I.M. Maynard

I.M. Maynard is the author of the Roger Tarkington and the Magic Calendar middle grade series.

The popular time travel series follows 11-year-old Roger Tarkington, a 6th grade middle school student who uncovers a magic calendar that allows him to travel back and forth in time by pressing his wall calendar. Roger Tarkington and the Magic Calendar: Quest for Middle School Greatness was published in 2019. The second book in the series, Roger Tarkington and the Magic Calendar: Surviving Middle School, was released in 2021. The final book in the series, Roger Tarkington and the Magic Calendar: Time's Up, was released in 2023.

When he isn't writing, I.M. Maynard enjoys reading. His favorite contemporary middle grade novelists include: Louis Sachar (Holes), Stuart Gibbs (Spy School), Gordon Korman (Swindle), Carl Hiaasen (Chomp), Jerry Spinelli (Wringer), Jack Gantos (What Would Joey Do?), R.J. Palacio (Wonder), and Chris Rylander (The Fourth Stall).

I.M. Maynard lives on the East Coast with his wife and son, who was the inspiration for the series.