Jake Bell (born November 7, 1974) is an American fiction writer. He is author of ''The Amazing Adventures of Nate Banks'' series, published by

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, and the writer of the webcomic ''Model Student''.

Background

Bell grew up in the

Mesa, Arizona Mesa ( ) is a city in Maricopa County, in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is the most populous city in the East Valley section of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. It is bordered by Tempe on the west, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community ...

and attended

Arizona State University Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public research university in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, ASU is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in t ...

, earning a bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism and a Master's in Business Administration. He worked as a sports reporter and anchor at

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affiliates KYMA in Yuma, Arizona and

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in Panama City Beach, Florida. Bell began freelance writing for

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in 2005. His first book in ''The Amazing Adventures of Nate Banks'' series, ''Secret Identity Crisis'', was published by

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in 2010.Scholastic.com
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Bibliography

* ''The Amazing Adventures of Nate Banks: Secret Identity Crisis'' (May 2010) * ''The Amazing Adventures of Nate Banks: Freezer Burned'' (May 2010) * ''The Amazing Adventures of Nate Banks: Red Alert'' (October 2010) * ''The Amazing Adventures of Nate Banks: The Comic Con'' (February 2011) * ''Megamatrix: Hero Within'' (November 2010)

References

External links

Official website of ''The Amazing Adventures of Nate Banks'' books

JakeBell.com

Model Student
American comics writers Writers from Mesa, Arizona 1974 births Living people Arizona State University alumni {{US-child-writer-stub