Watt Key
Watt Key | |
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| Born | Albert Watkins Key, Jr. October 28, 1970 Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Birmingham–Southern College (BA) Spring Hill College (MBA) |
| Notable works | Alabama Moon (ISBN 978-0-374-30184-2, 1st edition hardback) Dirt Road Home, Fourmile |
| Notable awards | E.B. White Read-Aloud Award (2007) |
| Spouse | Katie Feore Key (1994–present) |
| Children | Adele Key, Albert Key, and Mary Michael Key |
Albert Watkins Key, Jr., publishing under the name Watt Key and Albert Key, is an American fiction author who is known for writing young-adult survival fiction. A resident of Alabama, his debut novel Alabama Moon was published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 2006 and was the 2007 winner of the E.B. White Read-Aloud Award for older readers. It received a 2006 Parents' Choice Award. Alabama Moon has been translated and published in eight languages. In 2015 Alabama Moon was listed by TIME Magazine as one of the top 100 young-adult books of all time.
Alabama Moon was made into a 2009 feature film starring John Goodman.