I might be a little late to this, but I just saw that Northtown Books chose The Loudness as one of their favorite reads-for-kids of the year (thanks so much, Northtown)!
More: http://www.northtownbooks.com/young-readersteens
I’ve been thinking a lot about California since I visited my friends Justin and Alex Eephus in Los Angeles a few months ago — such a nice surprise to see that California’s been thinking about me, too…
And check out this rad bookstore! I found this photo when I googled Northtown… feeling super-cool by association!