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Hard to believe it’s been TWO YEARS since my last tango with the SWINDLE characters in JINGLE. I miss those guys!

So thrilled to share this awesome poster/discussion guide for UNGIFTED and SUPERGIFTED. CLICK HERE to view!

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

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!

At long last I can reveal the cover of THE UNTEACHABLES, coming in January 2019. In the past, my covers have featured dogs, beavers, emojis, robots, parrots, and even chickens, but this is my first lizard. Meet Vladimir, a gold dust day gecko. And yes, he is toasting marshmallows using a No. 2 pencil as […]

Super psyched and honored to be named one of “100 Writers To Know” by the always awesome CBC Books. (Which also means they’ve taken me off their less prestigious “Any Old WhatsHisFace” list!) CLICK HERE to take a look!

I had such a great time judging this year’s Scholastic Scope Magazine Write-A-Story contest! This year’s entries were PHENOMENAL! The results are finally in! CLICK HERE for the winner, finalists, and honorable mentions.

Many thanks to The Washington Post’s awesome Kidspost for including UNGIFTED in their summer book club. Mark your calendars – the week of July 18 is officially UNGIFTED Week! CLICK HERE for all the details – and happy summer reading!

Congrats to the awesome cast of the RESTART audiobook, winners of the 2018 Audie award for multivoiced performance, and to Recorded Books for putting together this fantastic production. You’ll hear a lot of familiar voices on RESTART, including narrators from MASTERMINDS, THE HYPNOTISTS, SWINDLE, UNGIFTED and SUPERGIFTED. It’s so great to see these talented people […]

Guess what: WHATSHISFACE stars in the latest PW Kidscast, the can’t miss podcast of the kids book world. CLICK HERE to listen.