I personaly love his writing... He rules, he give alot of twists and doesn't really leave u with a happy ending... He is more of an teen-age / adult writer, not sum one who writes kid books..
Most off his books are sumthing that could happen, the world praise it dount

never heard of him (well i don't know authors names) can u give me example of books he wrote?

This are the ones I read so far

After the first death, 8 plus 1, Beyond the Chocolate war, Tenderness, The Chocolate War, I Am Cheese, Heros, Tunes For The Bears To Dance To, We All Fall Down (this one had the worst ending in my opinion) and Fade (really good)

The ones i didn't read

The Rag and Bone Shop, In the Middle of the Night, I Have Words to Spend, Frenchtown Summer.