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About Me

Patrick Jones is the author of four realistic teen novels, most recently Cheated (April 2008). His 2007 novel Chasing Tail Lights is nominated for the Minnesota Book Award. His first young adult novel Things Change (Walker & Company, 2004) was named by the Young Adult Library Services Association as a best book for reluctant readers. His second novel Nailed was published by Walker / Bloomsbury in spring 2006. His most recent (and last) professional publication is Connecting with Reluctant Readers (Neal-Schuman, 2006). In 2006, he won lifetime achievement awards from both the Catholic Library Association, and the American Library Association. Jones is a frequent speaker at library conferences, having visited all fifty states, as well as in Canada, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand. Jones grew up in Flint, Michigan, but now lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Read more at his web page www.connectingya.com, including FAQs about Things Change and Nailed (perfect for book reports!)

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Readers of teen books, maybe even readers of my teen novels.

Music:

Bruce, the Clash, the Replacements, REM, Neil, Graham Parker, and the lategreat Warren "now he can sleep" Zevon

Movies:

Big Fish

Television:

Daily Show, Family Guy, Simpsons, LawOrderSVU reruns, and anything with grown men in their underwear pretending to hurt each other

Books:

http://www.goodreads.com/profile/chairshotxl OR http://www.librarything.com/catalog/chairshotxl

Heroes:

Mike Moore, Mick Foley, Jim Bouton, and everybody who gives more to the world than they take

My Blog

three things / 13 reasons why

1. On the adbook list, folks are talking about the novel 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher. I thought I'd slip in here this comparative review between that novel and Chasing Tail Lights. 2. Bui...
Posted by Patrick Jones on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:31:00 PST

Schaumburger, schaumburger, chip, chip, no coke, pepsi

Just back from three days in the Chicagoland area, including three visits to high schools courtsey of the Schaumburg Township District Library. Spoke mostly to seniors in creative writing and re...
Posted by Patrick Jones on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:25:00 PST

Book Awards and I’m Beck

But please don't kill me ...
Posted by Patrick Jones on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 05:28:00 PST

Bomb scare

There's a great story in Mick Foley's book Have a Nice Day....as he's leaving WCW for the first time, booker Ole Anderson tells him the business is about wrestling, not Mick's "trampoline" act....
Posted by Patrick Jones on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:00:00 PST

Sellerbration

Nice (teen) blog review of Cheated from the Sellers Library...
Posted by Patrick Jones on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 02:31:00 PST

Chatting it Up on April 9

Maple Grove Library AT 8351 Elm Creek Blvd. / Maple Grove , 55369 Chat It Up: Writers in Conversation Wednesday, April 9, 7 p.m. Meet and chat with this year’s Minnesota Book Awards Young Adult...
Posted by Patrick Jones on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:06:00 PST

Cover boy

While I’ve twice been on the cover of School Library Journal, I’ve yet to get an overall good review of one of my novels (thank you very much Johanna Lewis). The review there of Chasing Ta...
Posted by Patrick Jones on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:49:00 PST

Pat on the back, kick in the ^*&, and a mild rant

So here’s review of Cheated from Booklist (mostly a pat on the back) "Triangles. Mick’s life is filled with these three-sided relationships. There’s the one formed by the 15-year-old...
Posted by Patrick Jones on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 03:20:00 PST

Hudson

Not Rock or Henry, or even the old department store from Michigan, but Hudson, WI. I’’ve had the honor of visiting Hudson High School twice a year since 2004 to speak with stud...
Posted by Patrick Jones on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:32:00 PST

Dont get fooled; get cheated

Cheated now available in bookstores and train stations everywhere. Is there still time to change the road you’re on? When a normal night spent drinking and hanging out with his two best frie...
Posted by Patrick Jones on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 05:46:00 PST