Seuss when he was younger, then Hardy Boys and Sherlock Holmes and Lord of the Rings.
Rick loved to read from an early age and his father bought him many books but never could seem to buy them often enough, so Rick read his favorites over and over. A stage was a very good thing to have for a kid with a hyperactive imagination. There were trees good for climbing and a swing-set and a large table of mysterious origins set up in the backyard with a marble top that made for an excellent stage. Rick's house was the center of activity because it had the biggest yard and there was a carport for shelter in bad weather. There were a lot of kids in the neighborhood and everyone hung outside well past dark, until screen doors slammed open and a half-dozen mothers' voices called everyone inside. In central Florida, the summers are hot and last longer than northern summers. Rick grew up in a three bedroom rancher on Staunton Avenue. To even it out a little, Rick's dad would call Jay "Rick." Rick's dad was a lawyer and politician, and Rick often wondered why he wasn't better with names. Most of the time, he was called "little man" or "my son" or the name that drove him crazy, which was "Jay," the name of Rick's older brother. Growing up, though, Rick thought his dad didn't like the name, because he rarely used it. They called him Rick, after the judge who arranged the adoption. They named him John Richard, but nobody ever called him John except teachers on the first day of school and, later, credit card companies and banks and people from the government, like DMV clerks.
Their first impression must have been all right, because they decided to give him a home and raise him the best way they knew how. Three days later, his new parents drove 225 miles from their hometown of Lakeland to meet him.
Rick was born in Miami, Florida on a Sunday. His latest novel, The 5th Wave, the first in an epic sci-fi trilogy, made its worldwide debut in 2013, and will soon be a major motion picture for GK Films and Sony Pictures.
The sequel, The Curse of the Wendigo, was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. His young adult novel, The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp, was named a "Best Book of the Year" by Publishers Weekly and was nominated for the Carnegie Medal. His books have been published in over thirty languages and have earned numerous accolades and awards from around the world. Rick is the author of fifteen novels and a memoir.
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