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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!

LINKED AUDIOBOOK ON LIBRO.FM

I can’t tell you how excited I am to welcome LINKED into the world on July 20th. And that goes double for the audiobook, coming from the great people at Recorded Books. Now I’ve got more great news! The LINKED audiobook is a July selection for educators on Libro.fm. I can’t wait for everybody to […]

AUTHOR FAN FACE-OFF IS RIGGED!

I go up against tough competition in this episode of Author Fan Face Off with Steve Sheinkin & Stacey Rattner, answering questions about UNGIFTED! Special thanks to Rashad, for being such a great sport! No special thanks to Steve and Stacey for asking questions that were totally unequal in degree of difficulty, leading to the […]

OFFICIAL COVER REVEAL: LINKED

I was an expert paper-chainer as a kid, but even I couldn’t grind out as many links as appear on the cover of my next book, LINKED, coming out this July. Link, Michael, and Dana live in a quiet town. But it’s woken up very quickly when someone sneaks into the school and vandalizes it […]

SLACKER IS A WORLD READ-ALOUD DAY PICK!

February 3, 2021 is World Read-Aloud Day, and SLACKER has just been name a WRAD ’21 official pick! World Read Aloud Day is an annual, international celebration of the joy and power of sharing stories, co-sponsored by Scholastic and the literacy organization LitWorld. To learn more about WRAD, CLICK HERE.

2021 IS OFF TO AN UNPLUGGED START!

I’m so thrilled to report that my newest book, UNPLUGGED, is officially out in the world! Meet Jett Baranov, Silicon Valley’s number one spoiled brat. His father created Fuego, the most successful tech company in the world. So imagine his dismay when his dad’s private plane drops him off at a wellness camp in the […]

NICE BOOK HAUL IN THE MAIL …

Look what came in the mail today – first copies of UNPLUGGED! Beautiful!   (The unplugging begins January 5th!)

IT’S FROM HARVARD, SO IT HAS TO BE RIGHT!

Behold, the official kids book recommendations of Smart People. (Well, not exactly, but it’s Harvard, so same difference.) Actually these are great suggestions, both old and new, from Harvard profs who are also parents. Nice shout-out for SCHOOLED near the end. CLICK HERE TO VIEW