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GAME ON!
Sports fans, this one’s for you! Two of my favorite sports books – THE TOILET PAPER TIGERS and THE CHICKEN DOESN’T SKATE – have been repackaged into this special double edition from Scholastic Canada. A baseball team sponsored by a company that makes bathroom tissue? A hockey team that can’t win without a chicken named […]
COMING IN JANUARY: OPERATION DO-OVER !
I’m so happy to be able to break my silence over my next book, OPERATION DO-OVER, coming in January. Mason and Ty were once the very best of friends . . . until seventh grade, when Ava came along. Now Mason can trace everything bad in his life to that terrible fight they had over the new girl. The one thing […]
VANCOUVER WRITERS FESTIVAL
I talk about LINKED and other books in this video from the always awesome Vancouver Writers Festival. Virtual this year – but I can’t wait to make my triumphant return to Granville Island! CLICK HERE TO WATCH
AYESHA & STEPH CURRY
Thanks so much to Ayesha and Steph Curry for recommending UNGIFTED on Good Morning America. I’m so glad my books have been a hit with you and your family while homeschooling during the pandemic! CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE
TALKING ABOUT LINKED
I talk about LINKED and books in general in this excellent interview with the amazing Kathy Kacer of BookFlap.ca. CLICK HERE TO WATCH
SCENES FROM MY FLORIDA “TAKEOVER”
I had a blast during my (non-hostile) takeover of the Florida SSYRA Facebook page to celebrate the nomination of THE UNTEACHABLES for the Sunshine State Young Reader Award. Check out the video HERE:
A FUTURE PRIME MINISTER’S OPINION
I’d heard about this video, but this is the first time I ever actually watched the real thing: Future Canadian Prime Minster Justin Trudeau talking about his favorite book as a kid – THIS CAN’T BE HAPPENING AT MACDONALD HALL. Talk about friends in high places! CLICK HERE TO WATCH
LEVEL 13 – A SLACKER NOVEL NOW IN SPANISH!
Big news for fans of SLACKER and HOLGAZAN: Welcome NIVEL 13, the Spanish version of LEVEL 13 – A SLACKER NOVEL!
LINKED IS FINALLY HERE!
I’ve been yammering about LINKED for months – how special it is to me, and how I can’t wait for July 20th, when everybody can read it. That day has finally come! So what are you waiting for? READ AN EXCERPT FROM LINKED LISTEN TO A SAMPLE FROM THE LINKED AUDIOBOOK
ONLY SIX MORE DAYS TILL LINKED !
I’ve been working on this book so long that it’s hard to believe it’s almost here! LINKED comes out next Tuesday. Can’t wait – this one’s really special to me!