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Will Hobbs

Will Hobbs is the award-winning author of many popular adventure stories for young readers, including Bearstone and Beardance. His picture book, Beardream, illustrated by Jill Kastner, is a companion to these novels. Seven of his novels have been chosen by the American Library Association as Best Books for Young Adults. A graduate of Stanford University and former language arts teacher, he lives in Durango, Colorado, with his wife, Jean. Longtime backpackers and river runners, they have spent many years exploring the mountain and canyon settings of Will's stories.To learn more about the author and his books, visit Will's Web site at www.WillHobbsAuthor.com.

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Downriver will be released on July 10, 2012 in Trade Paperback, eBook
Jul 10, 2012
Downriver is now available in Trade Paperback, eBook
Jul 10, 2012
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Downriver
Jun 28, 2012
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Downriver has won an award
Nov 01, 2011
News:
Downriver has won an award
Nov 01, 2011
News:
Downriver has won an award
Nov 01, 2011
Beardance will be released on September 08, 2008 in eBook
Sep 08, 2008
Kokopelli's Flute will be released on September 08, 2008 in eBook
Sep 08, 2008
The Big Wander will be released on September 08, 2008 in eBook
Sep 08, 2008
Beardance will be released on September 08, 2008 in eBook
Sep 08, 2008
Kokopelli's Flute will be released on September 08, 2008 in eBook
Sep 08, 2008
The Big Wander will be released on September 08, 2008 in eBook
Sep 08, 2008
Beardance will be released on September 08, 2008 in eBook
Sep 08, 2008
Kokopelli's Flute will be released on September 08, 2008 in eBook
Sep 08, 2008
The Big Wander will be released on September 08, 2008 in eBook
Sep 08, 2008
Beardance will be released on September 08, 2008 in eBook
Sep 08, 2008

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Examiner.com, February 23, 2013
...Silver Bowl' by Diane Stanley 'Small as an Elephant' by Jennifer Jacobsen 'Take Me to the River' by Will Hobbs 'Tuesdays at the Castle' by Jessica Day George 'The Unwanteds' by Lisa McMann 'Wereworld: Rise of the Wolf' by Curtis Jobling 'Wild...
Denver Post, February 15, 2013
...effort to do for grolar bears what Bruce in “Jaws” did for sharks (and swimming pools). In author Will Hobbs’ hands, the grolar bear, like Bruce, nurses a grudge and has a vindictive personality. It almost goes without saying that during their...
St. Petersburg Times, September 8, 2012
...they picked the right books, said Baker: Peak, by Roland Smith, for the eighth grade; The Maze, by Will Hobbs, for the seventh grade; and Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen, for the sixth grade. "We wanted them to be high-interest books," she said. All are about...
Commack Patch, August 16, 2012
...Ho A Day "No Pigs Would Die" by Robert Newton Peck "Dicey’s Song" by Cynthia Voight  "Downriver" by Will Hobbs "Esperanza Rising" by Pam Muñoz Ryan  "Face on the Milk Carton" by Carolyn B. Cooney "Listening to the Whales, What the Orcas...
San Juan Capistrano Patch, July 26, 2012
...Public libraries, including the San Juan Capistrano Regional Library, have a plethora of books to keep children and adults busy this summer. new Embed | Share Summer Reading What are you reading this summer? Malden Reads Photos (2) Photos ...
Rancho Santa Margarita Patch, July 25, 2012
...Public libraries, including Rancho Santa Margarita's, have a plethora of books to keep children and adults busy this summer. new Embed | Share Summer Reading What are you reading this summer? Malden Reads Photos (1) Photos Credit Malden...
PublishersWeekly.com, June 25, 2012
...of books set in the summer and here are few of my favorites. One of my favorites is Will Hobbs’s two-book series, Downriver and River Thunder, about kids who basically hijack their guided river raft and decide it would be a good idea to navigate the...
Pegasus News, January 12, 2013
...The Wild Rooster Bar : $2 domestic bottles, $2 domestic drafts, $4 wells The Pour House : $12 domestic buckets / $15 Mexican buckets / $3 wells / $4 chill shots / $5.50 Beeritas Chuy's : $2.50 domestic beers, $3.50 house margaritas, $6.95 house Texas...
Pegasus News, January 5, 2013
...Chuy's : $2.50 domestic beers, $3.50 house margaritas, $6.95 house Texas martinis, free Fully Loaded Nacho Car BoomerJack's Grill & Bar : $2 Domestic Pints, $3 Domestic Pilsners, $3 Well Drinks, $2 Jack Daniels, $4 Southern Comfort, $4 Tuaca Bombs ...
Pegasus News, December 29, 2012
...Lucky Strike Lanes and Lounge : $2 Domestic Drafts, $3 Wells, $4 House Wines Poag Mahone's Irish Pub : $1.75 wells, $1.75 drafts Lucky Strike Lanes and Lounge : $2 Domestic Drafts, $3 Wells, $4 House Wines Barcadia : $4 mimosas, $4 Bloody Marys, $5...
Pegasus News, December 27, 2012
...Capital Bar : $2.75 Domestics, $3.25 Imports, $1 off cocktails & wine The Ginger Man : $1 off most pints and talls The Wild Rooster Bar : $2 domestic bottles, $2 domestic drafts, $4 wells The Pour House : $2 domestics / $2 wells / $3 imports / $4...
Pegasus News, December 23, 2012
...The Pour House : $2 domestic bottles / $2 wells / $4 chill shots Capital Bar : $2.75 Domestics, $3.25 Imports, $1 off cocktails & wine The Wild Rooster Bar : $2 domestic bottles, $2 domestic drafts, $4 wells Lucky Strike Lanes and Lounge : $2...
Pegasus News, December 20, 2012
...Capital Bar : $2.75 Domestics, $3.25 Imports, $1 off cocktails & wine The Ginger Man : $1 off most pints and talls Pappasito's Cantina : $ 2.95 Bud Light and Miller Lite drafts, $3.95 $6 margaritas, half off Cuervo and Crown Royal shots / $5...
Bainbridge Island Review, December 17, 2012
...Sebastian Batali, Henry Brown, Kenney Dosono, Serena Johnson, Kevin McCann, Olivia Marshall, Mario Vukic, Adda Amelang, Daisy Bell, Will Hobbs, Morgan Lassoff, Trey Lehotsky, Victorius Konig, Isaiah Mass, Bryn Morgan-Ness and Mario Rowe.  ...