Huge fun to see THE WORLD-FAMOUS NINE reach #2 on the New York Times Best Sellers list for Middle Grade Paperback. All thx to Christy Ottaviano, Rena Rossner, kristina kister, Chloe Bristol, Elise Arsenault, & Little, Brown Young Readers. I appreciate being able to work w/these great people.

Feel like I'm finally back in the saddle after a busy end of year, a sick-kid January, and a planned surgery last month. Now to catch up on all the things!

First, huge thanks to Weedsport Public Library FingerLakesLibs for inviting me to speak to their writers. So. Fun. 📚✍🏻1/

✨ Cindy Baldwin isn’t checking DMs✨ And a hearty congrats to Ben on the successful launch of THE WORLD-FAMOUS NINE! I was lucky enough to read early and blurb this amusement park of a book. What a ride! 3/

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One final thx to Barnes and Noble. I was thrilled to have my latest, THE WORLD-FAMOUS NINE, selected as the B&N national 'Young Reader Pick of the Month' for February; & it was huge fun to visit B&N stores in the Pacific NW over the past few weeks. Thx, B&N, for the selection!

Fantastic time tonight at the Hillsboro, OR, Barnes and Noble for the store's first Young Reader Book Club event! Great conversation with a great group of young readers (& their parents!)--followed by a round of mandala-making! Thanks, Tara, for coordinating! Hillsboro B&N Booksellers

Very inspiring video I came across: 'Thankful in Adversity - Malini Parker's Story.' YouTube: 'Malini Parker, a scientist-turned-artist living in Perth, shares...what facing adversity has helped her understand & how art enabled her to navigate...hardship.' youtube.com/watch?v=VQDuUu…

Time to face facts: this is my buddy Kazu Kibuishi's world--the rest of us just live in it. Photographic confirmation right here. Kazu Kibuishi

Visited 2 more B&N stores today--my last ones this month while my book, THE WORLD-FAMOUS NINE, is the B&N 'Young Reader Pick of the Month.' Went to the Cascade Station B&N in Portland, OR, & the Vancouver, WA, store to sign copies. Thx, again, B&N, for your support & kind notice!

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Great to stop in at the Barnes and Noble in Olympia, WA, to sign copies of THE WORLD-FAMOUS NINE. Thanks, again, B&N, for choosing the book as your 'Young Reader Pick of the Month.' It was a lot of fun to sign copies at the Olympia store!

Many thx to the Northgate/Seattle Barnes and Noble & all the booklovers who came out today to hear me discuss THE WORLD-FAMOUS NINE! Special thx to Martha Brockenbrough for her wonderful hosting. Wonderful event, great crowd--& way too much fun for one afternoon! Martha Brockenbrough FRANK AND THE BAD SURPRISE

Realization: there are a LOT of B&N stores! Visited a 4th last night (Crossroads-Bellevue, WA) & found their lighting---& their book selection--very winning. Been great visiting stores--I appreciate B&N's kindness in naming THE WORLD-FAMOUS NINE 'Young Reader Pick of the Month'

Okay, now--fun overload today at three (3, III, tres) Seattle/Tacoma area Barnes & Noble stores to sign copies of THE WORLD-FAMOUS NINE. Lakewood, Tukwila, and Southcenter B&N's, thanks for welcoming me!

Gettin' dramatic at the Lloyd Center Barnes & Noble in downtown Portland, OR, today signing copies of THE WORLD-FAMOUS NINE!

Okay, now, that was too much fun! Thanks, Books Of Wonder, for hosting, & thanks to Anne Ursu, MarcyKate Connolly, & Kathryn Holmes for all the great conversation & insights during today's 'Fantastic Middle Grade Reads' panel! Books of Wonder Anne Ursu MarcyKate Connolly Kathryn Holmes

Wow! Thank you, Anne Ursu and HarperCollins Children's/Walden Pond Press for getting this great book to me. I tore through it and was completely captivated!
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Ok, so you missed my signing in Redmond last weekend, & now you're kicking yourself. Well, don't fall into a shame spiral over it! Second chances DO exist! I'll be at the Seattle/Northgate Barnes & Noble on Sat, Feb 17th, at 2 PM, w/Martha Brockenbrough! stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/97800621…