Michael Anthony Steele

The Mitchells vs. the Machines has been released on Netflix! This action-packed animated movie is about a fractured family being humanity’s only hope against an army of robots set to take over the world!

I haven’t watched it yet, but I’m intimately familiar with the screenplay since I wrote its novelization over a year ago. The movie’s release date had been pushed back and back due to the pandemic, but I’m thrilled to see it finally become available to viewers!

Now, if you enjoy the movie and want to relive the amazing adventure in book form, be sure to check out my work based on the film, Connected. I hope you enjoy reading it, and I look forward to telling you all about writing it when I’m back visiting schools again!

Hi Everyone!

I just want to say that I sure miss visiting all of you young readers at various schools all over the country. And I’m so sorry that we had to cancel some of my visits earlier this year.

But when I DO get to see you again, I’ll have all kinds of new things to talk about! I’ve been here on the ranch writing several brand new DC Superheroes books, new Scooby-Doo books, and even a couple of novelizations (remember that word I taught you?) for some cool upcoming movies. Check out their book covers and movie trailers below!

When all of this is over, I look forward to being packed into the library with you again as we sing some songs, make some noise, and maybe even learn a thing or two!

All the best,

Michael Anthony Steele

 

 
Out next month is my brand new series: Nearly Fearless Monkey Pirates!
 
Four books in all and illustrated by Pauline Reeves, these early readers are chocked full of zany, seafaring monkey madness!
 
They include:
 
Hunt for the Octo-Shark
Attack of the Zombie Mermaids
Escape from Haunted Treasure Island
Battle of the Pirate Bands
 
So if you like monkeys or pirates or (better yet) both, I think you’ll enjoy…
 
NEARLY FEARLESS MONKEY PIRATES!
 

Released today is my novelization for Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb. Of course, I had the opportunity to read this script when I wrote this book and I think it’s going to be the best Night at the Museum yet! Be sure to see the film when it hits theaters this month. Or, if you can’t wait that long, read the novelization!

Can’t even wait that long? Really?!! Then I guess you should check out the trailer and more at the official movie site HERE.

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I had the opportunity to read this script when I wrote the official novelization and I think it’s going to be the best Night at the Museum yet! Be sure to see the film when it hits theaters this Christmas. Or, if you can’t wait that long, read the novelization when it’s released shortly before.

Can’t even wait that long? Really?!! Then I guess you should check out the trailer and more at the official movie site HERE.

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Look out! I missed the July 1st release date of my fourth Tony Hawk book: Fresh. For all these books I had to learn a lot about skating, catch up on the lingo, and get some tips from some cool skaters in Montana. Thanks again, Ian, Ezra, and Lucas!
 
Synopsis: Jack Turner and his friends scout the best obstacles in town to pull the sickest of tricks. They upload their videos to the Internet only to find that their clips are being overshadowed by videos of the masked Sk8R 88. They aspire to half as good as this guy. Things get interesting when Sk8R 88 begins filming at familiar locations. He (or she) lives in their town! But it gets personal when Sk8R 88 films at the same locations and pulls off better tricks. Jack and his friends vow to uncover the identity of the mysterious Sk8R 88 and find out why he or she is out to get them.
 
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This month has the release of two more of my contributions to the Tony Hawk: Live 2 Skate series. I wrote four in total and all were great fun — considering that I haven’t been atop a skateboard since I was the age of the books’ main characters. Luckily, I received some expert advice from some sick skaters!
 
Thanks to Ezra, Lucas, and Ian in Kalispel, Montana and thanks to former skater Hugo, in Austin, Texas (look for your namesake in Revive, Hugo).
 

 
Pencils and Colors: Fernando Cano
 
Inks: Laura Rivera
 
Cover Copy: Another move to another city. No friends, nowhere to skate. Then…an empty amusement park. I’m Jason Hart, and I Live 2 Skate. How do you live?
 
 

 
Pencils and Colors: Fernando Cano
 
Inks: Nancy Andrews
 
Cover Copy: An Extra in a movie. Forced to skate with a punk. Racing for the featured role. I’m Russel Chen, an I Live 2 Skate. How do you live?
 
 

 

 
Available for preorder is the first Tony Hawk chapter book I wrote for Stone Arch Books. It’s called Tony Hawk: Live 2 Skate – At Large.
 
As this book comes out, I just finished writing my fourth book in this series, and with each title I got to delve deeper into the skating world. I learned some tricks, studied the lingo, and came up with some crazy places to skate. Also, while researching the books, I met some cool skaters. Thanks to Ezra, Lucas, and Ian in Kalispel, Montana and thanks to former skater Hugo, in Austin, Texas.
 
Whether you’re a skater or not, I hope you enjoy reading this fun series!
 

 

 
I’ve had two more book releases this summer and both are from the beautiful, buildable world of LEGO!
 
For all the early-reading LEGO fans, there’s LEGO City: Fix That Truck! and LEGO City: Look Out Below! Read the stories that compliment some of the brand new toy sets!
 
I hope you enjoy them and I hope they inspire you to create your very own LEGO adventures!
 

 

Now available–Night of the Giants! The second book in my original series Night at the Museum: Nick’s Tales.

Exclusively for Amazon Kindle, this junior novel follows the adventure of Nick Daley in the most amazing museum in the world. If you’re a fan of the movies, I truly think you’ll enjoy these books as much as I enjoyed writing them.

Promotional Copy: Continuing the adventures from the blockbuster film NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM this title follows Larry Daley’s teenage son Nick as he learns the ropes at the strangest museum in the world. This time, it’s trouble for Nick when two kids stow away in the museum and get their hands on the tablet of Akhmenrah. Now Nick must face the biggest challenge of his young life as he tries to defeat two giant bullies, take back the tablet, and save all of his friends.