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CALLING ALL TORONTO FANS!
Toronto fans – I’ll be at Harbourfront this Saturday, October 20th, 3pm, for Toronto Public Library’s Book Bash. Hope to see you there!
WIN AN ADVANCE COPY OF THE UNTEACHABLES!
Great news: You can win an advance copy of my upcoming book THE UNTEACHABLES from Goodreads and Harper Kids! Don’t miss out on the Goodreads Giveaway! CLICK HERE to enter … THE UNTEACHABLES is coming in January, but why wait? Worst class; worst teacher – what could go wrong?
HAPPY 10TH BIRTHDAY, 39 CLUES!
Hard to believe it’s been ten – count them, TEN – years since THE 39 CLUES series burst onto the scene with Rick Riordin’s Book 1: THE MAZE OF BONES. Of course, I didn’t get on board for another three months, when Book 2: ONE FALSE NOTE came out. A lot of years, a lot […]
HAPPY JINGLE-VERSARY!
Hard to believe it’s been TWO YEARS since my last tango with the SWINDLE characters in JINGLE. I miss those guys!
DISCUSSION GUIDE/POSTER
So thrilled to share this awesome poster/discussion guide for UNGIFTED and SUPERGIFTED. CLICK HERE to view!
MAGIC 8
This was a lot of fun – CBC books asked me to complete a “Magic 8″ Q & A,” where I respond to questions from eight other writers. CLICK HERE TO READ
IT’S UNGIFTED WEEK IN THE WASHINGTON POST
Happy UNGIFTED week! Seriously, this is the week the Washington Post‘s KidPost features UNGIFTED in its summer book club. CHECK IT OUT HERE. And when you’re finished with UNGIFTED, the next obvious place to go is SUPERGIFTED, the sequel that just came out earlier this year. Best wishes for a highly-gifted summer!
OFFICIAL COVER REVEAL – THE UNTEACHABLES
At long last I can reveal the cover of THE UNTEACHABLES, coming in January 2019. In the past, my covers have featured dogs, beavers, emojis, robots, parrots, and even chickens, but this is my first lizard. Meet Vladimir, a gold dust day gecko. And yes, he is toasting marshmallows using a No. 2 pencil as […]
100 WRITERS YOU NEED TO KNOW
Super psyched and honored to be named one of “100 Writers To Know” by the always awesome CBC Books. (Which also means they’ve taken me off their less prestigious “Any Old WhatsHisFace” list!) CLICK HERE to take a look!
AND THE WINNER IS …
I had such a great time judging this year’s Scholastic Scope Magazine Write-A-Story contest! This year’s entries were PHENOMENAL! The results are finally in! CLICK HERE for the winner, finalists, and honorable mentions.