Michael William Buckley (born August 16, 1969) is a bestselling children's author whose works include ''

The Sisters Grimm ''The Sisters Grimm'' is a children's fantasy series written by Michael Buckley and illustrated by Peter Ferguson. The series features two sisters, Sabrina Grimm and Daphne Grimm, and consists of nine novels that were published from 2005 to 201 ...

'' the ''

N.E.R.D.S. ''N.E.R.D.S.'' is a children's pentalogy written by Michael Buckley and illustrated by Ethen Beavers. The series tells the story of a fictional spy agency and its agents—children who have their "nerdy" characteristics upgraded into a tool tha ...

'' book series, and

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Early life

Born in Akron, Ohio, Michael Buckley attended Ohio University, where he graduated with honors. Shortly after graduating from Ohio University in 1986, Buckley moved to New York City.

Career

Sometime after college Buckley moved to New York City to start an internship with the ''

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'', then moved into a television production job where he worked on documentaries. His books are published by Harry N. Abrams. Buckley worked as a stand-up comic as well as a TV copywriter before he started to write ''The Sisters Grimm'' series. Buckley had originally planned for ''The Sisters Grimm'' to be a television series until his wife suggested turning it into a book. In 2010, Buckley and his writing partner, Joe Deasy, created an animated series for

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called '' Robotomy''. Buckley and Deasy executive produced as well as wrote the first season that starred Patton Oswalt and Dana Snyder (

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from '' Aqua Teen Hunger Force''). The series aired in CN's prime time block. He is currently writing the screenplay for a ''

'' animated feature developed by

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's Rocket Pictures. He also recently finished his new series, Undertow. Michael Buckley has a son, Finn.

Bibliography

''The Sisters Grimm''

# '' The Fairy-Tale Detectives'' (2005) # '' The Unusual Suspects'' (2005) # ''

The Problem Child ''The Problem Child'' is the third novel in ''The Sisters Grimm'' series written by Michael Buckley. Plot summary Sabrina is confronted by a mentally challenged girl who has kidnapped her parents (who may be the person mentioned in the title) ...

'' (2006) # '' Once Upon a Crime'' (2007) # ''Magic and Other Misdemeanors'' (2007) # ''Tales from the Hood'' (2008) # '' The Everafter War'' (2009) # ''The Inside Story'' (2010) # ''The Council of Mirrors'' (2012) #* ''The Sisters Grimm: A Very Grimm Guide'' (2012)

''N.E.R.D.S.''

# ''N.E.R.D.S.: National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society'' (2009) # ''N.E.R.D.S.: M is for Mama's Boy'' (2010) # ''N.E.R.D.S.: The Cheerleaders of Doom'' (2011) # ''N.E.R.D.S.: The Villain Virus'' (2012) # ''N.E.R.D.S.: Attack of the Bullies'' (2013)

''Undertow''

# ''Undertow'' (2015) # ''Raging Sea'' (2016) # ''Heart of the Storm'' (2017)

Other

* ''Kel Gilligan's Daredevil Stunt Show'' (2012) * ''Robotomy''

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Buckley, Michael 1969 births Living people American children's writers Screenwriters from Ohio Writers from Akron, Ohio Ohio University alumni University of Akron alumni