For your Bookshelf. Nothing encourages kids to read and reread a series like having copies on your home bookshelves. The award-winning Byways Books are available as both paperbacks and hardcover library editions. (Contact CJ via email if you’re interested in ordering author-signed copies.)
Let’s take another peek behind the scenes! Book #8 in the Byways series brings us back around to Ewan, who takes a wrong turn and winds up on the wrong mountain. A late spring storm strands him and the girls in a town that has a fine inn, a steamy bathhouse, and a secret. When Tamaqua and Juniata disappear, Ewan has to chase the legend of a dragon. Continue reading BYWAYS: Behind the Header
Every one of the Byways Books includes beautiful full-color art by my illustrator, Hannah Christenson. Here’s a sampling from Book #8, Down the Stairs: A Ewan Johns Adventure.
Every year, writers in San Diego county are invited to contribute one title to the downtown library’s impressive collection. Choosing only one can be tough. This year, I picked Continue reading San Diego Public Library
Let’s take another peek behind the scenes! Book #8 in the Byways series brings us back around to Ewan, who takes a wrong turn and winds up on the wrong mountain. A late spring storm strands him and the girls in a town that has a fine inn, a steamy bathhouse, and a secret. When Tamaqua and Juniata disappear Continue reading BYWAYS: Behind the Header
Boxes of books showed up on my doorstep over the weekend, one for each brother. And for the record, Ganix came in first (because his was the first box I opened), and Continue reading IN PRINT: Byways 8-10
Three New Adventures are ready for readers. Now that the digital editions are all showing up in the Amazon store, I’m announcing the release of Byways 8-10! Continue reading RELEASE: Byways 8-10
Snow and Steam. In Ewan’s next book, he takes a wrong turn and ends up on the wrong mountain. A late spring storm strands him and the girls in Boiling Springs. The town has a fine inn, a steamy bathhouse, and a secret. When Tamaqua and Juniata disappear, Ewan has to chase the legend of a dragon. Continue reading COVER REVEAL: Down the Stairs
Gently turning the knob, Ewan opened the door to a gush of steam. He squinted into a walled room that was open to the stars. A burble-slurp brought his attention to its pool. The black water rippled as if something had ducked under.
—excerpted from Byways #8, Down the Stairs: A Ewan Johns Adventure
Local Legend. Ewan Johns takes a wrong turn, and a spring storm strands him on a mountain that’s wrapped in steam and strange stories. Continue reading SKETCH: Down the Stairs [Byways #8]
Three New Stories! We’re zooming closer to the release of another trio of Byways Books. Ewan takes a wrong turn. Zane follows his nose. And Ganix comes out of hiding. Over the next few weeks, Continue reading COMING SOON: Byways 8-10
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