New Trailer for The Night Before Krampus
Great webmaster, Matt Bechtel, created this perfect trailer for The Night Before Krampus. Check it out: https://youtu.be/OEwTV0Xq0S8
Author: Peter Johnson
I am a: Young Adult and Middle-Grade author; poet (including editor of "The Prose Poem: An International Journal" for nine years); short fiction writer; teacher; father; and now blogger. I look forward to interacting with writers and fans of all ages via this web site.
Now Available: THE NIGHT BEFORE KRAMPUS
Just in time for the holiday season (although trust me, this is not quite the type of Christmas story you’re used to reading this time of year)! I’m thrilled to announce that my new novel, The Night Before Krampus, is now available in digital and print editions via Amazon.com. For more information and to order, Read More …
Out of Eden receives the Rhode Island Book of the Year Award from the Alliance for the Study and Teaching of Adolescent Literature
Went to a great luncheon today where Out of Eden received an award. I have fond memories of all the students and writers I’ve met through ASTAL over the years, and Jean Brown should be given a huge raise for all of the work she’s done, founding the organization and keeping it going. Also, I Read More …
May Visit to DeLasalle Middle School
About seventy middle graders read The Life and Times of Benny Alvarez at DeLasalle Middle School. At my visit I was asked the most incredible questions, so many of them I could have stayed there all day. Thanks to everyone who organized it, and I hope to be back again next year.
March 17, 2017 Visit to North Dartmouth Middle School
Over 300 kids ends up reading The Life and Times of Benny Alvarez. One of the best school visits I’ve ever had. The questions were not only great but the students wrote their own object poems, inspired by Benny, and I got to be one of the judges. Thanks to everyone who made the event Read More …