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NPR CHOOSES FAKER FOR ITS “BOOKS WE LOVE” LIST!

Okay the headline says it all, but I’m still really proud of this honor from NPR. There aren’t a lot of kids’ books on the list, so to see FAKER in such impressive company is a wonderful feeling! SEE THE WHOLE LIST HERE

THE BRUNO & BOOTS MARATHON YOU DIDN’T KNOW YOU NEEDED!

Starting November 17th at 10 am ET with THIS CAN’T BE HAPPENING AT MACDONALD HALL, AIRCRAFT KIDS will be launching one BRUNO & BOOTS movie at the same time each week over the next three weeks – including GO JUMP IN THE POOL and THE WIZZLE WAR. Visit www.youtube.com/@AircraftKids to stream for free for a […]

OFFICIAL COVER REVEAL: OLD SCHOOL

No, it’s not a glitch. That’s an actual DODO on the cover of OLD SCHOOL, my next book, coming in January 2025. Dexter Foreman is twelve … going on eighty! He’s lived at The Pines retirement village with his grandmother since he was six years old, and as a result, he gets along better with senior citizens than […]

CALLING ALL 39 CLUES FANS – ONE FALSE NOTE IS A GRAPHIC NOVEL

What can be said about the THE 39 CLUES that hasn’t been said before? Not much – except the #1 bestselling books are coming out as graphic novels! I’m so thrilled to introduce Book 2: ONE FALSE NOTE, masterfully adapted from my first contribution by Hannah Templer.

BACK TO THE ISLAND (TRILOGY)

The ISLAND trilogy represented so many firsts for me: My first adventure/survival series; my first books that weren’t primarily comedies; my first exploration of different genres; my first project that required a lot of research. Now, with millions of copies in print and millions of readers, the classic series is back with fantastic new covers, […]

SCHOOLED IS IN THE NEW YORK TIMES

First of all, check out this great new SCHOOLED cover, hot off the press from Little Brown! I can’t believe I’m just posting about this now. My bad. But the big news is that SCHOOLED was just featured in The New York Times’ 11 Books for Kids Staring Middle School. CHECK IT OUT!

READ AN EXCERPT FROM FAKER

FAKER hits the shelves on Tuesday, and in my excitement, I’ve invested in some interesting fashion accessories. In the meantime, you can get ready for launch day by reading this SNEAK PREVIEW EXCERPT.

215 PAPER CHAIN LINKS

I was so impressed by this powerful project from OV Jewitt Community School is Winnipeg, Canada, inspired by LINKED.  These 215 paper links represent the 215 unmarked graves of Indigenous children found near a Canadian residential school. The grade 4/5 students noted that, at the rate of 215 links per day, it would have taken […]

DON’T MISS THESE GREAT JUNE E-DEALS ON SLUGFEST!

What more is there to say? The only thing better than SLUGFEST is a great deal on SLUGFEST! The e-book price is down to $1.99 (from $11.99) and the digital audio has been reduced to $4.99 (from $21.99). Would it be too obvious to say … don’t be a slug? When June is over, so […]

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

I’d like to wish all my readers a happy, healthy 2024 full of good things and great books! Of course, 2024 is the year of SLUGFEST – and in that way, it’s already off to a great start. Amazon has already named SLUGFEST a Best Book of the Month for January. Of course, I haven’t […]