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The usual mix of teen fiction, professional wrestling biography, baseball statistics, and David Halberstam.

Patrick Jones is the author of three realistic teen novels, most recently Chasing Tail Lights (Walker / Bloomsbury, 2007). His first young adult novel Things Change (Walker & Company, 2004) was named by the Young Adult Library Services Association as a best book for reluctant readers. His second novel Nailed was published by Walker / Bloomsbury in spring 2006. His most recent (and last) professional publication is Connecting with Reluctant Readers (Neal-Schuman, 2006). In 2006, he won lifetime achievement awards from both the Catholic Library Association, and the American Library Association. Jones is a frequent speaker at library conferences, having visited all fifty states, as well as in Canada, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand. Jones grew up in Flint, Michigan, but now lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Read more at his web page www.connectingya.com, including FAQs about Things Change and Nailed (perfect for book reports!)