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TALKING ABOUT LINKED

I talk about LINKED and books in general in this excellent interview with the amazing Kathy Kacer of BookFlap.ca.

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SCENES FROM MY FLORIDA “TAKEOVER”

I had a blast during my (non-hostile) takeover of the Florida SSYRA Facebook page to celebrate the nomination of THE UNTEACHABLES for the Sunshine State Young Reader Award.

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A FUTURE PRIME MINISTER’S OPINION

I’d heard about this video, but this is the first time I ever actually watched the real thing: Future Canadian Prime Minster Justin Trudeau talking about his favorite book as a kid – THIS CAN’T BE HAPPENING AT MACDONALD HALL. Talk about friends in high places!

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LEVEL 13 – A SLACKER NOVEL NOW IN SPANISH!

Big news for fans of SLACKER and HOLGAZAN: Welcome NIVEL 13, the Spanish version of LEVEL 13 – A SLACKER NOVEL!

LINKED IS FINALLY HERE!

I’ve been yammering about LINKED for months – how special it is to me, and how I can’t wait for July 20th, when everybody can read it. That day has finally come! So what are you waiting for?

READ AN EXCERPT FROM LINKED

LISTEN TO A SAMPLE FROM THE LINKED AUDIOBOOK

ONLY SIX MORE DAYS TILL LINKED !

I’ve been working on this book so long that it’s hard to believe it’s almost here! LINKED comes out next Tuesday. Can’t wait – this one’s really special to me!

LINKED AUDIOBOOK ON LIBRO.FM

I can’t tell you how excited I am to welcome LINKED into the world on July 20th. And that goes double for the audiobook, coming from the great people at Recorded Books. Now I’ve got more great news! The LINKED audiobook is a July selection for educators on Libro.fm.

I can’t wait for everybody to read – and listen to – LINKED!

PRE-ORDER THE LINKED AUDIOBOOK ON LIBRO.FM

AUTHOR FAN FACE-OFF IS RIGGED!

[image error] I go up against tough competition in this episode of Author Fan Face Off with Steve Sheinkin & Stacey Rattner, answering questions about UNGIFTED! Special thanks to Rashad, for being such a great sport!No special thanks to Steve and Stacey for asking questions that were totally unequal in degree of difficulty, leading to the inescapable conclusion that this entire competition is rigged.CLICK HERE TO WATCH

OFFICIAL COVER REVEAL: LINKED

I was an expert paper-chainer as a kid, but even I couldn’t grind out as many links as appear on the cover of my next book, LINKED, coming out this July.

Link, Michael, and Dana live in a quiet town. But it’s woken up very quickly when someone sneaks into the school and vandalizes it with a swastika. Who would do such a thing?

Because Michael was first to see it, he’s the first suspect. Because Link is the most popular guy in school, everyone’s expecting him to figure it out. And because Dana’s ...

SLACKER IS A WORLD READ-ALOUD DAY PICK!

February 3, 2021 is World Read-Aloud Day, and SLACKER has just been name a WRAD ’21 official pick!

World Read Aloud Day is an annual, international celebration of the joy and power of sharing stories, co-sponsored by Scholastic and the literacy organization LitWorld. To learn more about WRAD, CLICK HERE.