The best of Q and A volume 1

Hey readers,

One of the best parts about talking at a school is the Q and A session.  Most questions fall on a pretty predictable path: what's your favorite book?  How much money do you make?  Where can I find a fashionable sweater like that?  How do you manage to be both so clever AND ruggedly handsome? 

But occasionally, something special happens. 

Here are two of my favorite questions from my author visits. 

Question:  Is your ending such a disappointment because Disney made you change it? 

Answer:  No, that's a Ben Esch original disappointing ending. 

Question:  Why didn't the cops just drug test Dixie? 

Answer:  Because my book wouldn't work that way.

I love my job.