Take Off

Todd Strasserhas written many award-winning novels, includingBoot Camp,Can't Get There from Here,Give a Boy a Gun,How I Changed My Life, andHow I Created My Perfect Prom Date, which was adapted for the Fox feature filmDrive Me Crazy. He decided to writeIf I Grow Upafter visiting several inner-city schools and reading about the growing problem of gangs. Strasser frequently speaks at schools about the craft of writing and conducts writing workshops for young people. He lives in a suburb of New York City.Strasser, Todd is the author of 'Take Off ', published 2004 under ISBN 9780689870293 and ISBN 0689870299.