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David Lubar

American writer

David Lubar

Born () March 16, (age&#;70)[1]

Morristown, New Jersey

NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Author
Video game programmer
Known&#;forShort stories, novels
8-bit video games

David Lubar (born March 16, ) is an author of numerous books for teens.

He is also a video game programmer, who programmed Super Breakout for the Game Boy and Frogger for both the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Game Boy. He designed Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge for the Nintendo Game Boy Color.

Biography

Lubar was born and raised in Morristown, New Jersey. As a boy he frequented the school library where his mother worked, as well as the town library and county library.[2] He attended Rutgers University and received a degree in philosophy.

After graduating, he tried to write full-time, but a low income forced him to pursue more lucrative options. David married his wife around this time in He began writing for Creative Computing in

In , Lubar was offered a job designing and programming video games in California. There he designed and translated video games for the Atari , Atari 8-bit computers, Apple II,Nintendo Entertainment System, and Game Boy.

After realizing he still wanted to write, Lubar returned to writing in while still working as a developer. By , he had sold six books, and the company he worked for had gone out of business. During and Lubar started programming for the Game Boy while putting writing to the side, but he returned to writing shortly after.

Examples of author biography David Lubar has written more than thirty books for teens and young readers. His novels, including Hidden Talents and Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie, are on reading lists across the country, saving countless students from a close encounter with Madam Bovary.

From to , Lubar wrote short stories for various collections such as Ribbiting Tales, Lost and Found and Shattered.

Today,[when?] Lubar writes from his house. He has a daughter, Alison, who is a teacher.

Works

Books for Young Readers

Standalones

  • Monster Road ()
  • Wizards of the Game ()
  • Dog Days ()
  • Punished! ()
  • Toon Out ()

Emperor of the Universe

  • Emperor of the Universe ()
  • The Clone Catastrophe ()
  • The Emperor's Last Stand(coming September )

Nathan Abercrombie, Accidental Zombie

  • My Rotten Life ()
  • Dead Guy Spy ()
  • Goop Soup ()
  • The Big Stink ()
  • Enter the Zombie ()

Monsterrific Tales

  • Hyde and Shriek ()
  • The Vanishing Vampire ()
  • The Unwilling Witch ()
  • The Wavering Werewolf ()
  • The Gloomy Ghost ()
  • The Bully Bug ()

Looniverse

  • Stranger Things ()
  • Meltdown Madness ()
  • Dinosaur Disaster ()
  • Stage Fright ()

Monster Itch

  • Ghost Attack ()
  • Vampire Trouble ()

Short stories

The Psychozone

  • Kidzilla and Other Tales ()
  • The Witch's Monkey and Other Tales ()

Weenies

  • In the Land of the Lawn Weenies ()
  • Invasion of the Road Weenies ()
  • The Curse of the Campfire Weenies ()
  • The Battle of the Red Hot Pepper Weenies ()
  • Attack of the Vampire Weenies ()
  • Beware the Ninja Weenies ()
  • Wipeout of the Wireless Weenies ()
  • Strikeout of the Bleacher Weenies ()
  • Check Out the Library Weenies ()

Teeny Weenies

  • Freestyle Frenzy ()
  • The Intergalactic Petting Zoo ()
  • The Boy Who Cried Wool ()
  • My Favorite President ()
  • Fishing for Pets ()
  • The Eighth Octopus ()

Books for Teens

Standalones

  • Flip ()
  • Dunk ()
  • Extremities: Stories of Death, Murder, and Revenge ()
  • Character, Driven ()

Talents

  • Hidden Talents ()
  • True Talents ()

Scott Hudson

Video games

Apple II

  • Bumper Blocks
  • Obstacle Course
  • Killing Zone

Atari

  • Fantastic Voyage
  • Worm War I
  • Nexar
  • Flash Gordon
  • Space Master X-7
  • Bumper Bash
  • My Golf
  • River Raid II, a sequel to River Raid based on a concept by Dan Kitchen[3]

Atari 8-bit computers

Nintendo Entertainment System

Game Boy

Further reading

David Lubar (Spring–Summer ).

David lubar author biography David Lubar (born March 16, ) is an author of numerous books for teens. He is also a video game programmer, who programmed Super Breakout for the Game Boy and Frogger for both the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Game Boy.

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