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HOLIDAY BOOK GIVEAWAY WINNERS!

I've finished picking over 25 winners in my holiday book giveaway. I MAY HAVE PICKED YOU! Check the comments section of my original contest post and see if I replied to your entry. WINNERS, PLEASE EMAIL ME or find me on Facebook so I can mail you books! YAY!

Holiday book giveaway winners Day 3 and 4!

Announcing 5 more winners of my holiday book giveaway! You can find videos of me picking winners on my Facebook profile. Here are the winners so far from this blog. Please contact me on Facebook or by email (on my contact page) and I'll send your books! Winners: Shannon McCloud, Off2Europe2005, Jennifer Fountain, Kristina Schmidt, and Gailmac66

Holiday Giveaway Day 1 and 2 Winners!

Let's pick two winners a day for days one and two. Thanks for entering!

HOLIDAY BOOK GIVEAWAY!

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My Books -> Your Classroom or Library Every time I publish a book, I get a box of author copies. I give some to friends, give some to schools, use some as coasters, but ultimately, they all end up in my office closet. I think these books would be much happier in classrooms and libraries! So in the spirit of the season, I'm giving away one set of SIGNED BOOKS each day for the next twelve days. Want to win some free books? YES YOU DO. You can win just by commenting on this page, or on the posts on Facebook and Instagram. I will pick ONE WINNER PER DAY FOR TWELVE DAYS. You only have to enter once. I'll keep you in the drawing the whole time. OKAY READY? HERE'S WHAT TO DO: IF YOU ARE A TEACHER OR LIBRARIAN: leave a comment telling me which book set you want (book sets are listed below) and why. :) IF YOU ARE A STUDENT or the PARENT OF A STUDENT: Leave a comment telling me which book set you want for your class (or your students' class) and why, AND YES, YOU C

There's BAD WORDS in this here Book!

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A 5th grade teacher emailed me yesterday to inform me that because her students had discovered a few bad words and an inappropriate gesture in my novel CARLOS IS GONNA GET IT, she was pulling the book from her classroom library. She said she was "sure I was a very good author," but that "it is disappointing as a teacher because we try so hard in elementary school to teach our students what is and isn't appropriate. They are bombarded with so much inappropriateness on TV and their surroundings, that it would be nice if they didn't have to read about it as well." Most days I might have shrugged and hit delete. Instead, I wrote her this response: Hi Jean, I'm sorry to hear about your decision to remove Carlos is Gonna Get It from your classroom library. Since you felt the need to write to me and express your disappointment in the choices I made in the novel, I have a few thoughts to share with you.  It's too bad you didn't read the boo

Flash Giveaway! EXILE!

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The second EXILE novel, ENCORE TO AN EMPTY ROOM, is only a few weeks away! Did you miss EXILE? Now's your chance to win a signed copy. Enter by midnight Wednesday! a Rafflecopter giveaway

OLIVER NOCTURNE is back! Win a signed copy of the new edition!

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I'm thrilled to report that my OLIVER NOCTURNE series is being rereleased this spring in newly revised and expanded editions! To celebrate the return of this middle grade supernatural series, I'm giving away signed copies of book #1, The Vampire's Photograph. Enter this week and I'll pick five winners on 4/13! (USA entries only) a Rafflecopter giveaway

Coming on 2/24: BREAKOUT!

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I'm thrilled to announce that my next novel, BREAKOUT, will be published on 2/24 by Random House! It's already gotten some great reviews, and I can't wait to share it with you! "Don't miss Kevin Emerson's Breakout (February), in which an angst-ridden teen boy must decide whether performing a provocative song with his rock group is worth risking school punishment. Free speech and the high school blues are critical parts of this can't-miss coming-of-age novel." -School Library Journal "Emerson has written a funny, perceptive  book  about a kid who views life through the filter of his favorite WWII video game,  Liberation Force 4.5  (“There is no secret tunnel out of eighth grade”), and is searching for his voice, both artistically and socially. For all his inability to make adults listen, Anthony is an honest narrator, and his battles with the Man, prediabetes, and the responsibilities of the spotlight will resonate with readers ready to bre