Bill Brittain
William E. Brittain was an American writer. He is best known for work set in the fictional New England village of Coven Tree, including The Wish Giver, a Newbery Honor Book.
Brittain was born in Rochester, New York. He decided he wanted to be a 5th-grade teacher, and in addition to teaching, used to read stories in mystery magazines. After some time, he decided he could do as good a job at writing as some of the authors he read; he got coaching on writing from Frederic Dannay of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. He wrote two serials from 1964 to 1983, as well as other stories, before moving on to the children's books for which he is better known.
Brittain is also the author of the popular book All the Money in the World, which was adapted as a 1983 movie.
Books
Coven Tree series
Devil's Donkey The Wish Giver: three tales of Coven Tree Dr. Dredd's Wagon of Wonders- ''Professor Popkin's Prodigious Polish: a tale of Coven Tree''
The Man who Read short stories
The Man Who Read John Dickson Carr The Man Who Read Ellery Queen The Woman Who Read Rex Stout The Boy Who Read Agatha Christie The Man Who Read Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Man Who Read G. K. Chesterton The Man Who Read Dashiell Hammett The Man Who Read Georges Simenon The Girl Who Read John Creasey- ''The Men Who Read Isaac Asimov''
Mr. Strang short stories
Mr Strang Takes a Field Trip Mr. Strang Checks a Record Mr. Strang and the Cat Lady Mr. Strang performs an experiment Mr. Strang Accepts a Challenge Mr. Strang Unlocks a Door Mr. Strang Grasps at Straws Mr. Strang Interprets a Picture Mr. Strang and the Lost Ship Mr. Strang Takes a Partner Mr. Strang Studies Exhibit A Mr. Strang and the Purloined Memo Mr. Strang Takes a Tour Mr. Strang Picks Up The Pieces Mr. Strang Examines a Legend Mr. Strang Invents a Strange Device- ''Mr. Strang Discovers a Bug''
Other
The Zaretski Chain The Ferret Man All The Money In The World Sherlock Holmes, Master Detective Who Knew There'd Be Ghosts? The Fantastic Freshman My Buddy, The King Wings The Ghost From Beneath The Sea The Mystery Of The Several Sevens Shape-Changer- ''The Wizards And The Monster''