary Tales (6 books)
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Iacopo Bruno

3.59 avg rating — 1,136 ratings

Pirate's Guides (2 books)
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Greg Ruth (Illustrations)

3.65 avg rating — 598 ratings

Exit 13 (2 books)
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Kevin Keele (Illustrator)

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“Middle School," Griffin repeated. "Where did they come up with that, anyway? We're in the middle of what, exactly? too old for elementary school, but not big enough for high school. So they shove us here. Look around. There's not an interesting person in sight, just a bunch of clones who want to be like everyone else.”
― James Preller, Bystander

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“In the end we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”
― James Preller, Bystander

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“Through it all, Eric didn’t say a word. He was innocent, Eric reminded himself, he never participated in the pranks. He never lifted a finger to harm David Hallenback. He didn’t think it was funny, so he usually walked away, pretending not to see. But Eric did see. Just like all the other kids in the halls. And he slowly began to recognize it for what it was.”
― James Preller, Bystander

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