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Blake Hoena

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Blake A. Hoena grew up in central Wisconsin, where, in his youth, he wrote stories about robots conquering the Moon and trolls lumbering around in the woods behind his parents house, and the fact that the trolls were hunting for little boys had nothing to do with Blake’s pesky brothers. Later, he moved to Minnesota to pursue a Masters of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing from Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Since graduating, Blake has written more than thirty books for children, including retellings of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and the Perseus and Medusa myth. Most recently, he’s working on a series of graphic novels about two space alien brothers, Eek and Ack, who are determined to conquer our big blue home.

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My Top 10 List of Cool Things I Did in 2025

Blake’s Top 10 for 2025
I am a bit late getting this out, but a lot happened last year, especially on the personal side of things, so this list is less about my writing projects and more about life in general.

10. Daufuskie Island Marathon: That’s now marathons in 8 states! My running continues to send me on various adventures, places near as far (as you’ll see later in the list). My middle brothe Read more of this blog post »

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	The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Graphic Revolve: Common Core Editions) by Blake Hoena (Goodreads Author) (Adaptor), Tod Smith (Illustrator), Washington Irving (Creator) 3.76 avg rating — 320 ratings — published 2008 — 55 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stubby the Dog Soldier: World War I Hero by Blake Hoena (Goodreads Author), Oliver Ian Hurst (Illustrator) 4.11 avg rating — 185 ratings — published 2014 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Peter Pan (Graphic Revolve: Common Core Editions) by Blake Hoena (Goodreads Author), Fernando Cano (Illustrator), J.M. Barrie 4.05 avg rating — 182 ratings — published 1911 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Batman: Harley Quinn's Shocking Surprise 3.95 avg rating — 155 ratings — published 2009 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jack and the Beanstalk: The Graphic Novel by Blake Hoena (Goodreads Author), Ricardo Tércio (Illustrator) 3.59 avg rating — 152 ratings — published 2008 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Perseus and Medusa 3.88 avg rating — 139 ratings — published 2009 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Everything Mythology: Begin Your Quest for Facts, Photos, and Fun Fit for Gods and Goddesses 3.93 avg rating — 121 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poison Ivy's Deadly Garden 3.90 avg rating — 117 ratings — published 2009 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kickoff Blitz (Sports Illustrated Kids Graphic Novels) by Blake Hoena (Goodreads Author), Alfonso Ruiz (Illustrator) 4.23 avg rating — 94 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Can You Survive a Supervolcano Eruption?: An Interactive Doomsday Adventure by Blake Hoena (Goodreads Author), Filippo Vanzo (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.05 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 2016 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Eek and Ack (5 books)
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Amazing Inventions / Invenciones increíbles (4 books)
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Ceej Rowland (Contributor)

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Athletes Who Made a Difference (8 books)
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Sam LeDoyen (Illustrations)

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Graphic History: Warriors (4 books)
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Orban Janos (Illustrator)

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Tangled Tunes (9 books)
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Alice in Evermoor

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Love Spell #1 (of 5)

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― Blake Hoena, Can You Survive a Supervolcano Eruption?: An Interactive Doomsday Adventure

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“Timothy Drake plopped down in a chair and looked up at the Batcave’s main monitor. The screen displayed a map of Gotham City. Near its center, a red light flashed, signaling a crime in progress. Tim slumped further into the chair. He should be there helping catch the crooks.”
― Blake Hoena, Batman: Harley Quinn's Shocking Surprise

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