SMACK DAB NEWS

Claudia Mills launches a new series for younger-middle-grade readers - After-School Superstars - set in an after-school program, with a different themed "camp" each month. The first title, Nixie Ness, Cooking Star, with illustrations by Grace Zong, comes out on June 11 from Holiday House.

Next up in the series will be Vera Vance, Comics Star, set in a comics-book camp.

Then Nixie and Vera will be joined by followed by Lucy Lopez, Coding Star, set in a coding camp. The theme for the fourth camp is still to be determined. Suggestions welcome!