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IF YOU DONT READ THIS YOU’RE JUST A plain IDIOT!

Posted in Idiot Genius, Reviews, tagged artemis, artemis fowl, bookworm, catherynne, clockwork, coraline, eoin colfer, gears, grade, harry potter, hollow city, home for peculiar children, house of hte scorpian, illustration, infernal devices, lemoncello's library, leviathan, mortal engines, neil gaiman, peculiar children, penderwicks, percy jackson, reading, rick riordan, Sci-fi, science fiction, SciFi, scythe, serafina, series of, spy school, squirrel girl, steampunk, teen, teens, the house with a clock in its walls, wrinkle in time, young adult on October 19, 2018| Leave a Comment »

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Oh, Snap! Willa Snap has been shortlisted for the Internatinal Rubery Book Award

Posted in awards, The Moon Coin, tagged clockpunk, clockwork, Idiot Genius, International Rubery Book Award, rubery, steampunk, Willa Snap on July 9, 2018| Leave a Comment »

more info at WillaSnap.com

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Willa Snap Win and IPPY!

Posted in The Moon Coin, tagged IdiotGenius, IPPY, IPPYaward, mg, mglit, steampunk, ya, yalit on April 17, 2018| 1 Comment »

Idiot Genius: Willa Snap and the Clockwerk Boy just won Independent Publisher Book Award for Juvenile Fiction!

I can’t believe it! I couldn’t more proud!

“With its strong female protagonist, steampunk influence, myriad gadgets, descriptions of real life inventors and inventions, and quality writing, I can’t recommend this book enough. Did I mention clockpunk cats?” —B. Evans

What’s it about? Here’s Willa (she’s eleven):

Ever wonder why some crazy scientist hasn’t blown up the world? I used to wonder about it all the time. Actually, I was pretty sure my mom would be the one to do it.
But now I know better. It turns out there’s a force working hard to keep the world from going KABLOOEY.
Who are these people? Wait for it:
Idiots. Yep, you heard me right.
How do I know? Well, apparently, I’m an Idiot. At least, according to the Geniuses I am. Confused? I’m not surprised. You’re probably an Idiot too.

It all began on a Thursday at precisely 8 a.m. I was standing in the family room of our lovely two-story house, directly across the street from Squirrel Brand Park in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The same family room that, in a few minutes, I would never ever, ever see again—ever.

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