When I visit schools I always ask lots of kids the same question: what’s keeping you from reading? Let me count the ways! Netflix, YouTube, Fortnite, Minecraft, Snapchat, Roblox, and Instagram top the list. My mission after nearly two decades and thousands of school visits hasn’t changed: get every kid excited about reading, because reading helps every kid thrive. Books still shape young minds, and they still provide unparalleled advantages every kid needs. More than 2500 school visits later, I can report from the field that kids still love books, even as a tidal wave of distraction try to keep them from turning pages. Since 2003, I’ve been writing books for young readers and spending a lot of time on the road, meeting them where they’re at. Patrick Carman writes books for young adults and children for Scholastic, Harper Collins, Penguin Random House, and Little Brown Books For Young Readers, and launched Gokidgo in 2019 to visit schools on a broader scale. New Mexico Land of Enchantment Book Award shortlistĬhildren’s Book Council book of the year nominee Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Awards Carman’s most popular series, has won or been nominated for the following awards: Carman’s books have been translated into 26 languages.
Patrick Carman is a bestselling children’s author with over four million books in print including perennial favorites Skeleton Creek, Atherton, 39 Clues, Floors, Fizzopolis, and The Land of Elyon.
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