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Road trip! My family and I just got home from an awesome summer road trip. Here are a few photos:
We drove about a thousand miles and had about a thousand little adventures. Ocean, mountains, caves, a jet boat ride up a river, ATVs, and yes, I fed a giraffe. (It was scary.) We had a really lovely time.

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My debut book comes out next month! Last week, I got my first copies. You guys, they are so beautiful. Look!

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Want to see more? Hook’s Revenge has an amazingly good illustrator, John Hendrix. He just posted pictures of the interior art. Here’s one:

Isn’t it gorgeous?! The rest can be seen here, on his tumblr.

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You all know my history with terrible selfies, right? Well, I accidentally took a good one. How did this happen?

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Mind if I talk about my book some more? Because it really is on my mind.

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School Library Journal gave Hook’s Revenge a starred review!

Among other really nice things, they said, “The evocative language moves beyond simple description and engages the audience’s imagination. Most notable, however, is the wickedly funny narrator who doesn’t hesitate to add his amusing commentary and pointed dislike for the audience to the narrative.”

Read the full review here.

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I was also just interviewed on Riffle. Swing by to hear about books kid-me would have loved and why I am over the moon for Atticus Finch.

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Pie. I’m thinking about pie.

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