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Obert Skye

Obert Skye

Obert Skye

Obert Skye was born on a stormy night in the back of a fast-moving taxi. Obert spends his time telling all who will listen about the existence of Foo and the importance of dreams. Obert is a fairly ordinary fellow who says he is simply hoping to... Read full bio

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My life in 8 words: "Each day is the beginning of a mystery."
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The Ruins of Alder will be released on August 31, 2010 in Trade Paperback
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The Ruins of Alder is now available in Trade Paperback
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The Wrath of Ezra will be released on September 22, 2009 in Trade Paperback
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Chapter 1 from Leven Thumps and the Eyes of the Want
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Chapter 1 from Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo
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Obert Skye Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. Some food might be poisonous-be careful. Q. Who is your favorite fictional villain? A. Count Olaf Q. If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your days, what would it be? A. Zingers Q. If you could be any person or thing, who or what would it be? A. I would be a huge tree with the ability to move. Q. With whom in history do you most identify? A. Leif Ericson Learn more about Obert Skye

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Associated Content, February 13, 2013
..._ Date of Interview: 02/08/2013 Give us a quick introduction on yourself and your book. I am an Amazon.com bestselling author and an active duty Soldier in the U.S. Army. I have studied with the Jerry B. Jenkins Christian Writer's Guild, and hold a...
Wired News, February 8, 2013
...kids that yet or they’ll start begging for it now. Potterwookiee: The Creature From My Closet – Obert Skye Potterwookiee is actually the second book in The Creature From My Closet series, but I’d somehow missed the first, Wonkenstein....
Idaho Statesman, January 25, 2013
...Children�s author Obert Skye � who created the �Leven Thumbs� book series � has a new series: �The Creature from My Closet� (Henry Holt and Co., $12.99). It�s about Rob, who tosses...
Detroit News, December 11, 2012
...one of Ginny's poems that serves to tell Ginny's story. In "Potterwookie" (Henry Holt, $12.99), Obert Skye tells what happens when a creature that is a cross between Harry Potter and Chewbacca the Wookiee from "Star Wars" tries to help a boy named Rob...
Indiana Gazette, December 2, 2012
...adventures with Wonkenstein in the first volume of "The Creature From My Closet" series, written and illustrated by Obert Skye. Wonkenstein disappeared at the end of that book, but now another creature has emerged from Rob's closet. In "Potterwookie"...
Evansville Courier, November 20, 2012
...adventures with Wonkenstein in the first volume of "The Creature From My Closet" series, written and illustrated by Obert Skye. Wonkenstein disappeared at the end of that book, but now another creature has emerged from Rob's closet. In "Potterwookie"...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, November 20, 2012
...adventures with Wonkenstein in the first volume of "The Creature From My Closet" series, written and illustrated by Obert Skye. Wonkenstein disappeared at the end of that book, but now another creature has emerged from Rob's closet. In "Potterwookie"...
School Library Journal, May 20, 2013
...Hair-O and the Barber of Doom (Disney-Hyperion); Jill Shalvis, author of It Had To Be You (Hachette/Grand Central); Obert Skye, author of Pinocula (Macmillan Children’s). A donation will be made to the winning (and losing) team’s charity of choice! ...
School Library Journal, May 20, 2013
...Hair-O and the Barber of Doom (Disney-Hyperion); Jill Shalvis, author of It Had To Be You (Hachette/Grand Central); Obert Skye, author of Pinocula (Macmillan Children’s). A donation will be made to the winning (and losing) team’s charity of choice! ...
Library Journal, May 16, 2013
...Girl Panties), John Rocco (Super-Hair-O and the Barber of Doom), Jill Shalvis (It Had To Be You), and Obert Skye (Pinocula). FLOOR RELIEF The Librarians’ Lounge promises to be a welcoming place to kick back, network, and catch author signings. Photo...
Nvdaily.com, March 4, 2013
...Author Obert Skye speaks to students at Peter Muhlenberg Middle School in Woodstock on Monday. Rich Cooley/Daily Author Obert Skye is silhouetted against his presentation as he speaks to students. Rich Cooley/Daily...
PublishersWeekly.com, February 25, 2013
...imagined through the eyes of Frosts oldest daughter; and Pinocula: The Creature from My Closet Book Three by Obert Skye, in which Robs closet produces a mash-up between Pinocchio and Dracula. MACMILLAN/PRIDDY BOOKS Priddy Books rocks the cradle with...
PublishersWeekly.com, February 21, 2013
...s Christy Ottaviano Books has acquired two books in a new middle-grade series called Witherwood Reform School by Obert Skye, author of the Creature from My Closet series and Leven Thumps series. Two siblings are trapped inside a creepy reform school...
Examiner.com, February 18, 2013
...Flower Power series) by Lauren Myracle 6. Potterwookiee (Second book in the Creature from My Closet series) by Obert Skye 7. Capture the Flag by Kate Messner 8. Confectionately Yours #3 Sugar and Spice by Lisa Papademetriou 9. Big Nate Flips Out...