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RESTART IS FINALLY IN SPANISH!
Over the past few years, my top request from teachers and librarians has been a Spanish translation of RESTART. Now it’s finally here. Welcome REINICIAR, coming August 4th! CLICK HERE TO PREORDER
WIN AN ADVANCE COPY OF THE FAVORITE ON GOODREADS!
Wow, SLEEPLESS has barely hit the shelves and it’s already time to talk about what’s next! THE FAVORITE will be coming out on January 17th from MacMillan Books for Kids and Goodreads is giving away advance copies! CLICK HERE FOR A CHANCE TO WIN Also, cool cover, right? It isn’t even technically “revealed” yet, but […]
HAPPY SLEEPLESS DAY!
SLEEPLESS is out today – and I can wait to see how readers enjoy this one! It started with me thinking about how there are never enough hours in the day, especially for kids, who have school, homework, and family obligations piled on top of sports and clubs – the list goes on and on. […]
OLD SCHOOL IS A 2026 BANK STREET BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR!
As the Frank Sinatra fans at The Pines Retirement Village would probably say: “Start spreading the news …” Great to see one of my all-time favorite books getting some love! READ THE FULL LIST HERE!
CATCH ME ON THE SLEEPLESS TOUR!
SLEEPLESS comes out July 7th and I’m hitting the road on tour. See if you can catch me at any of these fantastic stores: Monday 7/13: Gibson’s Books Tuesday 7/14: Blue Bunny Bookstore Wednesday 7/15: Elm Street Books Thursday 7/16: Composition Books Friday 7/17: Pages: A Bookstore
GET HYPER (GIFTED)!!!
It’s official – UNGIFTED is now a trilogy! I’m so thrilled that HYPERGIFTED is out today – and also confused because I’m not sure whether or not I should move UNGIFTED, SUPERGIFTED, and HYPERGIFTED to the series section of my website. But for now, I’m not going to stress about that. I’m just happy to […]
SNOOP IS AN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF 2025!
I’m proud to report that SNOOP, which is already a NY Times, Indie, and USA Today bestseller, has just been named an Amazon Best Book of 2025! Not since the days of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1950s movie Read Window has spying on your neighbors generated so much excitement! (And since that was my inspiration for SNOOP, […]
HAPPY BACK TO SCHOOL!
Okay, maybe “happy” isn’t exactly the right word. As a kid, I used to fight it every September, even though – as an only child – I really looked forward to school so I could be surrounded by other people again. Nowadays, my favorite part of fall is getting back to my school visits. I […]
HYPERGIFTED IS COMING ON FEBRUARY 3RD!
Does this robot look familiar? I’m so thrilled to spread the news about HYPERGIFTED, the third book in the series that began with UNGIFTED and SUPERGIFTED, coming in February. School has never been a problem for Noah Youkilis, the smartest kid at the all-gifted Academy of Scholastic Distinction – at least not until he gets […]
SNOOP IS A NY TIMES BESTSELLER
I’m super-pumped to report that SNOOP is an instant NY Times and Indie bestseller! Amazing to hear that readers are embracing this one so soon! (And special thanks to the red panda who posed for the cover illustration!)