My Books
Thunder Cave. Labor Day. Oprah.
Labor Day. Tomorrow many of you will be back in school (if you haven’t already started school). Welcome back! I hope your summer was restful. I know that mine was. I’ll be heading back to school (or schools) as well this week. A couple days ago I received this wonderful […]
I,Q The White House Ready to Ship 4
For those who won, the books are getting closer to the PO. I’m sending them media mail so it may take a bit of time to arrive. Happy reading!
Whoa! I,Q THE WHITE HOUSE signed giveaway has ended!
Thanks for the overwhelming response! What a great way to give away about 50 signed books. Now all I have to do is sign them, address the envelopes, and mail them out. I will try to do that this week. I will list the names of those who won here […]
Teachers & Librarians, Free, signed copy of I,Q The White House. 2
Teachers & Librarians (sorry kids this one is not for you)… I have a limited number of copies of my new book: “I,Q Book Two: The White House.” Email me your mailing address, the name of your school, and HOW WE KNOW EACH OTHER, and I will mail you a […]
Zach’s Lie Trailer. 30
Here’s a trailer of my novel Zach’s Lie produced by students at Hobart Middle School in Hobart, Indiana. It’s a bit edgy, but so is the book. Thanks to the students for sending this along! And, no…there is not a film in the works for this novel at the moment. […]
Summer’s Writing X’s 4 3
I’ve been asked many times: “How many books do you work on at one time?” My answer has always been: “One.” This summer I’m going to change that up. I have several books under contract, and I’m going to work on four of them simultaneously. I’ve already started two of […]
I,Q Two Final #6 2
Up at 6… Took a little bit of break this morning to go to my last Swap Meet. I’m not a donut guy, but I love the donuts at the meet. One a week. Got my last one for this trip and took it back to the house to eat […]
S is for Smithsonian: American’s Museum Alphabet 1
Here’s the blurb for Marie’s new picture book (and mine) , illustrated by Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen. It’s a beautiful book that took a tremendous amount research and a long time to write. The book will be out on April 1st, but you can pre-order it here at a good price. […]
Elephant Run 3
Another great email and beautiful art from a talented young artist… Thanks Samuel! Dear Mr. Smith, Thank you for all the great books you have written. I wanted to share a painting my 12 year old son, Samuel did for a book report on Elephant Run this past month. As […]