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*Starred Review from Bulletin for the Center of Children’s Books Excerpt: “Benny copes with [his many problems] the same way most readers will cope with their own—by keeping one eye on his many assets while juggling everything at once. Mom teasingly calls him Mr. Negativity, but readers who are privy to Benny’s inner workings will Read More …

A shout-out to Guysread.com for choosing Benny as their Book of the Month. The Guys Read collections, edited by Jon Scieszka, are best anthologies of short stories out there for boys, and Jon himself has worked tirelessly over the years to advocate for guys with his own books..

Benny will be published on June 24th, and Houdini will be in paperback. here are some excerpts from early reviews for Benny: “This slice-of-life novel portrays Benny and his entertaining family and friends with just the right balance of angst and humor; Benny’s narration is a spot-on mix of the sharp wisdom and utter befuddlement Read More …

My 11 year old and I just finished Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis.  What an amazing novel. As funny and profound as Huckleberry Finn. I realize that sounds like hyperbole, but it isn’t. More important, the book proves that middle-grade fiction can be profound.

Here are excerpts from some early reviews of Out of Eden: A family vacation goes asunder amid notes of Deliverance, religious delusions and frighteningly plausible violence….It’s the inexplicability of cruelty that makes this horrifying page-turner so effective. A compelling portrayal of inevitable, realistic violence and evil personified. —Kirkus Reviews As for Out of Eden, I Read More …