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John J. Bonk

Goodreads Author

Born

Chicago, The United States

Website

http://www.JohnJBonk.com/

Genre

Children's Books, Humor, Mystery & Thrillers

Influences

Jerry Spinelli, Barbara Park, Kate DiCamillo, Jack Gantos, Sid Fleisch ...more

Member Since

July 2011

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JOHN J. BONK is a former musical comedy performer turned author, who has hung up his tap shoes and devotes his time these days to “performing on the page.” He is the author of Madhattan Mystery, (2012, Walker/Bloomsbury) a madcap middle-grade adventure novel which Booklist calls "A delight in every way" and gives a starred review! He has also written the comic MG novel, Dustin Grubbs: One-Man Show,(Little, Brown) about a 12-year old actor wanna-be, which School Library Journal calls “Lighthearted and uproarious!” and Booklist describes as having “Great lines, hilarious scenes and a very satisfying ending.” The sequel, entitled, Dustin Grubbs: Take Two! (Little, Brown) is described by Children’s Literature as “Hilarious, delightful, a perfec ...more

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Average rating: 3.72 · 272 ratings · 71 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Madhattan Mystery 3.70 avg rating — 228 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dustin Grubbs: One Man Show 3.88 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2005 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dustin Grubbs: Take Two! 3.84 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2006 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Madhattan Mystery by John J. Bonk (2012-05-22) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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John J. Bonk's Blog

A Dry-Erase Board by Any Other Name…

I can’t really call mine a whiteboard, because it’s blue…or a dry-erase board, because I use non-smear ink pens which need to be erased with a damp cloth. It’s magnetic too, which puts it in an entirely different category. All I know is whatever this thing is, I LOVE it! It’s incredibly useful when you’re in the midst of writing a novel–for plotting, keeping track of facts and timelines, inspirati

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John’s Quotes

“The secret to eternal youth is arrested development”
― Alice Roosevelt Longworth

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“She's like the Pied Piper of Manhattan--with road rage." - Madhattan Mystery”
― John J. Bonk

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“In Chinese, the character for danger is the same one for opportunity." -- Kim Ling Levine in Madhattan Mystery”
― John J. Bonk

tags: inspiration

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“Guess what hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia means? Fear of long words. Isn't that the coolest?" - Kevin McGill in Madhattan Mystery”
― John J. Bonk

tags: humor, interesting-words, long-words

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