STACIA DEUTSCH
NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLING NOVELS:
The Smurfs Junior Movie Novelization, Simon and Schuster and Columbia Pictures,
Summer, 2011.
New York Times Best Seller August 2011.
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Simon and Schuster and Sony Pictures, August,
2009.
#1 New York Times Best Seller October 2009.
Nominee: The International Association of Media Tie-In Writer’s Scribe Award, 2010.
ORIGINAL AND LICENSED FICTION:
2015:
The Legend of the NeverBeast Movie Novelization, Disney and Little Brown, 2015.
LEGO Short Stories, LEGO City, Ameet/Scholastic, 2015.
Nancy Drew and the Magician’s Secret, Simon and Schuster, 2015.
2014:
The Book of Life Movie Novelization, Simon Spotlight, September, 2014.
Little Miss Mister Man Guide to Life, Grosset and Dunlap, May, 2014.
Disney Fairies: The Pirate Fairy Chapter Book, Little Brown, March, 2014.
Lego Friends Chapter Books, Several short stories about girls and friendship,
Ameet/Scholastic, 2014.
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Lego City Activity Book, Scholastic, 2014.
Japanese Fairytale, A short story for New York core curriculum standards 3rd grade,
Pearson’s Educational, 2014.
Boxcar Children: The Stolen Snowboard, Albert Whitman & Company, March, 2014.
2013:
The re-release of the eight book Blast to the Past series. Simon and Schuster. Beginning
Fall, 2013.
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 Movie Novelization, Simon Spotlight, Fall, 2013.
Smurfs 2 Movie Novelization, Simon Spotlight, Summer 2013.
Boxcar Children #133: Return of the Graveyard Ghost, Albert Whitman & Company,
Fall, 2013.
Mayday on Moon Jupiter, a short story for New York curriculum standards 5th grade,
Pearson’s Educational, 2014.
You’re Invited to a Creepover #15: Home Sweet Haunt, Simon and Schuster, Fall, 2013.
Lucky Phoo, Imajin Books, ebook and paperback, August 2013.
The Foster Boys, Epic Entertainment, August 2013.
2012:
Rise of the Guardians: Junior Movie Novelization, Simon Spotlight, October, 2012.
The Dark Knight Legend: Junior Movie Novelization, Harper Collins and Warner
Brothers, June, 2012.
Nominee: The International Association of Media Tie-In Writer’s Scribe Award, 2013.
Mean Ghouls, Rotten Apple Series, Scholastic, August, 2012.
2011:
Boxcar Children: Monkey Mayhem, Albert Whitman & Company, Spring, 2011.
In The Stars, a young adult romantic comedy, Simon Pulse.
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Paperback release: August, 2007. E-release: 2011.
Finalist: The Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence, 2008.
2010:
Hot Pursuit: The Schwerner, Chaney, and Goodman Civil Rights Story, Kar-Ben, March
2010.
Sydney Taylor Notable Book for Older Readers 2011.
Boxcar Children #125: The Cupcake Caper, Albert Whitman & Company,
November, 2010.
Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew #27, Cat Burglar Caper, Simon and Schuster,
Aladdin Paperbacks, May, 2010.
Original Mystery Short Stories for Benchmark Educational. 2009-2010.
Original Historical Fiction Stories for Benchmark Educational. Creative stories for a
third to fifth grade reading level. 2009-2010.
2009:
Dragonball Evolution, Three chapter books and a junior novel. Viz Media and
20th Century Fox. February, 2009.
Boxcar Children #121: Superstar Watch, Albert Whitman & Company, November, 2009.
Beacon Street Girls: Sweet Thirteen, Popular tween series, B’tween
Productions/Simon and Schuster, October, 2009.
2008-2005:
Blast to the Past:
#1 Lincoln’s Legacy
#2 Disney’s Dream
#3 Bell’s Breakthrough
#4 King’s Courage
#5 Sacagawea’s Strength
#6 Franklin’s Fame
#7 Washington’s War
#8 Betsy Ross’s Star
Simon and Schuster, Aladdin Paperbacks. Began publication 2005.
Winner of the 2007 Teacher’s Choice Award given by Learning Magazine.
King’s Courage, Winner of the 2007 Arizona Book Glyph Award, Arizona Book
Publishing Association.
King’s Courage, Scholastic Edition, Spring, 2008.
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Batman: The Dark Knight Junior Novelization, Harper UK/DC Comics/Warner
Brothers, July, 2008.
Nominee: The International Association of Media Tie-In Writer’s Scribe Award, 2009.
Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew #15: Mall Madness, Simon and Schuster, Aladdin
Paperbacks, Summer, 2008.
Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew #10: Fall Festival Ticket Trouble, Simon and
Schuster, Aladdin Paperbacks, October, 2007.
Winner: The International Association of Media Tie-In Writer’s Scribe Award, 2008.
Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew #3: Pony Problems, Simon and Schuster, Aladdin
Paperbacks, August, 2006.
NON-FICTION/EDUCATIONAL:
Divorced Family Guide to Jewish Life, in process.
Anne Frank: Readers Theater. Benchmark Educational. Historical fiction play
for classroom use. Seventh grade middle school standards. 2011.
Harriet Tubman: Readers Theater. Benchmark Educational. Historical fiction play
for classroom use. Seventh grade middle school standards. 2011.
Two Biographies for Benchmark Educational. For a fourth grade reading level. 2010.
Two Fairy Tales for Benchmark Educational. Adapted fairytales for a fourth grade
reading level. 2009.
Kol Yisrael: a CD Script for an animated short program, Behrman House, 2009.
Overcoming Adversity Series of Biographies, five individual titles include: Samuel L.
Jackson, John Herrington, Jermaine Dupri, Martin Lawrence, and Carlos Mencia, Mason
Crest Publishing, 2009.
Science in the Renaissance, a 6th grade non-fiction supplemental textbook,
Benchmark Educational, August, 2006.
Life of a Star, a 6th grade non-fiction supplemental textbook, Benchmark
Educational, August, 2006.
ADULT NOVELS:
Kiss Me Quick, Kensington Publications, 1999. Written as Sara Elliot.
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My Hero, Starlight Publications, 1998. Written as Sara Elliot.
ARTICLES:
“Writer’s Superstitions,” International Association of Media Tie In Writer’s Newsletter,
March, 2012.
“Lessons from the Chemo Room,” Cup of Comfort: Breast Cancer Survivors, Adams
Media, 2008.
“Facing Treatment,” Life, Faith, and Cancer, Union of Reform Judaism Press,
October 2007.
“The Chemo Room,” Women and Cancer Magazine, to be published early 2007.
“The Day After,” Smartwriters.com, December, 2005.
“The Crock-pot Revelation,” Absolutewrite.com, 2005.
“Why Should we Teach our Children History?” DLTK-Kids.com, 2005.
“A Romance Writer Finds Her Place in the Children’s Book Market,”
BOOST4 writers.com, January, 2006.
“King Joash and His Legacy.” The Women’s Haftarah Commentary,
Jewish Lights Publications, Vermont, June, 2003.
VISITING PROFESSOR IN POPULAR GENRE FICTION:
Western State University of Colorado, Genre Fiction. Thesis advisor and instructor in
Short Form Fiction. 2014-present.
EDUCATION:
MFA
Western State College of Colorado, Gunnison, CO.
Creative Writing in Genre Fiction. May, 2013.
Supplemental coursework in Poetry.
Rabbinical
Ordination
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Cincinnati, OH.
June, 1995. Thesis: God Language and Prayerbook Change.
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M.A.
Hebrew Letters, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. Los
Angeles, CA. May, 1993.
B.A.
Scripps College. Claremont, CA. May, 1990.