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HAPPY SNOOP DAY!!!

It’s finally here! Even though SNOOP is now out in the world, I still can’t explain why there’s a red panda on the cover. It would be a gross violation of Spoiler Alert. All I can say is it’s pretty amazing what you can see if you look hard enough. I can’t wait to hear […]

IT’S AN “UNTEACHBLE” JULY, THANKS TO AMAZON

Great news – THE UNTEACHABLES  is a special pick for Prime Day this summer. Until July 11th, it’s available at a special discount of 36% through Amazon. If that won’t get you through this heat wave, nothing will!

HOPE TO SEE YOU ON THE SNOOP TOUR IN JULY!

SNOOP is coming on July 1st – and I’ll be traveling to bookstores around the country, talking about it! Hope to see you next month on the SNOOP tour!

BEST FAN ART OF 2025!

I have to share this – my favorite fan art of 2025 so far: the Canadian author riding to a school visit on his moose!

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!