Jim Averbeck

A Hitch at the Fairmont (Reprint) Jim Averbeck

Marc Notes: When his aunt is kidnapped, an eleven-year-old boy staying at San Francisco's Fairmont Hotel in 1956 tries to find her, with the help of Alfred Hitchcock. Contributor Bio:  Averbeck, Jim Jim Averbeck is the author of "One Word from Sophia", illustrated by Yasmeen Ismail; "In a Blue Room", illustrated by Tricia Tusa; and of the novel "A Hitch at the Fairmont". He is also the author and illustrator of the picture books "Oh No, Little Dragon!" and" Except If". He studied Children's Book Writing and Illustration at the University of California Berkeley and now makes his home in San Francisco. You can visit him at JimAverbeck.com. Contributor Bio:  Bertozzi, Nick Nick Bertozzi lives in Queens, NY, with his wife and daughters and is the author and artist of many other cartoon stories, among them "The Salon, Houdini: The Handcuff King, " and First Second's "Lewis & Clark". He is a teacher at the School of Visual Arts.