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Patrick Carman is the award-winning author of many books for young adults and children. He grew up in Salem, Oregon, and graduated from Willamette University. His birthday is February 27th, 1966. He spent a decade living in Portland, where he worked in advertising, game design, and technology.
Patrick Carman has been a life long writer and storyteller. He writes books for young adults and children for Scholastic and Little Brown Books For Young Readers. His bestselling series work includes The Land of Elyon, Atherton, Elliot’s Park, 39 Clues, and Skeleton Creek. Mr. Carman’s books have been translated into approximately two dozen languages.
Mr. Carman spends his free time supporting literacy campaigns and community organizations, fly fishing, playing basketball and tennis, doing crosswords, watching movies, dabbling in video games, reading (lots), and (more than anything else) spending time with his wife and two daughters.
For more information about the author, please visit the frequently asked questions section of this site.
Organizations Patrick Carman supports:
- www.wallawallakidsread.com
- Patrick Carman’s Annual author festival, serving thousands of kids every spring
- www.agros.org
- Land, Hope, Life.
- www.one.org
- Join the fight against extreme poverty
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Hi I just wanted to say I love your skeleton creek books. I’m doing a book report on the first book but i have to get a picture of Ryan McCray for my book report if you can send me a picture of him to sofierosado@gmail.com i will really appreciate it. Hope i get an A+ love your book . Gonna see if I can addition for one of your book
– Sofie R.
I love your book Skeleton Creek, I’ve read book One Two and Three. Now since the mystery is over, another one begins with one of your other books Trackers.
Now i just wonder how what is the grade or reading level for this book, because im an 8th grader.
This is my mom’s email but your 1st 2 skeeliton creek booksw are alsome imgoing to get the 3rd 1 later you are my favorite author of al time
, thanks for every thing you do
Dexter Akridge
i love your book series skeleton creek u rock
LOOOOOOOVE YOUR BOOKS!!!!!!!!!!!!
i love into the mist and the dark hills divide and know im reading eyond the valley of thorns
hi
i liked the trackers book. I’m doing a report on it for school right now.
I’m reading the book, The Dark Hills Divide, for the hundredth time.
It’s good.
Hey im twelve years old and i had a book fair at Roy Martin Middle school and i got this book called Ghost In The Machine and i was looking at the videos but there is a website called Skeleton Creek is real and i just want to know some answers so can you contact me please
he wont answer. he is very hidden about his things. no one will answer because no one knows. i did have a grandfather who lived in Sumter Oregon better known as skeleton creek. You may know him as old joe bush.
I love your books!!!! Especially The Land of Elyon series.
OMG, best series ever.
Cool how Alexa is my age in the second book.
I LOVE YOUR BOOKS!
I love Atherton
You rock! Ilove Atherton.
Patrick is my favorie author ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hey i am glad u are coming to parrish
I Lvu ur series the land of Eylon. my friends all remind me of Murrphy. he is so funny. i lvu how u incorperated suspense with funny moments to give an amawsome blend. please keep writing
Trackers was so awesome! Apparently it’s not supposed to come out until May 12, but I bought it on April 29. Weird…
hey patrick i love your book skeleton creek.mabe i can see you on monday i go to ruth powell school in safford
hi, i was wondering what Alexa Daleys jocasta says in the Beyond the Valley of Thorns/The Tenth City. It never claified and I’d really like to know! Thanks!
mr.carman cam u plezz giv us a prevew of the skeleton creek book 3
The 3rd book in the Skeleton Creek series is “Ghost in the Machine”. The 4th book, “The Raven” will be available in May 2011! I’m so looking forward to getting that book since I’m almost done reading the 3rd one already!!!
are you going to make a number 3 book?
ohh sorry i like to type if i knew sooner than i would have said happy b-day on the twenty seveth of febuary
hi my name is danny whats yours?
will you be my friend?
Does Mr. Carman consider skyping with Book Club or small classes? If so, is there a charge?