David Getz

David Getz is the award-winning author of the middle-grade novels Thin Air and Almost Famous, and the nonfiction books Frozen Man and Frozen Girl. When not writing, Mr. Getz works as an elementary-school principal in New York City.


Sign Up for
Author Updates

Macmillan Newsletter


Sign up to receive information about new books, author events, and special offers.

Sign up now

books
by the author

Life on Mars

written by David Getz; illustrated by Peter McCarty
Henry Holt and Co.

You are going to Mars. You will be the first human to visit another planet. An up-to-the-minute look at space travel to Mars with photographs from the...


Available In:

Book
Purple Death

David Getz; Illustrations by Peter McCarty
Henry Holt and Co.

It was the worst epidemic in this country's history, and the search for its cause is still one of science's most urgent quests. It was 1918, the last year...


Available In:

Book
Floating Home

David Getz / Michael Rex
Henry Holt and Co.

Picture book fiction that accurately depicts the launch of the Space Shuttle--from the eyes of an eight-year-old astronaut! Ever wonder what it would be...


Available In:

Book
Frozen Girl

David Getz; Illustrated by Peter McCarty
Redfeather Book from Henry Holt

Over five hundred years ago, there lived a thirteen-year-old Inca girl in the mountains of Peru. Because of her perfect beauty, she was chosen to be the...


Available In:

Book
Frozen Man

David Getz; Illustrated by Peter McCarty
Redfeather Book from Henry Holt

When an archaeologist examines a body found frozen in the Austrian Alps, he learns something extraordinary. The well-preserved body-- and the tools and...


Available In:

Book
Almost Famous

written by David Getz
Henry Holt and Co.

Ten-year-old Maxine is determined to become a famous inventor so she can take care of her younger brother's heart condition, and she convinces a troubled...


Available In:

Book
view all works by this author
Back