T. Michael Martin | The Benefits of Being a Bookish Kid @tmikemartin | Uploaded May 2013 | Updated October 2024, 7 minutes ago.
Why do we read? Why are books important? For everyone out there who loves books and Young Adult fiction, this video is for you.


ABOUT MY BOOK:

THE END GAMES is a Young Adult thriller about two brothers -- ages 17 and 5 -- surviving a monster-filled apocalypse in West Virginia. Booklist's starred review of THE END GAMES recently called it "the best of the undead bunch," and many authors have offered praise as well (below).

You can read the first 3 chapters of the book FREE at newleafliterary.com/images/featured/EndGames31.pdf

And you can find the book online right now at these online booksellers:

Amazon: http://dft.ba/-theendgamesmartin
Barnes & Noble: barnesandnoble.com/w/the-end-games-t-michael-martin/1113200615?ean=9780062201805
Books-A-Million: booksamillion.com/p/End-Games/T-Michael-Martin/9780062201805?id=5632660560770
Indiebound: indiebound.org/book/9780062201805

And here is a link to the official book trailer:
youtube.com/watch?v=apgOhSEukEI


PRAISE FOR THE END GAMES:

* "The best of the undead bunch. Rockets forth like a single exhaled breath."
— Booklist, STARRED REVIEW

"Martin covers zombies, conspiracies, and postapocalyptic romance with style in this exciting debut novel. Will keep teens hooked."
— Publishers Weekly

"THE END GAMES will shock and move you."
— Pittacus Lore, bestselling author of I AM NUMBER FOUR

"It's rare and refreshing to find a book that goes so far beyond the normal constraints of its genre. A brilliantly written debut."
— Lisa McMann, bestselling author of the WAKE trilogy

"A great new talent."
— R.L. Stine, bestselling author of the GOOSEBUMPS series

"It's full of both jaw-dropping action and heart-twisting beauty. A joy ride that makes you think and feel: terrifying and joyful, funny and moving."
— Sara Zarr, National Book Award finalist for STORY OF A GIRL

"Utterly thrilling, deeply moving, beautifully written, and entirely unputdownable. A must-read!"
— Carrie Ryan, bestselling author of THE FOREST OF HANDS AND TEETH

"This is one of the sharpest, most unexpected zombie novels I've read in a long time."
— Mira Grant, bestselling author of the NEWSFLESH trilogy

"A deeply imaginative and soulful book from one of the most exciting new writers I've read in ages."
— Bennett Madison, author of THE BLONDE OF THE JOKE

"Clutches the reader with chilling action."
— S.A. Bodeen, author of THE COMPOUND

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