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A girl, Jinx, holds a camera to the viewer, with a mysterious and ghostly shape reflected in the lens

What Is Horror

As Scholastic Press and I gear up for the February release of No Filter, my new horror novel for kids, I have been thinking a lot about what horror means to me. The genre is one of the more difficult ones to pin down. Sure, sci-fi and fantasy have some

GI JOE Classified: Revenge of the Ninja!

GI JOE Classified: Revenge of the Ninja!

The second installment in my GI Joe series for kids features Scarlett as the protagonist. Writing her was an unexpectedly meaningful and emotional experience for me, and I'm so excited to see this book finally making its way into the world. In addition to folks from the previous

Cover Reveal: NO FILTER

Cover Reveal: NO FILTER

From the author of The Ghost of Drowned Meadow comes another haunted tale that's as touching as it terrifying. Janessa "Jinx" McCormick loves photography because it’s like real life, except she can make it perfect. She never takes selfies because she doesn’t want to

The Ghost of Drowned Meadow

The Ghost of Drowned Meadow

The Ghost of Drowned Meadow Coming this September: From Kelley Skovron comes a ghostly mystery that explores the little-known history of Nazi indoctrination camps in the United States. “It started off small. Just a dripping outside my window.” When Morgan witnesses some eerie happenings in her family’s new house,

GI JOE Classified, a series for kids

GI JOE Classified, a series for kids

A book for readers young and old, coming this July from Amulet Books, Hasbro Inc… and me! When Stan’s mom gets the job offer of a lifetime at a cutting-edge tech company, Stan packs his bags and exchanges Chicago for Springfield, home to the secretive tech behemoth, DeCobray Industries

Cover Reveal: The Hacker’s Key

Cover Reveal: The Hacker’s Key

I’m pleased to share more good news, which recently appeared in Publisher’s Weekly: Zachary Clark at Scholastic has bought The Hacker’s Key, a middle grade debut by Jon Skovron (the Empire of Storms trilogy; The Ranger of Marzanna). Pitched as Alex Rider meets Ally Carter, the novel