Who This Author Is

Alan Schroeder has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 11 catalog-linked books across 1996 to 2009, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Biography & Memoir.

Best for readers who want life stories with a clear narrative hook instead of loose catalog drift. If you want the easiest first click, start with Writing and producing television news and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1996 to 2009; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Random House Childrens Books and Rebound by Sagebrush.

Best Place To Start

Writing and producing television news

Oxford University Press • 2009 • standard commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Biography & Memoir entry points • common used copies from Random House Childrens Books and Rebound by Sagebrush

Genres and themes: Biography & Memoir

Who this author is best for: readers who want life stories with a clear narrative hook instead of loose catalog drift

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1996 to 2009; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Random House Childrens Books and Rebound by Sagebrush.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Writing and producing television news

    Oxford University Press • 2009 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2009 • 268 pages.

  2. Satchmo's Blues (Picture Yearling Book)

    Random House Childrens Books • 1999 • quick commitment

    It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

  3. Lily and the Wooden Bowl [A Picture Yearling Book]

    Random House Childrens Books • 1997 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1997 • 32 pages.

  4. The Tale of Willie Monroe

    Clarion Books • 1999 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1999 • 29 pages.

  5. Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman

    Penguin Group USA • 1996 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1996 • 40 pages.

  6. In her hands

    Lee & Low Books • 2009 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2009.

  7. Minty

    Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media • 2002 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2002.

  8. Ragtime Tumpie

    Rebound by Sagebrush • 1999 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 1999.

  9. Satchmo's Blues

    Rebound by Sagebrush • 1999 • commitment varies by edition

    readers who want one of the clearer starting points on this page

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