A new Spirit Animals book...and USA Today has the cover/excerpt!

Morgan Baden  //  Apr 17, 2014

A new Spirit Animals book...and USA Today has the cover/excerpt!

As April's #worldscollide promotion continues and The 39 Clues, Spirit Animals, and Infinity Ring come together for a month of mash-ups and fun, USA Today has the exclusive cover reveal and excerpt of an exciting Spirit Animals collection!

Spirit Animals: Tales of the Great Beasts is coming October 21 and includes stories penned by the likes of Brandon Mull and others that explain the back stories of the main characters before they became spirit animals. Aimed at readers 8-12, Spirit Animals is just of one several multi-platform and bestselling series by Scholastic that incorporates online gaming with reading to create exciting adventures for kids.

Want to read an excerpt? Check it out here. Meanwhile, check out Worlds Collide all month for behind-the-scenes looks at the making of the games, fun character quizzes and polls, and awesome writing prompts for budding writers -- and of course, details about the author tour featuring Jude Watson, Brandon Mull, Gordon Korman, and James Dashner!

What do you think of the cover?