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November 3, 2015

Boxed sets of my books are now in stores!

Troubled by which one of my book series to start first?  Well, now you don’t have to worry any more — because you can get the first edition of all three series at once!  That’s right, Belly Up, Spy School and Space Case are now all available in one handy set: Astronauts, Spies and Hippopotami, [...]
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Published on November 03, 2015 10:07

October 28, 2015

This is Nola. She’s a northern white rhino. And her species is about to go extinct.

 
Nola lives at the San Diego Safari Park.  By all accounts, she as as sweet and good-natured as any animal can be; she’s like a two ton labrador retriever.  And she is one of only four northern white rhinos left on earth.  That’s right: THERE ARE ONLY FOUR OF THESE RHINOS LEFT ON THE ENTIRE PLANET.
There [...]
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Published on October 28, 2015 11:23

September 22, 2015

Barnes & Noble is printing an exclusive edition of Big Game!

Did you enjoy the B&N exclusive edition of Evil Spy School, with its 32 pages of hilarious bonus material, secret map on the inside of the book jacket, and super-shiny cover?  Well, here’s some very exciting news:  B&N is going to have an even-more-awesome exclusive edition of Big Game!

(For those of you who missed out [...]
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Published on September 22, 2015 14:31

August 24, 2015

This seems like a pretty good time to reveal the animal in FunJungle #4…

I know, I know.  FunJungle #3 (Big Game) isn’t even out yet (though it will be soon… October 13th!) and I’m already talking about FunJungle #4 (pub date: sometime in spring 2017).  But there’s been some exciting news this week that’s relevant to the story.
This weekend, at the National Zoo in Washington DC, not one… [...]
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Published on August 24, 2015 20:08

July 29, 2015

This has been one insanely awful week for African wildlife

If you care about animals at all, this has been one of the worst weeks I can ever remember for news about African wildlife — and it’s only Wednesday.
First off, on Sunday, the New York Times ran an editorial revealing that ONE ELEPHANT IS KILLED EVERY 14 MINUTES IN AFRICA.  Every 14 minutes!  That means [...]
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Published on July 29, 2015 10:25

July 13, 2015

Boxed sets of my books are coming this fall!

Hello, readers!
I’m blogging today to share some very exciting news with all of you (although you probably have figured it out from the heading of my post):
This fall, my publisher, Simon & Schuster, will be releasing boxed sets of some of my books.
There will be two different sets: The FunJungle set:


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Published on July 13, 2015 15:26

June 29, 2015

Here’s the cover for Spaced Out! (Plus, other intriguing book cover news.)

OK, I know I said I was off social media for all of June (and I almost made it) but sometimes, things come up.  Like, the official release of a cover for a new book. While I was off-line, it turns out that my publisher released the cover for Spaced Out (the sequel to Space [...]
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Published on June 29, 2015 10:33

June 5, 2015

I am going off all social media for June

Hey readers!
I know all of you have many, many questions about my books, current and future.  I always do my best to respond to these as quickly as possible.
However, I also have to get writing done on occasion.  And right now, between some upcoming deadlines and my kids finishing school, I’m a little swamped.
So I’m [...]
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Published on June 05, 2015 11:59

May 18, 2015

An answer to your burning questions about Spy School #4

Hello, readers!
First of all, thanks to all of you for being such great supporters of my work.  It has been a thrill to hear from so many people who have read Evil Spy School so soon after it has come out and who can’t wait to hear about Spy School #4.  I have been getting [...]
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Published on May 18, 2015 12:15

May 4, 2015

Spy School made the New York Times bestseller list!

When you set out to be an author, you have a few dreams.  And I’m betting that most of us dream of making the New York Times bestseller list.  It is the list in publishing.  And next Sunday, for the first time, I will be on it.  Thanks to the strong sales of Evil Spy School’s [...]
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Published on May 04, 2015 11:12