WENDELIN VAN DRAANEN spent many years as a teacher before
devoting herself to writing full-time. She loves reading, running,
writing, and rock 'n roll!
Her books for younger readers include The Gecko & Sticky quartet
and The Shredderman quartet. For middle graders check out the Sammy
Keyes mysteries and Swear to Howdy. For tweens and
teens, look for Flipped, The Running Dream, Confessions of a
Serial Kisser, and Runaway.
Stephen Gilpin developed a taste for drawing strange things at an early age and hasn't looked back since. He graduated with honors from New York City's School of Visual Arts, where he had studied painting and cartooning. He currently lives in Kansas with his wife and their four children.
Praise for the Gecko & Sticky books:
"A dastardly good read. Written with gleeful wit, rapid-fire
pacing and snappy dialogue." -- Kirkus Reviews
"Fearsome is rarely this much fun. Van Draanen has a super
imagination, to which she never applies the brakes. Readers who
enjoy loony adventures will love this ride." -- Children's
Literature
"Consistently entertaining . . . reaching a frenetic level of
energy and comedy as the story's tension builds."
-- Booklist
"Peppered with exaggerated alliteration and the excitable lizard's
Spanish-tinged 'Stickynese,' the wisecracking narrative bounds
from one slapstick scenario to another." -- Publishers Weekly
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