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HAPPY SEPTEMBER!

Now that basically EVERYBODY is back to school, my quest to wear a different school t-shirt through every week of 2017 rolls into the fall! This one is from Pleasant Hill Middle School in Lexington, SC. Remember me? My visit was a long time ago … but the shirt lives on!

THINKING OF HOUSTON

When I first started publishing my books in the USA, so many of my early tours were of schools in the Houston area. I’m thinking of those awesome schools today – and the thousands of fantastic kids and educators I met – and praying that the worst is over for them. This t-shirt is from […]

MOUNTAIN HOME, ARKANSAS

As summer wheels into its final lap, you can’t beat this t-shirt from Mountain Home Middle School, in Mountain Home, Arkansas. This Arkansas mini-tour seemed doomed from the start, marred first by a blizzard in Mountain Home, and then tornadoes around Little Rock, when I tried to fly in. But we made it happen and […]

BACK TO FLORIDA

Amazing memories from a fantastic visit – and one of my all-time favorite school names: Upthegrove Elementary in LaBelle, Florida!

SUMMER CHILLING, MARINETTE STYLE

Just chilling – and remembering a fantastic visit to Marinette Middle School in Marinette, WI. Go Mariners!

BOOK CLUB FOR KIDS TACKLES UNGIFTED

  CLICK HERE to check out the fantastic Book Club for Kids podcast on UNGIFTED! And don’t forget to keep your eyes out for SUPERGIFTED, coming January 2nd!

THE FIRST WAVE HEADS BACK TO SCHOOL

Just because we’re still in the dog days of summer here in the north doesn’t mean other states aren’t gearing up for the new school year. In honor of those stalwart districts that are heading back early, I’m ramping up my quest to wear a different school t-shirt every week in 2017. Presenting Alma Middle […]

A HOMETOWN SCHOOL SHIRT

This latest school shirt is from Wagar High School in Montreal, Canada. FYI, this would have been my high school if my family hadn’t moved to Toronto when I was seven.

SCHOOL TEES DON’T STOP FOR SUMMER

The quest for 52 school t-shirts in 2017 doesn’t stop just because it’s summer. Rocky Run ES in Fredericksburg, VA. Go Bulldogs!

GO HAWKS!

Had to dig pretty deep in the closet for this latest school t-shirt – Oak Hill Elementary in Overland Park, Kansas. A long-ago yet very memorable visit! Go Hawks!