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January 26, 2022

Book of the Week #3 is THE SCHWA WAS HERE – but what exac...

Book of the Week #3 is THE SCHWA WAS HERE – but what exactly IS a Schwa?

Here’s an article about exactly what a schwa is! https://www.altalang.com/beyond-words/meet-the-schwa/

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Published on January 26, 2022 16:16

Book of the Week #3 is THE SCHWA WAS HERE– one of my most...

Book of the Week #3 is THE SCHWA WAS HERE

– one of my most award-winning books, having won the Boston Globe Horn Book award, among others. This was my 28th published book, but the style of the story goes back to my roots of writing humor, which I did a lot of when I was in college. The main character, Antsy Bonano is a kid from Brooklyn (like me), with not much of a filter, and tons of unintentional wisdom.

The story, in Gatsby fashion, revolves not around Antsy, but around his friend, Calvin Sch...

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Published on January 26, 2022 06:48

January 25, 2022

Listen to me read an excerpt from my audiobook Roxy, avai...

Listen to me read an excerpt from my audiobook Roxy, available now from Simon & Schuster Audio 🎧


Get your copy here from https://bit.ly/34MJDSB

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Published on January 25, 2022 16:08

January 24, 2022

One more post about Bruiser (our Week 1 Book of the Week)...

One more post about Bruiser (our Week 1 Book of the Week)! This is from Rosemary Brosnan, my fantastic editor at HarperCollins 🙌🏼

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Published on January 24, 2022 21:36

January 23, 2022

📚 BOOK OF THE WEEK: DISSIDENTS 📚

Some fun по-русский quizzes. Don’t forget to read DISSIDENTS, the book of the week.

Game 1: https://bit.ly/3tIsnsd

Game 2: https://bit.ly/3qCh0zN

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Published on January 23, 2022 14:26

January 22, 2022

📚 BOOK OF THE WEEK: DISSIDENTS 📚 In Dissi...

📚 BOOK OF THE WEEK: DISSIDENTS 📚

In Dissidents, I modeled the character of Yuri Shafiroff after the real-life Soviet dissident Alexandr Solzhenitsyn. Thanks to Symone Powell for all of this weeks’ research.

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Published on January 22, 2022 17:56

“But remember that good intentions pave many roads. Not a...

“But remember that good intentions pave many roads. Not all of them lead to hell.”

What’s your favorite Scythe quote?


# #nealshusterman #scythetrilogy

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Published on January 22, 2022 15:38

January 21, 2022

A beautiful day for writing on my baclony!

A beautiful day for writing on my baclony!

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Published on January 21, 2022 16:13

January 20, 2022

It’s almost the weekend! When is the perfect time to read...

It’s almost the weekend! When is the perfect time to read Roxy? Where did you read Roxy?

Jarrod and I want to see you and your copy of Roxy, too.

Don’t forget to use #RoxyBook in your posts.


Purchase link - https://bit.ly/34MJDSB

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Published on January 20, 2022 15:26

January 19, 2022

📚 BOOK OF THE WEEK: DISSIDENTS 📚 Dissiden...

📚 BOOK OF THE WEEK: DISSIDENTS 📚

Dissidents is, among other things, about an American teen dealing with culture shock after moving to Russia. Here’s a first-hand account of another teen’s experience with culture shock – moving from Trinidad to New York.

1. https://bit.ly/3KmEuRl

2. https://bit.ly/325Dyj1

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Published on January 19, 2022 15:42