Barn Edition Giveaway!

We’ve been told that today is National Siblings Day! So… Happy National Siblings Day! To celebrate, Macmillan is giving away ten free copies of The Real McCoys, which we have signed and stamped with our shiny schmantzy Barn Edition seal, like so: Look how...

Chapter 8: Precision is Very Important

“What now?” asked Annabelle, expecting #24 to pull out some device that would allow them to safely return to their scooters. “I was hoping you would have an idea,” said #24, peering over the edge of the roof. “The grappling hook?” “Still hanging in the stairwell...

Chapter 7: Discouraged and Hastily Trained

The moment Annabelle pushed the button, the room was flooded with purple light. Everything froze in place, including Annabelle. Her face was wet and sticky and she couldn’t breathe. She opened her mouth to scream, but it was immediately filled with…black raspberry...

Chapter 1: Cats Don’t Do Yoga

Annabelle Adams was thinking about summer when she noticed a cat doing yoga on a bench outside her classroom window. “What the—?” she thought. She looked again. It was an orange cat, a friendly-looking fellow. Of course, the cat was not actually doing yoga. Because...

whatsherfuzzle

(WUT – zer – FUZZ – ul) The word you use when you can’t remember the name of something. For example, when I was in kindergarten, I could never remember Eleanor Roosevelt’s actual first name, so I called her Whatserfuzzle Roosevelt until...