Scott Corbett.

About Scott Corbett

W. Scott Corbett was an American novelist and educator. Beginning in 1950 he wrote five adult novels, then began writing books for children. He retired from teaching in 1965 to write full-time. His best-known book is The Lemonade Trick, a novel for children. One of his books, entitled The Reluctant Landlord (1950), was made into the 1951 film Love Nest. He wrote his first children's book, Susie Sneakers, in 1956. According to a Providence Journal obituary, he wrote 81 books, "including 34 that he aimed at children". According to the de Grummond Children's Literature Collection, which holds his papers, he wrote "at least sixty-seven fiction and non-fiction books for children".