Books by Adam

indiebound EXTRAORDINARY* The True Story of my Fairy Godparent, Who Almost Killed Me, and Certainly Never Made Me a Princess What if you really WOULD just die if you didn't get kissed by a vampire prince at the dance? An epic tale of love, magic, mystery, musical theatre and unicorn poop. Reviews (coming soon) "Ask Gregory Grue" Magic 8 Ball App (coming soon) Excerpt: Introduction Excerpt: Chapter 1 pre-amble Excerpt: Chapter 1 Trailer A Trailer B (Long): Random House 2010 indiebound I KISSED A ZOMBIE AND I LIKED IT! Simultaneously a scathing parody and a sweetly romantic tale in its own right. Hilarious. - Kirkus "Delightfully wicked - Publisher's Weekly "Original, unpredictable, funny, romantic, and tragic." - School Library Journal web: ikissedazombie.com Website includes videos, soundtrack, and all kinds of cool "special features." Random House 2009 Order On Indiebound THE SMART ALECK'S GUIDE TO AMERICAN HISTORY "In the vein of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert...witty and appealing." - School Library Journal "Speeding along on humor, Daily Show-style...the laugh-out-loud approach should win over reluctant readers." - Publisher's Weekly A Junior Library Guild Selection A YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction 2011 nominee website: smartalecksguide.com Meet The Smart Aleck Staff indiebound Random House 2008 I PUT A SPELL ON YOU: From the Files of Chrissie Woodward, Spelling Bee Detective "entertainingly satiric....the characters are suprisingly well developed...with the middle-school accessibility of Andrew Clements, the freewheeling humor of Gordon Korman, and a witty charm all its own." - Bulletin of Children's Books Reviews "If Y'all Wanna Join a Gang, Join the Good Times Gang!" - mp3 of a song from the book! indiebound Random House 2008 PIRATES OF THE RETAIL WASTELAND "As invigorating and smoothly satisfying as a good cafe latte." - Teenspace Reviews Leon's Bad Album Covers Random House 2007 Buy On Amazon indiebound (now in paperback) HOW TO GET SUSPENDED AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE "Smart and savvy on all fronts. . . . Full of read-out-loud-to-whoever-happens- to-be-around passages." - The Bulletin Part of the ALA's 2010 BANNED BOOKS WEEK Packet. News Story on Banning Attempt (video) Reviews Deleted Scenes Banning Attempts: An essay and discussion questions. Cornersville Trace Random House 2009 Buy On Amazon indiebound ANDREW NORTH BLOWS UP THE WORLD "A work of comic genius...Selzer has struck gold." - Booktrends The Naked Trike Angel Statue Llewellyn Press, 2009 Buy On Amazon indiebound