This week (April 15 2019) you can buy the Book Scavenger ebook for only $2.99 at the ebook retailer of your choice! And did you know independent bookstores often sell ebooks, in addition to paper books? So if you prefer to read digitally, you can still support local small businesses by purchasing through them! Find out more about buying digital books through indie stores here or call/visit your local independent bookstore.
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Yesterday, a blizzard was anticipated here in Colorado. Many schools and businesses shut down for a snow day. Here’s how that went from my dog’s point of view:
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When I was in San Francisco this past spring for the The Alcatraz Escape tour, I met a class at the wave organ as the last destination on their Book Scavenger-themed scavenger hunt planned for them by their teacher (how cool is that??!!) after they had read Book Scavenger and The Unbreakable Code as a class. We ate It’s-Its, I signed books, and we explored one of my favorite spots in San Francisco. My media escort, Patty Stanton, surprised me by taking this video of the students talking about why they like my books. Watch the video and you can travel vicariously to the wave organ too!… Read the rest
Book Scavenger was published 3 years ago. Somehow it feels like it was only yesterday, and also much, much longer at the same time.
I worked on Book Scavenger for 12 years before it was published and wrote 8 different drafts with lots and lots of revising within each draft. Over those years there were 5 critique groups that helped me hone my ideas and writing, 2 paid critiques at SCBWI conferences that were influential, writing workshops with Lighthouse Writers, and so many friends and family who encouraged and supported me along the way.
Now there are three Book Scavenger books in the world, soon to be published in twelve languages.… Read the rest
