{"product_id":"scoop-vol-1-breaking-news-paperback","title":"Scoop Vol. 1: Breaking News - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Ashley Hamilton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJoseph Cooper\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen the news breaks, someone needs to fix it. That's where SOPHIE COOPER -- redheaded Cuban-American, high school freshman, and intern at Miami's worst TV news station -- comes in.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter her father is wrongfully accused of a crime he didn't commit, fifteen-year-old Sophie Cooper volunteers for an internship at a Miami TV news station. Between logging tapes and fetching coffee, she secretly investigates South Florida's rampant paranormal activity in order to clear her family's name -- and unwittingly stumbles upon a secret, supernatural conspiracy that threatens the entire world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRICHARD ASHLEY HAMILTON is an award-winning Cuban-American (no, really) writer and creative consultant best known for his storytelling across many DreamWorks Animation franchises including \u003ci\u003eHow To Train Your Dragon\u003c\/i\u003e and Guillermo Del Toro's \u003ci\u003eTrollhunters\u003c\/i\u003e. He wrote on the Daytime Emmy-winning first season of \u003ci\u003eDragons: Race to the Edge\u003c\/i\u003e and scripted the Lumiere award-winning \u003ci\u003eHow To Train Your Dragon: Hidden World Tour\u003c\/i\u003e VR experience. But in his heart, Richard remains a lifelong comic book fan and has created titles at Dark Horse, Aftershock, Insight, Sandstorm, and more. For Mad Cave Studios' Maverick imprint, he currently writes two YA graphic novel series, \u003ci\u003eSCOOP\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTECTIV\u003c\/i\u003e--recipient of a \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e Starred Review and featured in their list of the Top 100 Indie Books of 2025--with the all-ages adventure, \u003ci\u003eLEO DA VINCI: RENAISSANCE KID\u003c\/i\u003e, released by Papercutz on April 15, 2026 (Leonardo da Vinci's actual birthday). Richard's middle-grade horror story, \u003ci\u003eFEARBOOK CLUB\u003c\/i\u003e, was also named a Junior Library Guild Official Selection. Richard lives in Glendale, CA, with his wife, their two sons, and a Husky named Lulu. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoseph Cooper is an American artist originally from Detroit, MI. After getting his start freelancing for local advertising agencies, he attended the prestigious School of Visual Arts in New York City. He's worked for almost every major American comic book publisher, most notably Marvel, DC, Valiant, Dynamite, and Image. Outside of comics, he was an illustrator at the venerable skateboard company Powell-Peralta for many years. Joe is currently living the good life in sunny Southern California with his wife and son.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 8.3 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 30, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50511793520863,"sku":"9781960578617","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/nZLzuNVbL-9781960578617.webp?v=1782964616","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/scoop-vol-1-breaking-news-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}