It's Marvelous Middle Grade Monday and I'm sharing CUCKOO'S SONG by @franceshardinge.bsky.social
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It's Marvelous Middle Grade Monday and I'm sharing CUCKOO'S SONG by @franceshardinge.bsky.social
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A ten year old adjusting to life as a big sister shouldn't also have to process grief and loss, but growing up doesn't wait for convenient timing. Maddy and Mia: Growing Pains handles both with real honesty. buff.ly/yisBTzZ #BookSky #MiddleGrade #IndieAuthor
A Scrap of Moss & Magick is published on 8/10 & I'm here to persuade you to pre-order it, if you like gothic fantasy children's books with folkloric creatures, isolated country houses, magic going awry & magpies with attitude.
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Spirit Week = maximum embarrassment 😅 @jamesponti.bsky.social gets real about writing middle grade. Teachers, you’ll feel this. @simonkids.bsky.social
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Striped Bandits Speed Painting | Page 2
Did you ever think you had more in the closet, just to find out it was all gone?
#KidLit #GraphicNovels #MiddleGrade #BookArt #ComicProcess #Illustration #Storytelling
This week I hired the illustrator for my cover.
People think the writing is the hard part but nobody warns you about everything after.
Cover reveal coming this fall. I've seen the direction and I'm a little bit in love with it.
#selfpublishing #indieauthor #amwriting #bookcover #middlegrade
Story first and heart forward. @jamesponti.bsky.social & I tackle writing about justice, environment, and teamwork for young readers through story and humor, not cheesy After School specials.
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The third week of October, I will be embarking on a tour of indie bookstores to sign stock & celebrate the release of my debut #middlegrade novel, Where the Light Shines In! Still firming up dates, but if you live in western Washington, I would LOVE to connect!
The #ebook for THE BATBOY AND THE UNBREAKABLE RECORD by Robert Skead is on sale this month.
A young boy lands a dream job for the Cincinnati Reds where he becomes witness to a baseball record that is unbreakable.
The #ebook for WALTER STEPS UP TO THE PLATE by Sue Houser is on sale this month.
Walter will do anything to help his mother when she’s diagnosed with tuberculosis, but does that include standing up to Al Capone?
Story first and heart forward. @jamesponti.bsky.social & I tackle writing about justice, environment, and teamwork for young readers through story and humor, not cheesy After School specials.
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Coming on Tuesday, WRATH OF THE SEA HAG by Robert Skead.
A legendary kingdom. A monstrous kraken. And a Viking prince who’s about to find out that “hero” is a relative term.
🚀 THE COVER'S OUT! Say hello to WITH A ROBOT ARMY AT MY BACK, book 2 of the Moon Hackers series, by @RachelDines out Nov 6. Art by Karl Stevens (@karlstevensart). MG sci-fi, ages 9-13.
Grab Book 1 FREE on Kindle through tomorrow: amzn.to/4ypSAtE
#CoverReveal #MiddleGrade
One boy, three mysteries, and a crew of friends who never let him down. Feathers, Treasures, & Sandy Paws: The Trilogy takes readers from a stolen heirloom to a pirate adventure with time travel. buff.ly/1pYsvhg #BookSky #MiddleGrade #IndieAuthor
Today's featured #bookreview is an early #middlegrade novel that is part of a #sponsored book tour with @tcbrbookreview.bsky.social!
This week on the Book Faire Podcast, we have an interview with Shifa Saltagi Safadi, author of the new middle grade novel Sisters Alone!
#middlegrade #novelsinverse #kidlit #childrensbooks
Finding your own beat can be a bit tricky sometimes. Things don’t always go as we picture them, but that’s okay! We can always give it another shot!
#childrensbook #kidlit #kidlitart #childrensbookillustration #middlegrade
The secret lives of middle school girls
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New for #MiddleGrade readers: FLYAWAY BOY from @lantanapub.bsky.social @publisherswkly.bsky.social predicts “Readers will savor this quiet story about empathy” www.publishersweekly.com/978183629057...