![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() How did you come up with the idea for the book?Īfter my first book had sold in 2015, a thriller about the teen descendants of the American Revolution, my agent suggested I write something for the audience I know most about: middle school! Once I’d warmed to the idea, the story just sort of took shape, mixed with bits of my own past plus a bunch of hilarious and awkward students I’ve had in my 10 years of teaching. He’s knows he can unravel the mystery - but he has to decide if it’s worth blowing up the project and newfound friendships in order to discover the truth. Things seem to be going smoothly until Oliver digs up some big secrets buried in Private Nobody’s past-and present. Even worse, they’re assigned a no-name Union private who not only never saw a real battle but died of an insanely embarrassing disease - dysentery (basically a fancy term for diarrhea).īut Ella turns out to be much more interesting than Oliver expected, and Oliver’s lunch buddy Kevin Kim comes to their project’s rescue as head writing assistant. ![]() He’s partnered with Ella Berry, a notorious weirdo herself who’s rumored to be failing 7 th grade, for a class project that forces him to rethink his Civil War passion. The story centers on Oliver Prichard, a 12-year-old Civil War-nerd and re-enactor who knows more than Wikipedia about the period’s battles, dates, and generals. _ What can you tell us about The Not-So-Boring Letters of Private Nobody? ![]()
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