James Preller
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James Preller is the children's book author of the Jigsaw Jones Mysteries
, which are published by Scholastic Corporation.
James Preller is the youngest of seven children, and has two older brothers and four older sisters. He grew up in Wantagh, New York
and went to college in Oneonta, New York. After graduating from college in 1983, James Preller was employed as a waiter for one year before being hired as a copywriter by Scholastic Corporation, where he was introduced (through their books) to many noatable children's authors. This inspired James Preller to try writing his own books. James Preller published his first book, entitled MAXX TRAX: Avalanche Rescue, in 1986. Since that time, James Preller has written a variety of books, and has written under a number of pen names, including Mitzy Kafka, James Patrick, and Izzy Bonkers. James Preller lives in Delmar, New York
with his wife Lisa and their three children, Nicholas, Gavin, and Maggie.
Jigsaw Jones Mysteries
The Jigsaw Jones Mysteries is an American series of young children's detective fiction written by New York author James Preller. The series is published by Scholastic Corporation...
, which are published by Scholastic Corporation.
James Preller is the youngest of seven children, and has two older brothers and four older sisters. He grew up in Wantagh, New York
Wantagh, New York
Wantagh is a hamlet and census-designated place in Nassau County, New York, United States...
and went to college in Oneonta, New York. After graduating from college in 1983, James Preller was employed as a waiter for one year before being hired as a copywriter by Scholastic Corporation, where he was introduced (through their books) to many noatable children's authors. This inspired James Preller to try writing his own books. James Preller published his first book, entitled MAXX TRAX: Avalanche Rescue, in 1986. Since that time, James Preller has written a variety of books, and has written under a number of pen names, including Mitzy Kafka, James Patrick, and Izzy Bonkers. James Preller lives in Delmar, New York
Delmar, New York
Delmar is a hamlet in the town of Bethlehem, Albany County, New York. A census-designated place has been established since 1980 by the US Bureau of Census for tabulating the population of what the census has defined as the boundaries of the urbanized area in and around Delmar. The population was...
with his wife Lisa and their three children, Nicholas, Gavin, and Maggie.