Category: General
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Fan Mail Rocks
Dear Ms. Mary Amato, I love your book Snarf Attack. Because the Riot Brothers are so hilarious. My favorite book was book three. I like book three because of the baby diaper wipe boots. The frying pan game was awesome. I played it with my mom. I won, she did not. I hope you…
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Good Deeds Double Giveaway
Billy and Jillian want to do good deeds. What’s the problem? Their parents are crooks and want the twins to follow in their footsteps! The twins have to do their good deeds in secret and thwart their parents’ crimes. Book three of this chapter-book series is hot off the press. To celebrate, I’m hosting a…
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Question from 5th Grader
Hello! I am a 5th grade student at Munson Elementry, and I am writing a series of books. I am still working on the rough draft of the 1st book, and I’m having some problems with writing the following; the many mysteries that the reader isn’t supposed to know exists, finding the perfect traits for…
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Good Crooks Three is Coming
What would you do if your parents were crooks and you had a secret desire to be…good? Coming this February, look for the launch of a new series by Mary Amato and illustrated by Ward Jenkins. Books 1 and 2 will be available in all formats, humor for ages 7-10.
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Snarf Attack released as E-Book
For Riot Brother fans, Snarf Attack is now available as an e-book at bn.com, amazon, and kobo.com. More titles are coming soon.
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My Fan Jake
Jake asked his school’s media specialist to invite me to his school. The rest is history!
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MEMO 2012
My book Please Write in This Book won this year’s Maud Hart Lovelace Award! Thanks to all the Library Media Specialists, the committee members of the Minnesota Youth Reading Awards, MEMO (the Minnesota Educational Media Organization) for inviting me to Minnesota to receive my award. Special thanks to Laurie Conzemius, Deirdre Jameson, and Joan Larson.…
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Guitar Notes is Here!
My new novel, Guitar Notes, is about two teens who discover a profound connection through songwriting. Find out more about the novel and the original songs that accompany the story at
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Pittsford NY Elementary Schools
The librarians, students, teachers, parents, and administrators of Pittsford, NY, wowed me with their enthusiasm for learning, for reading, and for writing. I spent a week visiting five elementary schools and loved spending time there. Students at all the schools had creative ideas, great questions, and lots of enthusiasm. I so enjoyed talking with teachers…
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Student Showcase: David Scheele
In my skype workshop on creating character, I asked students to choose a character (a person, an animal, or an object) to become. After a series of exercises, the students then had to write a monologue from the character’s point of view. Fifth grader David Scheele wrote this amazing monologue. See if you can guess what…