BOOKS MAKE BRAINZ TASTE BAD (Fall 2020)
Middle Grade, ages 8-13, Illustrated by Daniel Freeman
When Dash Storey arrives at Haven Middle School with a backpack full of spooky books, he’s itching to make some new friends, but this school is different. Way different. Books are outlawed, every student is forced to wear virtual reality “headsets,” and his teacher has wormy, yellow hair.
It’s not long before Dash meets Izzy Hendrix, a spirited, voodoo-loving girl from New Orleans, and she tells him the truth: their teacher is a zombie, and he’s using the headsets to deep fry the sixth grader's brainz! Before Dash totally freaks, Izzy explains her plan for saving all the Haven kids from becoming zombie food--books. They make brainz taste bad!
Luckily, Dash has his own creeptastic stash of books, but sneaking them into Haven Middle School could prove tricky. So, if Dash really wants to save his new classmates—and maybe even make a real friend—he’s going to have to write a book of his own!
Middle Grade, ages 8-13, Illustrated by Daniel Freeman
When Dash Storey arrives at Haven Middle School with a backpack full of spooky books, he’s itching to make some new friends, but this school is different. Way different. Books are outlawed, every student is forced to wear virtual reality “headsets,” and his teacher has wormy, yellow hair.
It’s not long before Dash meets Izzy Hendrix, a spirited, voodoo-loving girl from New Orleans, and she tells him the truth: their teacher is a zombie, and he’s using the headsets to deep fry the sixth grader's brainz! Before Dash totally freaks, Izzy explains her plan for saving all the Haven kids from becoming zombie food--books. They make brainz taste bad!
Luckily, Dash has his own creeptastic stash of books, but sneaking them into Haven Middle School could prove tricky. So, if Dash really wants to save his new classmates—and maybe even make a real friend—he’s going to have to write a book of his own!
BMBTB2: WITCH HUNT (Coming Halloween, 2021)
Middle Grade, ages 8-13
It’s Christmastime in Haven, but the town’s Halloween decorations are still up. It’s all Dash Storey’s fault. He wrote the book that changed everything. After Books Make Brainz Taste Bad was published, Dash became the youngest bestselling author in the country. All he has to do now is write the next book, but there’s just one problem--
Dash can’t write without his best friend Izzy Hendrix, and she went missing the moment he became famous. To make matters worse, Dash’s new witchy-looking English teacher, Ms. Bramble, won’t cut him any slack. It’s not long before Dash uncovers a “spell” hidden in the back of Ms. Bramble’s textbook. A spell with Izzy’s name on it.
With the second book’s deadline fast approaching, Dash uses the spell to try and bring Izzy back. But the creature that emerges from the depths of Coventry Pond is not Izzy Hendrix. If Dash wants to save Haven from this new monster—and hopefully write his next book—he’ll have to go on a real-life witch hunt!
Middle Grade, ages 8-13
It’s Christmastime in Haven, but the town’s Halloween decorations are still up. It’s all Dash Storey’s fault. He wrote the book that changed everything. After Books Make Brainz Taste Bad was published, Dash became the youngest bestselling author in the country. All he has to do now is write the next book, but there’s just one problem--
Dash can’t write without his best friend Izzy Hendrix, and she went missing the moment he became famous. To make matters worse, Dash’s new witchy-looking English teacher, Ms. Bramble, won’t cut him any slack. It’s not long before Dash uncovers a “spell” hidden in the back of Ms. Bramble’s textbook. A spell with Izzy’s name on it.
With the second book’s deadline fast approaching, Dash uses the spell to try and bring Izzy back. But the creature that emerges from the depths of Coventry Pond is not Izzy Hendrix. If Dash wants to save Haven from this new monster—and hopefully write his next book—he’ll have to go on a real-life witch hunt!