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Thanks to Sandra at Toasted Coconut Media who gave us the heads up on this little clip featuring Scott Westerfeld, Jane O’Connor (author of the Fancy Nancy books), and MAC, whose middle grade graphic Anna Smudge: Professional Shrink stole the show at the NY Comic Con. (More about The Professionals here.)

Summer reading incentives always amuse me because I was the type of kid who wanted to be left alone to read, but wasn’t allowed to — but I know some in the YA crowd who’d really rather be working and making bank and socializing in the evening than reading. Anyone got more ideas for them?

About the author

tanita s. davis is a writer and avid reader who prefers books to most things in the world, including people. That's ...pretty much it, she's very awkward and she can't even tell jokes. She is, however, the author of eleven books, including Serena Says, Partly Cloudy, Go Figure, Henri Weldon, The Science of Friendship and the Coretta Scott King honored Mare's War. Look for her new MG, book Berry Parker Doesn't Catch Crushes September 2025 from HarperCollins Childrens' Books.

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