American author and editor
Rex Ogle
Rex Ogle at the 2024 Texas Book Festival.
Occupation Author Nationality American Notable works Free Lunch Notable awards rexogle
Rex Ogle (born 1979 or 1980)[ 1] Trey King , Honest Lee , and Rey Terciero . In addition to writing and editing for DC Comics and Marvel Comics ,[ 2] Free Lunch .
Biography
Ogle was born and raised in Texas with his mother and younger brother,[ 3] [ 4] [ 1] [ 2] Free Lunch. [ 5] [ 6]
At age 18, Ogle came out to his parents and was immediately kicked out of his family home, after which he moved to New Orleans because he thought, "If I’m going to be homeless, I might as well be homeless somewhere cool."[ 1] New York City ,[ 1] Marvel Comics .[ 7]
In addition to Marvel, Ogle has served as editor with DC Comics ,[ 6] Scholastic , and Little, Brown Young Readers .[ 8] Neil Patrick Harris on his debut children's book, The Magic Misfits.[ 6] [ 9]
As of 2020, Ogle lived in Los Angeles with his husband.[ 10]
Awards and honors
Ogle is a New York Times bestselling[ 11] Junior Library Guild selections: Free Lunch [ 12] Punching Bag (2022).[ 13]
Ogle's books have regularly landed on year-end booklists. In 2019, the Chicago Public Library [ 14] Kirkus Reviews [ 15] Free Lunch one of the best middle grade children's books of 2019. In 2021, the New York Public Library named Punching Bag one of the year's "Top 10 Books for Teens".[ 16] School Library Journal Abuela, Don't Forget Me on their list of the year's best poetry books.[ 17]
Selected publications
Anthology contributions
"Colors of June" in Hope Wins: A Collection of Inspiring Stories for Young Readers , edited by Rose Brock (2022)
Comics
Dates and other contributors (e.g., co-authors and illustrators) have not been provided below due to the on-going and team-based nature of comic book writing.
All New X-Men The Conjuring: The Lover [ 11] DC Pride 2023 (anthology)DC Universe Holiday Special Death of Wolverine: Life After Logan Justice League of America Strange Love Adventures Superman: Red and Blue Teen Titans: The Hunt for Raven The World of Flashpoint
Fiction books
Standalone novels
Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy: A Modern Graphic Retelling of Little Women , illustrated by Bre Indigo , original text by Louisa May Alcott (as Rey Terceiro, 2019)[ 32] [ 33] Blink , illustrated by Edú (2019)[ 2] Swan Lake: Quest for the Kingdoms , illustrated by Megan Kearney (as Rey Terceiro, 2022)The Darkness We Brought Back , cowritten with Alex Segura , illustrated by Joe Eisma , colored by Manuel Puppo , and lettered by Taylor Esposito (2023)Northranger , illustrated by Bre Indigo (as Rey Terceiro, 2023)Dan of Green Gables , illustrated by Claudia Aguirre , original text by L. M. Montgomery (as Rey Terceiro, exp. 2025)[ 34]
Classroom 13 seriesThe Classroom 13 books were published under the pseudonym Honest Lee. They were co-written with Matthew J. Gilbert and illustrated by Joëlle Dreidemy .
The Unlucky Lottery Winners of Classroom 13 (2017)The Disastrous Magical Wishes of Classroom 13 (2017)The Fantastic and Terrible Fame of Classroom 13 (2017)The Happy and Heinous Halloween of Classroom 13 (2018)The Rude and Ridiculous Royals of Classroom 13 (2018)The Super Awful Superheroes of Classroom 13 (2018)
The Supernatural Society seriesThe Supernatural Society (2022)[ 35] Curse of the Werewolves (2022)
Nonfiction books
Free Lunch Punching Bag (2021)Abuela, Don't Forget Me (2022)Road Home (2024)
Four Eyes seriesFour Eyes: A Graphic Novel , illustrated by Dave Valeza (2023)[ 4] Pizza Face: A Graphic Novel , illustrated by Dave Valeza (2024)
References
^ a b c d Ogle, Rex (June 29, 2018). "The Day My Dad Kicked Me Out For Being Gay Changed My Life Forever" . HuffPost . Retrieved July 1, 2023 . ^ a b c Weiss, Josh (March 12, 2019). "Former DC Editor, Rex Ogle, On Capturing Mental Illness In Creator-Owned 'BLINK' . Forbes . Retrieved July 1, 2023 . ^ Etchison, Whitney (February 24, 2020). "2020 Nonfiction Award Winner: An Interview with Rex Ogle on Free Lunch" . The Hub . Young Adult Library Services Association . Retrieved July 1, 2023 . ^ a b Klein, Cheryl E. (April 20, 2023). "Q & A with Rex Ogle" . Publishers Weekly . Retrieved July 1, 2023 . ^ Ogle, Rex (2019). Free Lunch . W. W. Norton . ISBN 9781324003601 ^ a b c "Rex Ogle's Free Lunch" . Shelf Awareness . Retrieved July 1, 2023 .^ "About the Author" . Rex Ogle . Retrieved July 1, 2023 .^ Milliot, Jim (March 16, 2015). "Little, Brown in Deal with Lego" . Publishers Weekly . Retrieved July 1, 2023 . ^ Lodge, Sally (November 21, 2017). "Actor Neil Patrick Harris Assumes New Role of Children's Author" . Publishers Weekly . Retrieved July 1, 2023 . ^ "An Interview with Rex Ogle" . ALSC Blog . Retrieved July 1, 2023 .^ a b Drury, Sharareh (April 23, 2021). "DC Launching Horror Imprint With 'The Conjuring' Limited Series" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved July 1, 2023 . ^ "Free Lunch by Rex Ogle" . Junior Library Guild . Retrieved July 1, 2023 .^ "Punching Bag by Rex Ogle" . Junior Library Guild . Retrieved July 1, 2023 .^ "Best Informational Books for Older Readers of 2019" . Chicago Public Library . Retrieved February 21, 2022 .^ "Best of 2019" . Kirkus Reviews . Retrieved February 21, 2022 .^ Lobash, Lynn (November 23, 2021). "Introducing NYPL's Best Books of 2021" . The New York Public Library . Retrieved July 1, 2023 . ^ Simmons, Florence (November 21, 2022). "SLJ Best Poetry 2022" . School Library Journal . Retrieved July 1, 2023 . ^ "2019 Cybils Finalists" . Children's and Young Adult Book Lover's Literary Awards . Archived from the original on November 5, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2023 .^ "Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults | Awards & Grants" . American Library Association . Retrieved February 21, 2022 .^ Kantor, Emma; Roback, Diane (January 27, 2020). "Craft, Kadir, King Win Newbery, Caldecott, Printz" . Publishers Weekly . Retrieved July 1, 2023 . ^ "2020 Youth Media Awards" . School Library Journal . Retrieved July 1, 2023 .^ Parrott, Kiera (February 12, 2020). " . School Library Journal . Retrieved July 1, 2023 . ^ "2021 Cybils Winners" . Children's and Young Adult Book Lover's Literary Awards . Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2023 .^ "Here are the Winners of the 2021 Cybils Awards!" . BOOK RIOT . February 15, 2022. Archived from the original on December 5, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2023 .^ "2022 Master List Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award Illinois Children's Choice Award" (PDF) . Rebecca Caudill Young Readers’ Book Award . February 8, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2022 .^ "Awards: Reading the West, Women's Fiction Winners" . Shelf Awareness . Retrieved July 1, 2023 .^ Jamison, Carla (December 8, 2022). "YALSA Announces 2023 Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award finalists" . American Library Association . Retrieved July 1, 2023 . ^ Roback, Diane; Kantor, Emma; Jones, Iyana (January 30, 2023). "Luqman-Dawson, Salati, and Tahir Win Newbery, Caldecott, Printz Awards" . Publishers Weekly . Retrieved July 1, 2023 . ^ "YALSA Nonfiction Award Finalists in Conversation with SLJ" . School Library Journal . Retrieved July 1, 2023 .^ "GLAAD ANNOUNCES NOMINEES FOR THE 35th ANNUAL GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS | GLAAD" . glaad.org . January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2024 .^ "American Library Association announces 2025 Youth Media Award winners" . American Library Association . Retrieved January 30, 2025 .^ Canfield, David (March 6, 2018). " . Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved July 1, 2023 . ^ National Council of Teachers of English ; School Library Journal (May 12, 2022). "Beth Doesn't Die in This One: 11 Companion Titles that Remix 'Little Women' . School Library Journal . Retrieved July 1, 2023 .^ Kantor, Emma (September 1, 2022). "Kindred Spirits: Children's Authors Reimagine 'Anne of Green Gables' . Publishers Weekly . Retrieved July 1, 2023 . ^ "Monsters, Myths, Magic, and Mad Science: PW Talks with Rex Ogle" . Publishers Weekly . Retrieved July 1, 2023 .
External links
Rex Ogle at Wikimedia Commons
