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Elise Leonard

About Me

Hi! I'm Elise Leonard,
author of books like the AL'S WORLD series and the JUNKYARD DAN series.
Yes, I used to be a teacher.
But don't hold that against me.
All my students said I was pretty cool.
But then I had kids, and they tell me I'm not.
(But what do THEY know?!?!)
Check out my JUNKYARD DAN series, brought to you by Nox Press. You can find the books at the Nox Press website at www.NoxPress.com or at my official Web site at www.eliseleonard.com.
Also, please check out my AL'S WORLD series, brought to you by Simon & Schuster! You can find the books at EVERY bookstore, every retail store, and every online store that sells books! Oh, and they're paperbacks, so you don't have to sell off your parents' CD collection or your pet gerbil to buy 'em!
Check out my Web site at: www.eliseleonard.com or you can go to the Simon & Schuster Web site if you want more info. (And please feel free to contact me. I ALWAYS love hearing from my readers!)
JUNKYARD DAN: Start of a new Dan
JUNKYARD DAN: Dried Blood
JUNKYARD DAN: Stolen?
JUNKYARD DAN: Gun in the Back
JUNKYARD DAN: Plans
JUNKYARD DAN: Money for Nothing
And the first workbook for the JUNKYARD DAN series!
Who would have thought learning could be FUN?!
AL'S WORLD #1: Monday Morning Blitz
AL'S WORLD #2: Killer Lunch Lady
AL'S WORLD #3: Scared Stiff
AL'S WORLD #4: Monkey Business
Hope you like them!!!
I look forward to speaking at the International Corrections Educational Association in Denver! Hope to see you there!
I had a blast in New Mexico while speaking at the New Mexico Coalition for Literacy conference. (Well, except for the peach yogurt incident. But that wasn't New Mexico's fault!)
Thanks to the great librarians at the Florida Library Association conference (held April 22 to 25)! Your warm welcome and great personalities made giving my presentation exciting and a ton of fun! (And YES, folks, I'm talking about librarians! Try meeting YOUR local librarian, I'll bet you'll find he or she is MUCH more fun than you ever imagined!)
The National Migrant Education conference was AMAZING! "Thank you" to all the great people who attended my session on April 23, 2008! I had a blast!
MONDAY MORNING BLITZ and KILLER LUNCH LADY are both nominated for "ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant YA Readers." Special thanks to all who were involved in THAT!
I'll be signing at the Brandon, FL Barnes & Noble on Sunday March 16th from 1-3pm
On Saturday March 22nd, I'll be appearing at the Great Explorations Children's Museum for their "Bunny Tales" literacy event. Please come see me there!
And on March 30th through April 1st, I'll be presenting at the National Conference on Family Literacy in Louisville, KY, in my very own Spotlight Session! If you're there, please pop by and say "hi."
Thanks for visiting me at the St. Pete Times Festival of Reading on Saturday, October 27th!
I enjoyed being on the panel discussing "Keeping Boys on the Page" which included R.L. Stine (Goosebumps, Fear Street), Blake Nelson, and Sharon Robinson (daughter of baseball great Jackie Robinson) as the other panelists. It was a great time, and I hope everyone enjoyed themselves.
And many, MANY thanks to those who attended the Sarasota Reading Festival on November 3rd. I had a blast! Hope you did too.
Thank you ALL!
Oh, and if you want a FREE download of the awesome song
AL'S WORLD by Seven2seveN,
please visit my Web site at: www.eliseleonard.com to get it!
It KICKS BUTT, doesn't it???
Thanks for stopping by!
~Elise Leonard

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The first workbook for the JUNKYARD DAN series has been released!

Yay! A fun workbook that's actually a blast to do! Imagine that! Learning can be FUN?!?!?! Who'd have thought?!
Posted by on Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:00:00 GMT

PLANS and MONEY FOR NOTHING are now out...

Cool, books 5 and 6 of the JUNKYARD DAN series have been released! Hope you like them!
Posted by on Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:58:00 GMT

Whoops, forgot to mention that STOLEN? and GUN IN THE BACK are out NOW!!!

I forgot to mention that books 3 & 4 of the JUNKYARD DAN series are out! Grab yourself a copy of STOLEN? and GUN IN THE BACK for a couple of crime dramas with a bit of comedy. (Hey, I TRIED to be...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:49:00 GMT

START OF A NEW DAN and DRIED BLOOD are out NOW!!!!!!

The first two books of the JUNKYARD DAN series are out now! START OF A NEW DAN and DRIED BLOOD Go to www.NoxPress.com to find out more about them. Hope you like them! ~Elise  
Posted by on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 12:16:00 GMT

MONDAY MORNING BLITZ nominated for an "ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant YA Readers"!!!

Hey, my readers... you RULE!!!!!!!!!!!!  Keep up the great reading! And thanks for all the emails! I love hearing from ALL of you!  ~Elise
Posted by on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 06:09:00 GMT

KILLER LUNCH LADY gets "ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant YA Readers" nomination!

Yay! Big thanks to everyone involved in THAT!!! And to my readers... keep reading, guys! Literacy gives you POWER and a voice!   
Posted by on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 06:01:00 GMT

WOW! The FRA conference ROCKED!

To all all those who came to see me at the Florida Reading Association conference... thanks so much! It was a blast!    I can't believe Monday Morning Blitz (Book 1 of the AL...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 06:38:00 GMT