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CANADA’S SMARTEST PERSON, JUNIOR
Thanks to Liam Veale, age 11, and the contestants of Canada’s Smartest Person, Junior for this incredible shout-out for one of my favorite oldie-but-goodies, THE ZUCCHINI WARRIORS! CLICK HERE TO READ
THE UNTEACHABLES IS AN INDIE KIDS NEXT SELECTION!
I’m so happy to report that THE UNTEACHABLES has been selected for the Kids’ Indie Next List – ages 9-12 – created by independent bookstores and Indiebound.com! CHECK IT OUT HERE!
THANKS FOR THE BIRTHDAY WISHES!
Thanks so much to the multitudes of fans who sent me birthday wishes via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram this week. Actually, make that BELATED thanks, since my birthday was on Tuesday – my bad. (Egg on face – depicted at left.) And thanks also to anyone who tried to post birthday wishes on the Readers […]
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!