LITERATURE + LECTURES

Blue Willow Bookshop presents  Patrick Carman.  (pictured, photo by Matt McKern).

Patrick Carman will visit Houston to discuss and sign his first book for young adults, 13 Days to Midnight. Patrick is the author of many series for young readers, including the Atherton series and the Land of Elyon series.

In 13 Days to Midnight, Jacob Fielding suddenly gains the power of indestructability. He is originally hesitant to use the power, unsure of its implications. But there's something addictive about testing the limits of fear. Jacob must walk the razor thin line between right and wrong, good and evil, and life and death. But time is running out. Because the Grim Reaper doesn't disappear. . . . He catches up.

Patrick Carman is the award-winning author of many books for young adults and children. He grew up in Salem, Oregon, and graduated from Willamette University. His birthday is February 27th, 1966. He spent a decade living in Portland, where he worked in advertising, game design, and technology.

Patrick Carman has been a life long writer and storyteller. He writes books for young adults and children for Scholastic and Little Brown Books For Young Readers. His bestselling series work includes The Land of Elyon, Atherton, Elliot’s Park, 39 Clues, and Skeleton Creek. Mr. Carman’s books have been translated into approximately two dozen languages.

Mr. Carman spends his free time supporting literacy campaigns and community organizations, fly fishing, playing basketball and tennis, doing crosswords, watching movies, dabbling in video games, reading (lots), and (more than anything else) spending time with his wife and two daughters.