Great school, that Louisville Collegiate. Creative kids. Taught everything from Tibetan Buddhist culture to how to set up a breeches buoy rescue, with a little Lincoln lore and the Emancipation Proclamation in between.

On my free afternoon, I took a trip down to the Muhammad Ali center—a must-see for all Louisville visitors. Think I may have a new book idea.

Hoping to hear from my new friends at Collegiate.

My newest book, a middle-grade version of the rescue story of the W.F. Marshall off the coast of Nantucket in 1877, is set to come out in June. It is full of little details that were not in my early picture book on Marshall. Learn what happened to Marshall, the Newfoundland, after he was shipwrecked. Discover more about the ship’s homeport in New Brunswick. And find out who saved Marshall and his crew. There’s even a funny story about the youngest member on the ship. Find out more…

Check out the cool cover and order now:

http://www.amazon.com/Marshall-Sea-Dog-Nantucket-shipwreck/dp/1607271834/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267744477&sr=1-1

There will also be a film version of the story.