George Edward Stanley

{{Short description|American writer of children's fiction and academic}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2014}} {{More citations needed|date=August 2014}} {{Infobox writer | name = George Edward Stanley | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date|1942|7|15}} | birth_place = [[Memphis, Texas]], United States | death_date = {{death date and age|2011|2|7|1942|7|15}} | death_place = [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]], United States | occupation = Author | genre = Children's books | movement = | influences = | influenced = | website = }} '''George Edward Stanley''' (July 15, 1942 – February 7, 2011) was a teacher at [[Cameron University]] and author of [[Short story|short stories]] for middle grade kids under the pseudonym '''M. T. Coffin'''.

==Biography== George Edward Stanley was born in [[Memphis, Texas]], in 1942 and died on February 7, 2011, from an [[aneurysm]] at the age of 68 years.

From 1967 to 1969, he taught English to foreigners of [[East Texas State University]]; the following year he held the same role at the [[University of Kansas]] ([[Lawrence, Kansas]]). In 1970 he moved to Cameron University (always in Lawton), where he worked until 1973 as an assistant professor, associate professor from 1973 to 1976, later becoming a professor of Middle Eastern and African languages in 1979.

In 1979 he published his first book ''Mini-Mysteries'' began to write children's books, career that led him to write 102 novels (including also one republished in Italian).

==Awards and honors== * Distinguished Faculty Award, [[Phi Kappa Phi]], 1974. * Member of the Year Award, Society of Children's Book Writers, 1979. * Oklahoma Writers Hall of Fame, 1994.

==Works==

===Children's stories=== * ''Mini-Mysteries'', Saturday Evening Post Co. (Indianapolis, IN), 1979. * ''The Crime Lab'', illustrated by Andrew Glass, Avon (New York, NY), 1980. * ''The Case of the Clever Marathon Cheat'', Meadowbrook (Minnetonka, MN), 1985. * ''The Ukrainian Egg Mystery'', Avon (New York, NY), 1986. * ''The Codebreaker Kids!'', Avon (New York, NY), 1987. * ''The Italian Spaghetti Mystery'', Avon (New York, NY), 1987. * (Aka Laura Lee Hope) ''The New Bobbsey Twins: The Case of the Runaway Money'', Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1987. * ''The Mexican Tamale Mystery'', Avon (New York, NY), 1988. * (Aka Laura Lee Hope) ''The Bobbsey Twins: The Mystery on the Mississippi'', Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1988. * ''The Codebreaker Kids Return'', Avon (New York, NY), 1989. * ''Hershell Cobwell and the Miraculous Tattoo'', Avon (New York, NY), 1991. * ''Rats in the Attic: And Other Stories to Make Your Skin Crawl'', Avon (New York, NY), 1994. * ''Happy Deathday to You: And Other Stories to Give You Nightmares'', Avon (New York, NY), 1995. * ''Snake Camp'' (series "Road to Reading"), Golden Books (New York, NY), 2000. * ''Ghost Horse'' (series "Road to Reading"), Golden Books (New York, NY), 2000.

====As Carolyn Keene (for Nancy Drew)==== * ''The Mystery in Tornado Alley'' (series "Nancy Drew"), Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2000. * ''No Strings Attached'' (series "Nancy Drew"), Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2003. * ''Danger on The Great Lakes'' (series "Nancy Drew"), Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2003. * ''Stop the Clock'' (series "Nancy Drew, Girl Detective"), Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2005. * ''Framed'' (series "Nancy Drew, Girl Detective"), Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2006.

====As Franklin W. Dixon (for [[List of Hardy Boys books#Aladdin editions|Hardy Boys]])==== * ''The Case of the Psychic's Vision'' (series "Hardy Boys"), #177, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2003. * ''The Mystery of the Black Rhino'' (series "Hardy Boys"), #178, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2003. * ''The Secret of the Soldier's Gold'' (series "Hardy Boys"), #182, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2003. * ''Hidden Mountain'' (series "Hardy Boys"), #186, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2004. * ''One False Step'' (series "Hardy Boys"), #189, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2005.

===''Scaredy Cats''=== * ''The Day the Ants Got Really Mad'', Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1996. * ''There's a Shark in the Swimming Pool!'', Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1996. * ''Mrs. O'Dell's Third-Grade Class Is Shrinking'', Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1996. * ''Bugs for Breakfast'', Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1996. * ''Who Invited Aliens to My Slumber Party?'', Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1997. * ''The New Kid in School Is a Vampire Bat'', Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1997. * ''A Werewolf Followed Me Home'', Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1997. * ''The Vampire Kittens of Count Dracula'', Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1997.

===''Spinetinglers'' (under the pseudonym of MT Coffin) === * ''Billy Baker's Dog Will not Stay Buried!'', Avon (New York, NY), 1995. * ''[[My mom is an alien|Where Have All the Parents Gone?]]'', Avon (New York, NY), 1995. * ''Check It Out and Die!'', Avon (New York, NY), 1995. * ''Do not Go to the Principal's Office'', Avon (New York, NY), 1996. * ''The Dead Kid Did It!'', Avon (New York, NY), 1996. * ''Pet Store'', Avon (New York, NY), 1996. * ''Escape from the Haunted Museum'', Avon (New York, NY), 1996. * ''The Curse of the Cheerleaders'', Avon (New York, NY), 1997. * ''Circus FREAKS'', Avon (New York, NY), 1997.

===''Third Grade Detectives''=== * ''The Clue of the Left-handed Glove'', illustrated by Salvatore Murdocca, Aladdin (New York, NY), 1998, published as ''The Clue of the Left-handed Envelope'' 2000. * ''The Puzzle of the Pretty Pink Handkerchief'', illustrated by Salvatore Murdocca, Aladdin (New York, NY), 1998. * ''The Mystery of the Hairy Tomatoes'', illustrated by Salvatore Murdocca, Aladdin (New York, NY), 2001. * ''The Cobweb Confession'', illustrated by Salvatore Murdocca, Aladdin (New York, NY), 2001. * ''The Secret of the Green Skin'', illustrations by Salvatore Murdocca, Aladdin (New York, NY), 2003. * ''The Case of the Dirty Clue'', Aladdin (New York, NY), 2003. * ''The Mystery of the Wooden Witness'', Aladdin (New York, NY), 2004. * ''The Case of the Sweaty Bank Robber'', Aladdin (New York, NY), 2004. * ''The Mystery of the Stolen Statue'', Aladdin (New York, NY), 2004.

===''Katie Lynn Cookie Company''=== * ''The Secret Ingredient'', illustrated by Linda Graves Dockey, Random House (New York, NY), 1999. * ''Frogs' Legs for Dinner'', illustrated by Linda Graves Dockey, Random House (New York, NY), 2000. * ''The Battle of the Bakers'', illustrated by Linda Graves Dockey, Random House (New York, NY), 2000. * ''Bottled Up!'', Illustrated by Linda Graves Dockey, Random House (New York, NY), 2001. * ''Wedding Cookies'', illustrated by Linda Graves Dockey, Random House (New York, NY), 2001.

===''Adam Sharp''=== * ''Adam Sharp, the Spy Who Barked'', illustrated by Guy Francis, Golden Books (New York, NY), 2002, published as '' The Spy Who Barked '', Random House (New York, NY), 2003. * ''Adam Sharp, London Calling'', illustrated by Guy Francis, Golden Books (New York, NY), 2002, published as '' London Calling '', Random House (New York, NY), 2003. * ''Swimming with Sharks'', illustrated by Guy Francis, Random House (New York, NY), 2003. * ''Operation Spy School'', illustrated by Guy Francis, Random House (New York, NY), 2003. * ''The Riddle of the Stolen Sand'', illustrations by Salvatore Murdocca, Aladdin (New York, NY), 2003. * ''Moose Master'', illustrated by Guy Francis, Random House (New York, NY), 2004. * ''Code Word Kangaroo'', illustrated by Guy Francis, Random House (New York, NY), 2004.

===''Twin Connection'' (under the pseudonym Adam Mills)=== * ''Hot Pursuit'', Ballantine (New York, NY), 1989. * ''On the Run'', Ballantine (New York, NY), 1989. * ''Right on Target'', Ballantine (New York, NY), 1989. * ''Secret Ballot'', Ballantine (New York, NY), 1989. * ''Dangerous Play'', Ballantine (New York, NY), 1989. * ''Skyjack!'', Ballantine (New York, NY), 1989. * ''High-Tech Heist'', Ballantine (New York, NY), 1989. * ''Cold Chills'', Ballantine (New York, NY), 1989.

===Nonfiction and poetry for children=== * ''Wild Horses'', illustrations by Michael Langham Rowe, Random House (New York, NY), 2001. * ''Geronimo: Young Warrior'', illustrations by Meryl Henderson, Aladdin (New York, NY), 2001. * ''Andrew Jackson, Young Patriot'', Aladdin (New York, NY), 2003. * ''Mr. Rogers: Young Friend and Neighbor'', Aladdin (New York, NY), 2004. * ''Harry S Truman'', Aladdin (New York, NY), 2004. * ''A Primary Source History of the United States'', in eight volumes, Gareth-Stevens (Milwaukee, WI), 2005.

===Compositions for the radio=== * ''The Reclassified Child'', British Broadcasting Corporation (London, England), 1974. * ''Another Football Season'', British Broadcasting Corporation (London, England), 1974. * ''Better Inglese'', British Broadcasting Corporation (London, England), 1975.

===Other works=== * "Writing Short Stories for Young People", ''Writer's Digest'' (Cincinnati, OH), 1987. * He has also collaborated in the writing of tales of espionage under the pseudonym of '''Stuart Symons'''{{Citation needed|date=October 2014}}

==External links== {{Portal |Biography| Literature}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110910150357/http://www.cameron.edu/~georges/ George Edward Stanley] at Cameron University (archived 2011) * {{LCAuth|n85226391|George Edward Stanley|65|}} * {{isfdb name|346293}} * [https://lccn.loc.gov/no97050415 M. T. Coffin] (shared pseudonym) at LC Authorities (31 records) and [https://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no97050415/ at WorldCat]

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