Patrick Carman has authored forty novels with over five million books in print across twenty-three countries, including The 39 Clues, Skeleton Creek, The Land of Elyon, and Floors. He is also the creator of Aftershock, a #1 fiction podcast on Apple and iHeart, and co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of GoKidGo, where he writes, directs, and produces every GoKidGo show. Mr. Carman is an inexhaustible public speaker who presents at events including the National Book Festival, the LA Book Festival, and the American Library Association national conference. He has spoken live to over a million students at over twenty-five hundred schools across the country.