Allan Zullo (born November 23, 1947) is an American
non-fiction
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writer. He is the author or co-author of more than 120
paperback
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s for adults and younger readers on a broad range of subjects for general audiences.
Zullo has several notable books, including the ''
Haunted Kids'' series. He also co-wrote with ''The Baseball Hall of Shame'' and ''Baseball Confidential''
Bruce Nash
Bruce Mitchell Nash (born August 14, 1947) is an American reality television producer and CEO of Nash Entertainment.
Early start into TV
Nash first entered reality TV with '' Before They Were Stars''. His credits include the Sci Fi Channel ...
, and ''A Boomer's Guide to Grandparenting'' with his wife Kathryn.
In addition to writing books, Zullo created a comic strip, ''The Ghost Story Club'', which was published in American newspapers from 1995–98.
[Surabhi Avasthi.]
Comic strip 'Ghost Story Club' picks B'klyn teen's tale, and news sez: we got the girl fright here"
. ''New York Daily News
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''. February 13, 1997. Retrieved on September 18, 2008.
Zullo was raised in
Rockford, Illinois
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and attended
Northern Illinois University
Northern Illinois University (NIU) is a public research university in DeKalb, Illinois, United States. It was founded as "Northern Illinois State Normal School" in 1895 by Illinois Governor John P. Altgeld, initially to provide the state with c ...
, earning a degree in journalism in 1969.
Publications
** ''Police Heroes''s: Young Survivors of the Holocaust
** ''We Fought Back: Teen Resisters of the Holocaust''
** ''Escape: Children of the Holocaust''
** ''Heroes of the Holocaust: True Stories of Rescues by Teens''
** ''Survivors: True Stories of Children in the Holocaust''
* ''Bad Pets series''
** ''Bad Pets: Bad to the Bone''
** ''Bad Pets Hall of Shame''
** ''Bad Pets on the Loose!''
** ''Bad Pets: Most Wanted''
** ''Bad Pets: True Tales of Misbehaving Animals''
** ''Bad Pets Save Christmas''
* ''
Haunted Kids'' series
** ''Haunted Kids: True Ghost Stories''
** ''More Haunted Kids''
** ''Totally Haunted Kids''
** ''Haunted Campers''
** ''Haunted Schools''
** ''Haunted Teachers''
** ''Haunted Animals''
** ''The Haunted Graveyard''
** ''Haunted Baby-Sitters''
** ''The Haunted Shortstop''
** ''Haunted Athletes''
* ''America's Most Haunted: True Scary Creatures''
* ''America's Most Haunted: True Scary Places''
* ''We're Here: True Tales of Alien Encounters''
* ''Weird But True Tales''
* ''Animal Books''
** ''The Dog Who Saved Christmas''
** ''The Dog Who Saved Halloween''
** ''Christmas Miracle Pets''
** ''Miracle Pets: True Tales of Courage and Survival''
** ''True Tales of Animal Heroes''
** ''Incredible Dogs and Their Incredible Tales''
* ''Partial List of Other Books''
** ''World's Dumbest Crooks''
** ''World's Dumbest Crooks 2''
** ''Fact or Fake''
** ''Butter My Butt and Call Me a Biscuit''
** ''You're the Butter on My Biscuit''
** ''Golf Is a Funny Game''
** ''Amazing But True Golf Facts''
** ''March Madness''
** ''The Hero Inside of You''
* ''The Baseball Hall of Shame: The Best of Blooperstown'' (co-written with Bruce Nash)
* ''The Baseball Hall of Shame'' (co-written with Bruce Nash)
* ''Baseball Confidential'' (co-written with Bruce Nash)
* ''A Boomer's Guide to Grandparenting'' (co-written with his wife Kathryn)
References
External links
Allan Zullo's website
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1947 births
Living people
Northern Illinois University alumni
American fortean writers
Writers from Rockford, Illinois
Sportswriters from Illinois