Scott Corbett Bibliography
Scott Corbett wrote five adult novels before writing sixty-nine books for young readers. W. Scott Corbett was born in Kansas City in 1914. He graduated from the University of Missouri at Columbia in 1934 with a bachelor of journalism degree, subsequently moving to New York as a freelance writer. His first novel, The Reluctant Landlord was purchased by 20th Century Fox as the basis for the 1951 movie Love Nest, starring June Haver, William Lundigan, and Marilyn Monroe. The movie rights allowed the Corbetts to move from New York to Cape Cod in 1951.He wrote his first children's book in 1956 with Susie Sneakers, which was inspired by a visit from his niece. Thereafter he focused solely on writing juvenile fiction. In 1957 they moved to Providence, Rhode Island, where he was a teacher at Moses Brown School. He stopped teaching in 1967 to write full-time. Scott Corbett died on Monday, March 6, 2006 at the age of 92. You can find his obituary from the Providence Journal here.


Novels for Adults:

The Reluctant Landlord illustrated by Paul Galdone
(New York: Thomas F. Crowell, 1950)

Sauce for the Gander illustrated by Don Freeman
(New York: Thomas F. Crowell, 1951)

We Chose Cape Cod
(New York: Thomas F. Crowell, 1953)

Cape Cod's Way (an informal History)
(New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1955)

The Sea Fox
(New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1956)

Midshipman Cruise
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co.; Atlantic Monthly Press, 1957)

Novels for Young Readers:

Susie Sneakers illustrated by Leonard Shortall
(New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1956)

Tree House Island illustrated by Gordon Hansen
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co.; Atlantic Monthly Press, 1959)

Dead Man's Light illustrated by Leonard Shortall
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co.; Atlantic Monthly Press, 1960)

Cutlass Island illustrated by Leonard Shortall
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co.; Atlantic Monthly Press, 1962)

Danger Point: The Wreck of the Birkenhead
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co.; Atlantic Monthly Press, 1962)

The Cave Above Delphi illustrated by Gioia Fiammenghi
(New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1965)

One By Sea illustrated by Victor Mays
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co.; Atlantic Monthly Press, 1965)

Pippa Passes illustrated by Judith Gwyn Brown
(New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1966)

Diamonds are Trouble
(New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1967)

Cop's Kid illustrated by Jo Polseno
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co.; Atlantic Monthly Press, 1968)

Diamonds are More Trouble
(New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1969)

Ever Ride a Dinosaur? illustrated by Mircea Vasiliu
(New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1969)

Rhode Island (States of the Nation)
(New York: Coward-McCann, 1969)

The Baseball Bargain illustrated by Wallace Tripp
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co.; Atlantic Monthly Press, 1970)

The Mystery Man illustrated by Nathan Goldstein
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co.; Atlantic Monthly Press, 1970)

Steady, Freddie! illustrated by Lawrence Beal Smith
(New York: E. P. Dutton, 1970)

The Big Joke Game illustrated by Mircea Vasiliu
(New York: E. P. Dutton, 1972)

Dead Before Docking illustrated by Paul Frame
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co.; Atlantic Monthly Press, 1972)

The Red Room Riddle by Geff Gerlach
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co.; Atlantic Monthly Press, 1972)

Dr. Merlin's Magic Shop illustrated by Joe Mathieu
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co.; Atlantic Monthly Press, 1973)

Run for the Money illustrated by Bert Dodson
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co.; Atlantic Monthly Press, 1973)

The Great Custard Pie Panic illustrated by Joe Mathieu
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co.; Atlantic Monthly Press, 1974)

Here Lies the Body illustrated by Geff Gerlach
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co.; Atlantic Monthly Press, 1974)

Take a Number
(New York: E. P. Dutton, 1974)

What About the Wankel Engine?
(New York:Four Winds Press, 1974)

The Boy Who Walked on Air illustrated by Ed Parker
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co.; Atlantic Monthly Press, 1975)

Captain Butcher's Body illustrated by Geff Gerlach
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co.; Atlantic Monthly Press, 1976)

The Hockey Girls
(New York: E. P. Dutton, 1976)

Bridges illustrated by Richard Rosenblum
(New York: Four Winds Press, 1978)

The Discontented Ghost
(New York: E. P. Dutton, 1978)

The Foolish Dinosaur Fiasco illustrated by Jon McIntosh
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co.; Atlantic Monthly Press, 1978)

The Donkey Planet illustrated by Troy Howell
(New York: E. P. Dutton, 1979)

The Mysterious Zetabet illustrated by Jon McIntosh
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co.; Atlantic Monthly Press, 1979)

Home Computers: a Simple and Informative Guide
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co.; Atlantic Monthly Press, 1980)

Jokes to Read in the Dark illustrated by Annie Gusman
(New York: E. P. Dutton, 1980)

The Deadly Hoax
(New York: E. P. Dutton, 1981)

Grave Doubts
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co.; Atlantic Monthly Press, 1982)

Down With Wimps! illustrated by Larry Ross
(New York: E. P. Dutton, 1984)

Jokes to Tell Your Worst Enemy illustrated by Annie Gusman
(New York: E. P. Dutton, 1984)

The Trouble with Diamonds illustrated by Bert Dodson (REVISED EDITION OF DIAMONDS ARE TROUBLE)
(New York: E. P. Dutton, 1985)

Witch Hunt
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co.; Atlantic Monthly Press, 1985)

The Trick Series

The Lemonade Trick illustrated by Paul Galdone
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co.; Atlantic Monthly Press, 1960)

The Mailbox Trick illustrated by Paul Galdone
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co.; Atlantic Monthly Press, 1961)

The Disappearing Dog Trick illustrated by Paul Galdone
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co.; Atlantic Monthly Press, 1963)

The Limerick Trick illustrated by Paul Galdone
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co.; Atlantic Monthly Press, 1964)

The Baseball Trick illustrated by Paul Galdone
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co.; Atlantic Monthly Press, 1965)

The Turnabout Trick illustrated by Paul Galdone
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co.; Atlantic Monthly Press, 1967)

The Hairy Horror Trick illustrated by Paul Galdone
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co.; Atlantic Monthly Press, 1969)

The Hateful Plateful Trick illustrated by Paul Galdone
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co.; Atlantic Monthly Press, 1971)

The Home Run Trick illustrated by Paul Galdone
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co.; Atlantic Monthly Press, 1973)

The Hockey Trick illustrated by Paul Galdone
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co.; Atlantic Monthly Press, 1974)

The Black Mask Trick illustrated by Paul Galdone
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co.; Atlantic Monthly Press, 1976)

The Hangman's Ghost Trick illustrated by Paul Galdone
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co.; Atlantic Monthly Press, 1977)

The Inspector Tearle Series

The Case of the Gone Goose illustrated by Paul Frame
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co.; Atlantic Monthly Press, 1966)

The Case of the Fugitive Firebug
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co.; Atlantic Monthly Press, 1969)

The Case of the Ticklish Tooth
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co.; Atlantic Monthly Press, 1971)

The Case of the Silver Skull by Paul Frame
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co.; Atlantic Monthly Press, 1974)

The Case of the Burgled Blessing Box illustrated by Paul Frame
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co.; Atlantic Monthly Press, 1975)

The Great McGoniggle Series

The Great McGoniggle's Gray Ghost illustrated by Bill Ogden
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co.; Atlantic Monthly Press, 1975)

The Great McGoniggle's Key Play illustrated by Bill Ogden
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co.; Atlantic Monthly Press, 1976)

The Great McGoniggle Rides Shotgun illustrated by Bill Ogden
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co.; Atlantic Monthly Press, 1977)

The Great McGoniggle Switches Pitches illustrated by Bill Ogden
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co.; Atlantic Monthly Press, 1980)

What Makes it Work? Series

What Makes a Car Go? illustrated by Len Darwin
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co.; Atlantic Monthly Press, 1963)

What Makes a TV Work? illustrated by Len Darwin
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co.; Atlantic Monthly Press, 1965)

What Makes a Light Go On? illustrated by Len Darwin
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co.; Atlantic Monthly Press, 1966)

What Makes a Plane Fly? illustrated by Len Darwin
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co.; Atlantic Monthly Press, 1967)

What Makes a Boat Float? illustrated by Victor Mays
(Boston: Little, Brown & Co.; Atlantic Monthly Press, 1970)



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