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1.20.10 Batter Up! Enter Michael's baseball-themed contest in anticipation of Baseball from A to Z: A Baseball Alphabet. Get the details on the blog.

 

1.19.10 Team Spradlin would like to congratulate Tanita S. Davis this years winner of The Coretta Scott King Award from the American Library Association for her novel Mare's War. Read our interview with Tanita here!

 

1.07.10 Winner! The Youngest Templar: Keeper of the Grail has been named to the 2010-2011 Truman Readers Award List in Missouri.

 

1.05.10 Baseball on the Brain. Get a peek at the first couple pages from Michael's upcoming book Baseball from A to Z: A Baseball Alphabet (March 2010). This delightful and beautifully illustrated picture book will be a delight to young readers everywhere. Preorder this gem today!

 

12.07.09 New Excerpt! Read an excerpt from Off Like the Wind! The First Ride of the Pony Express. Follow the first westbound mail delivery of The Pony Express as riders crossed the plains, desert and mountains. Preorder this beautifully illustrated book today!

 

11.25.09 New Zombie video! Watch the newly posted preview video for It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Zombies. Check out the excerpt featuring Rudolph, the Zombie Reindeer and Good King Wenceslas Tastes Great. The perfect holiday gift for humor lovers and anyone needing a break from Christmas-as-usual—pick up your copy today!

 

10.29.09 Now On Shelves! The Youngest Templar: Trail of Fate is now in stores! Read the new excerpt, find out More About the Book and then play the new Templar contest! SciFiChick.com calls this book, "a wonderfully fun and exciting story for young fantasy fans." You don't want to miss it - order your copy today.

10.27.09 ZOMBIES! It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Zombies is now on shelves! With a foreword by Christopher Moore and jaw-dropping (literally) sketches accompanying each carol, this book takes over two dozen Christmas carols and shreds them limb from limb, rewriting them from a zombie's point-of-view.

9.17.09 The Youngest Templar: Keeper of the Grail is out in paperback today! James Rollins calls this book, “A masterful blend of whimsical fantasy, spellbinding suspense, and historical mystery..." Read an excerpt online, download the reading guide, and order your own copy!

A NEW Zombie Postcard! Check out the hilarious new postcard for It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Zombies! Make sure to download the postcard and share it with your friends!

7.16.09 G'day Mates! Take a look at the Australian cover for The Youngest Templar: Keeper of the Grail.

6.30.09 Now Available! Spy Goddess: The Quest for the Lance is now on shelves! Read the new More About this Book feature and order your own copy!

In the Works: Head over to the Coming Soon page to get the details on Michael's upcoming books. Don't miss more illustrations from Off Like the Wind! The First Ride of the Pony Express.

5.12.09 Daniel Boone's Great Escape has been chosen by the Bank Street College of Education as one of the 100 Best Children's Books of 2008! Get the details!

4.12.09 It's award season in the Children’s Book World and here at Team Spradlin we have been fortunate indeed.

The Youngest Templar: Keeper of the Grail has been named to the state reading lists in Alabama, Maine and Vermont. Get the details and if you’re a student, teacher or librarian in Alabama, Maine or Vermont don’t forget to vote! (And of course we mean for Michael!)

Daniel Boone's Great Escape was chosen as a Finalist for the Spur Award by The Western Writers of America in the Storyteller Category. Read the full list of winners. Publishers Weekly calls this Picture Book "a thrilling adventure..." Read all the reviews.

2.19.09 On the Web: Head over to Borders.com for a real treat as New York Times Best-Selling Author Christopher Moore and Michael interview each other about their new books.

12.23.08 Happy Holidays! Check out Sci-Fichick.com to find out where The Youngest Templar ranked on their list of the top 10 best books of 2008. And read the fantastic review at MyShelf.com.

9.18.08 The Audio version of The Youngest Templar: Keeper of the Grail is now in stores! Hear it! Order a copy! Also, check out the reading & classroom discussion guide.

9.18.08 Now Available! The Youngest Templar: Keeper of the Grail is now on shelves! James Rollins calls it "A classic adventure in the making..." and Meg Cabot says: "adventure quest at its best." Read all the reviews, find out More About this Book, and check out the map of Tristan's route.

9.02.08 The critics are raving... School Library Journal says this about Spy Goddess: The Chase for the Chalice: "The novels were fun, and this volume follows suit." IGN.com calls it an "...engaging read for any manga or spy fan."