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LATEST UK BRUNO & BOOTS NEWS

Great news for fans in the UK – the second BRUNO & BOOTS movie, THIS CAN’T BE HAPPENING AT MACDONALD HALL,  will be premiering on Nickelodeon UK on July 21st. Plenty of time to lay in a supply of popcorn, couch pillows, and maybe a beanbag chair or two.

WELCOME TO THE “SUMMER OF RE-RELEASES!”

This summer, Disney-Hyperion is repackaging my teen novels BORN TO ROCK, SON OF THE MOB, THE JUVIE THREE, and JAKE, REINVENTED! I’m so psyched to see some of my all-time favorites with snazzy new covers. And on the middle-grade front, keep an eye out for new editions of NO MORE DEAD DOGS and THE 6TH GRADE NICKNAME […]

HAPPY 4TH, HAPPY CANADA 150!

Happy Independence Day, happy Canada 150! Hope everybody had an AMAZING holiday weekend! The school t-shirts continue: Elkhart Christian Academy, Elkhart, IN!

ARE YOU A MASTERMIND?

This week’s t-shirt comes from one of my all-time favorite schools – E.H. Greene, in Sycamore, OH. As part of their book club’s MASTERMINDS program, they made these awesome shirts – and I was lucky enough to snag one!

BRUNO & BOOTS ARE ALIVE AND WELL AND STREAMING ON NETFLIX!

The wait is finally over. The first two BRUNO AND BOOTS movies – GO JUMP IN THE POOL and THIS CAN’T BE HAPPENING AT MACDONALD HALL – are now streaming on Netflix! (Incidentally, if you’re one of those people who likes to watch everything exactly in order, GO JUMP IN THE POOL actually comes first.) […]

THE OFFICIAL SUPERGIFTED COVER REVEAL

Well, I told you there was going to be a robot, but I never expected this robot. It’s a thing of beauty! Congratulations to the design team at Balzer and Bray. They really knocked this one out of the park!

ALLEN COUNTY, KANSAS!

My latest school tee is an oldie-but-goodie: Allen County Schools, Allen County, Kansas, hosts of a fantastic Young Authors event way back! I heard my first tornado siren there.

MY VERY OWN LIBRARY

One of the most rewarding parts of my job these days has been my continued involvement with My Very Own Library in Newark, New Jersey, sponsored by United Way and Scholastic Book Fairs. This week’s t-shirt comes from Newark’s Rafael Hernandez School, a gift in honor of my 4th (and possibly league-leading???) MVOL visit. Go […]

GO PANTHERS!

Summer can’t seem to get its act together in the northeast, so I’m going through a hooded sweatshirt phase on my run of school shirts. This is Pelion Middle School, in Pelion, South Carolina. Go Panthers!

CONNECTICUT GETS ON BOARD!

Here’s a classic that I’ve held on to forever – from a memorable visit a long time ago to Wamogo Regional High School, in Litchfield, CT!