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Author: Betsy Uhrig
Pub. Date: September 28, 2021
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Formats: Hardcover, eBook
Pages: 272
What if a school club changed your life forever?
In the second week of seventh grade, Jason Sloan signs up for the brand-new
HAIR Club. He and his friends have no idea what it’s about, but since they’re
the first to sign up they figure they’ll be in charge in no time. The club turns
out to be super weird: using fancy new equipment donated by a mysterious
benefactor, the members are supposed to monitor school security footage. Their
first assignment: find out what is stealing the cafeteria’s croutons.
Instead of the expected dark cafeteria, the computers show the club members
something else entirely: actual footage of themselves as high school seniors,
five years in the future! What on earth could be happening? Is it some kind of
time warp, or alternate reality? Or is it just an un-funny prank? As they
scramble to solve the mystery, they can’t help but notice something else—none
of them like what they see five years from now. Is there any way to change the
future—and their fates?
Betsy Uhrig / Welcome to Dweeb Club
Let’s start with, how are you this fine day?
Well, we’re expecting “torrential rain” as we speak, but I’m fine so far! This time of
year always makes me think I should be shopping for “school shoes” and binder
paper and maybe some fun erasers that will make me instantly popular. But I
don’t need any of those things. (Except maybe the erasers…)
Where do you get your information or ideas for your books?
I usually mine my own childhood for material, then layer on things happening
around me. So my kid characters tend to be a weird hybrid of overconfident
and insecure, but they also have (or really, really want) cell phones and internet
connections. Which tends to make things worse…
When did you write your first book and how old were you?
Assuming you count lined paper stapled together as a book (and you should), I think
I was in fourth grade: Woodmouse’s Adventures at SeaIllustrated by the author. It was about a flood, and a mouse and an ant having to
team up to survive. That’s about all I remember. My mother loved it!
What do you like to do when you're not writing?
I work full-time, so I enjoy resting when I’m not writing or working. But I love
to read (I consider that resting, since it’s done lying down in my case), and I
also enjoy baking treats and needle-felting tiny creatures. Like writing,
needle-felting takes a long time and involvesintense attention to detail, but I also get to stab my projects over and over,
which you don’t usually do when writing.
What does your family think of your writing?
I’m going to describe their attitude as tolerant amusement. But they’ve been
very supportive and tend to be better marketers of my books than I am.
What was one of the most surprising things you learned in creating your books?
That is an intriguing question! I definitely discovered that you can drop
little details into a manuscript just for color that wind up directing the plot
or the characters in new andinteresting ways. At which point I follow along as best I can, trying to keep up.
I once gave a character a strange last name purely for laughs, and it ended up
being a major plot point later on – that was a surprise!
How many books have you written? Which is your favorite?
I’ve written more manuscripts than will ever see the light of day, but some
of those are odd and unpublishable picture books, so it’s not as if my garret
is filled with teetering piles ofdusty paper. My favorite book is always the one I’m envisioning that I can’t quite
get my arms around yet. I guess I love a challenge! In writing, at least.
Do you hear from your readers much? What kinds of things do they say?
I have so far published two books in the pandemic, so it’s hard to connect
with readers, unfortunately. I have heard “quirky, but in a fun way,” which
is high praise as far as I’m concerned! I wouldn’t mind that as my epitaph,
actually.…
Have you even been sent fan art?
Not yet, but if I were, I would immediately run outside and jump around with
excitement. Then frame it and hang it up. Fan art seems like the ultimate
show of appreciation.
What do you think makes a good story?
For me, it’s all about entertainment. I want something engrossing, with a
unique voice and some good twists and turns. Humor is also important to me.
Even in the most trying situation, most people can’t help but take note of
what’s funny about it. Give me a character making snideremarks to an over-serious villain and I’m hooked!
As a child, what did you want to do when you grew up?
This is pretty clichéd, but I did indeed want to be a writer. Also a witch.
What is that one weird quirk about yourself, that no one else knows?
I often put my pants on two legs at a time.
If you had your time back what would you tell yourself about writing?
I would tell myself that my favorite kind of book is middle grade, so
I should stop struggling to write edgy adult stuff and just do what I love.
(My edgy adult stuff was not good.)
Last but not least, What advice would you give aspiring writers?
Going with another cliché, but it’s a good one: read. Read everything and
anything thatmakes you happy. Then write what makes you happy – it’s so much
easier that way. And be sure to save everything you write. You never know what old,
abandoned manuscript can be resurrected someday – or at least pillaged for
the good stuff.
Thank you for answers my questions
You’re welcome! It was my pleasure.
Betsy Uhrig was born and raised in Greater
Boston, where she lives with her family and way more books than you are
picturing. She graduated from Smith College with a degree in English and has
worked in publishing ever since. She writes books for children instead of doing
things that aren’t as fun. Betsy is the author of Double the Danger and
Zero Zucchini and Welcome to Dweeb Club. Visit her at
BetsyUhrig.com for more information about her books and her cats.
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Giveaway
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Tour
Schedule:
Week One:
9/13/2021
Excerpt
9/14/2021
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9/15/2021
Guest Post
9/16/2021
Excerpt
9/17/2021
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9/18/2021
Review
Week Two:
9/19/2021
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9/20/2021
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9/21/2021
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9/22/2021
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9/23/2021
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9/24/2021
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9/25/2021
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Week Three:
9/26/2021
Review
9/27/2021
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9/28/2021
Interview
9/29/2021
Review
9/30/2021
Interview
10/1/2021
Review
10/2/2021
Review/IG Spotlight
Week Four:
10/3/2021
Guest Post
10/4/2021
Review
10/5/2021
Review
10/6/2021
Excerpt
10/7/2021
Review
10/8/2021
Review
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