When I wrote the book and the screenplay for Skeleton Creek and Ghost in the Machine I was completely unsure about whether or not the format would work. The idea of a book and a movie at the same time made a lot of sense to me as an alternative reading experience for a wired generation, but I had no idea if anyone would agree with me. I hoped the idea would find support and a new way of telling stories could be not only born, but grown into an exciting new genre. Well, young readers have spoken, and they’ve spoken loudly. Skeleton Creek and Ghost in the Machine certainly don’t replace traditional books – not by a long shot – but they do have a place in the hearts and minds of a technologically driven culture.

I’ve been saying from the very start that the book is always the destination with these kinds of stories. Everything else about multimedia books is designed to get young readers turning more pages, and that is certainly the case with my new project, which Scholastic is announcing today.

Here’s the first round of information about TRACKERS, the follow up to Skeleton Creek and Ghost in the Machine. Think of TRACKERS as Skeleton Creek 2.0, a super-spy novel with more characters, more gadgets, and more cameras.

Today we’re releasing 3 items:

Thank you for following along!
Patrick

The 7th book in the 39 Clues series arrives in stores today. The Viper’s Nest by Peter Lerangis takes Dan and Amy on another action packed adventure in the ten book series. I’ve included an image of the cool cover, and here are a bunch of links to check out in case you’re a clue hunter like me!

Read the press release

Follow the tour

Join the 39 Clues Fan Facebook

Discover my 39 Clues book, The Black Circle, the 5th in the series

39 Clues Video Tour, originally posted August 18, 2009

Patrick’s 39 Clues tour was a blast and you can come along with him. While promoting “The Black Circle”, author Patrick Carman brought along a camera and filmed some fun videos of him on the road and at the book signings.

Watch the video series and enjoy the photo gallery at The 39 Clues Video Tour.

Now back to editing more haunted videos!

Check out this old blog post about international Skeleton Creek, originally posted Jul 28, 2009

I just received Finnish versions of the original Skeleton Creek videos. It’s cool to see Skeleton Creek branching out into other countries. It seems to me that thet videos will be just as scary, no matter what language they’re in.

Here’s 3 of the Finnish passwords for you to use and view the videos.

usherintalo

korppi

trijekylljamrhyde

www.sarahfincher.com

Back Lot Updates:

There’s some new things to see in the back lot. We have a gallery of a very cool set. It’s in an old power station here in Walla Walla. It’s super huge and super old. Also, there’s a good vLog by the cast. It’s from another set (a super secret half-pipe).