Michael Frederick - 1952
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Abraham Lincoln High School in Council Bluffs, Iowa
I. Biography
Michael Frederick was born on October 8, 1952 in Sioux City, Iowa. As a boy, he used to daydream about stories in school. This was his first "taste" of a life as a writer. He is a high school graduate from Sioux City. He has one daughter and is still living in Sioux City. His hobbies include writing, hiking, selling his books and traveling. He was originally a screenwriter and has written eight original screenplays, none of which have been published. In 1979, he published White Shoulders which sold 10,000 copies in two years. All 10,000 copies were sold by him door-to-door. He also wrote Ledges which was published in 1998. Currently he is writing Paper Man, which should be out this summer.
This essay was submitted by a student of Rod Cameron, a teacher at Abraham Lincoln High School in Council Bluffs, Iowa.