The first book in the new Bonkers series, The Terror in Jenny’s Armpit, releases tomorrow and it is written by Patrick Carman (Author).
These books are perfect for kids ages 7-11 – loads of fun and more books coming every few months. And for those reluctant readers, there’s even an animated Bonkers show!
The Bonkers YouTube channel launches Wednesday, but you can get early access for your students – the YouTube channel includes:
The first three episodes of the Bonkers show
Escape the Room with Barker Mifflin (puzzle solving for kids)
Snerb Search (I Spy for kids)
Riddles and Jokes (fun for kids!)
And lots more fun activities and experiences for kids
Sharing the YouTube channel in your classroom is a great way to get your students excited about turning pages in the Bonkers books.
Please subscribe to the channel, it really helps get the ball rolling for kids!
The book officially launches on Wednesday the 5th – find all the stuff at .
About the book:
Book 1 of 1: The Bonkers Series
Bonkers: the new mega-series from New York Times bestselling author Patrick Carman
There’s something in Jenny’s armpit, and it’s getting bigger.
Ten-year-old Jenny Kim and her two buddies, Fen Stenson and Barker Mifflin, live in the town of Nevermind, where strange happenings are so normal that finding a mysterious thing growing in your armpit isn’t even considered a big deal. But when the mysterious thing gets so big Jenny has to haul it around in a wheelbarrow, it’s cause for concern. She’s going to need some help sorting this out!
Enter Fen Stenson and Barker Mifflin–dancing Swedish exchange student and doomsday prepper extraordinaire–and you’ve got a team of friends made for the moment.
Go with Jenny, Fen, and Barker as they visit an abandoned chemistry lab, discover curious creatures called Snerbs, and uncover a secret so big it might just eat the entire planet. It could happen!
Meet the Author: Patrick Carman
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. Mr. Carman’s books have been translated into 26 languages.
Skeleton Creek, one of Mr. Carman’s most popular series, has won or been nominated for the following awards:
Nevada Young Readers’ Award
Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Awards
New Mexico Land of Enchantment Book Award shortlist
Children’s Book Council book of the year nominee
Delaware Diamonds Shortlist
Oregon Battle of the Books Shortlist
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.
Patrick Carman on his mission:
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. 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. Books still shape young minds, and they still provide unparalleled advantages every kid needs. 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.
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. None of these things are bad in and of themselves, but taken together, they build a wall around books that can be difficult for a kid to climb. That’s why Skeleton Creek goes looking for kids where they are. Through the use of video content and words, Skeleton Creek draws kids in and hooks them on reading. Sometimes we just have to be willing to meet them halfway.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
