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The Great Hibernation has a cover!

Tomorrow I'll be revealing the cover for my next middle-grade novel, The Great Hibernation, on my blog and giving away an advance copy. But as a subscriber to my e-newsletter, you get a sneak peak! 

Here it is, chock full of the characters I can't wait for readers to meet when the book hits the shelves on September 12. The incredible Rebecca Green has illustrated the cover and the interior (yes, there are interior illustrations! They're amazing!).

The Great Hibernation will be published by Wendy Lamb Books/Random House. Read more about the book below.

The most important tradition in tiny St. Polonius-on-the-Fjord is the annual Tasting of the Sacred Bear Liver. Each citizen over twelve must eat one bite of liver to prevent the recurrence of the Great Hibernation, when the town's founders fell asleep for months.

This year is Jean Huddy's first time to taste the liver. It doesn't go well. A few hours later, all the adults fall asleep. And no one can wake them.

The kids are left to run things, and they're having a blast. That is, until the town bullies take over the mayor's office and the police force.

Jean suspects that this "hibernation" was actually engineered by someone in town. She starts to investigate, and inspires other kids to join her in a secret plan to save St. Polonius.

Courage, teamwork, and scientific smarts unlock a quirky mystery in this delightful and funny story.

ISBN 978-1-5247-1785-8 (trade)
ISBN 978-1-5247-1785-5 (library)
ISBN 978-1-5247-1787-2 (ebook)

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And there are blurbs!

“Definitely will not induce drowsiness. Utterly original.” - Adam Rex, author of The True Meaning of Smekday and the Cold Cereal Saga

“Imagine Lord of the Flies as a comedy set in snowy terrain and you have The Great Hibernation: a hilarious, whip-smart page turner you don’t want to miss.”  – Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, New York Times bestselling author of Book Scavenger and The Unbreakable Code

“Should I say ‘Udderly original’? No—there are no cows in it, just a ram. Utterly original.” - Adam Rex again

(I am still freaking out about these blurbs. The True Meaning of Smekday and Book Scavenger are two of my all-time favorite books. I am so grateful to Adam and Jennifer!)

 
 

Win an advance copy

Please make sure to stop by my blog tomorrow if you'd like to enter to win an advance copy of The Great Hibernation.
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