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Dying to Meet You, by Kate Klise, for MMGM

9JulySuzanne12 CommentsMarvelous Middle Grades, The Bookshelf

I hope you all had a happy 4th of July! I got to help my nephews night-write with their sparklers, which was delightful! Games, good pie, and lots of fireworks. 🙂 Today’s spotlight is on Dying to Meet You, by Kate Klise. I can’t help but chuckle when children’s writers put a children’s writer in

The School for Good and Evil, by Soman Chainani, for MMGM plus Where the Watermelons Grow WINNER

18JuneSuzanne10 CommentsMarvelous Middle Grades, The Bookshelf

Before we get to today’s fabulous spotlight, I want to thank everyone for the book love on my last post, and for giving Cindy a boost in this buildup to the release for her first novel. <3 Huzzah and hooray for beautiful new books going out in the world, and hooray for all readers! The

An interview with Cindy Baldwin, author of Where the Watermelons Grow, for MMGM and a GIVEAWAY!

4JuneSuzanne35 CommentsMarvelous Middle Grades, The Bookshelf

Summer is here, and so is the heat! As I type this post I am–fittingly enough–munching on watermelon and wondering if the thunderstorms will hold off this afternoon so we can swim. And in my head I can hear Della’s voice from Where the Watermelons Grow, praying for rain and relief, as she and the

If the Magic Fits, by Susan Maupin Schmid, for MMGM plus a GIVEAWAY announced

21MaySuzanne10 CommentsMarvelous Middle Grades, The Bookshelf

After turning in my latest Lily Black book to my publisher, I needed a mental vacation somewhere light and airy and delightful. As it turned out, Susan Maupin Schmid’sÂ middle grade fairy taleÂ If the Magic Fits was just the thing! With the royal wedding this past weekend, it seemed the perfect time for a story featuring

Smile! by Geraldine McCaughrean, for MMGM

7MaySuzanne10 CommentsMarvelous Middle Grades, The Bookshelf

It’s May, and summer is peeking around the corner, with the promise of free hours and long trips in the car. Today’s spotlight is on Smile!, which seemed to fit the nearly-there-why-can’t-summer-start thing we’ve got going on around here. This is a super simple little book that caught my eye, and made me pick it

Three Cinderellas from around the world, for MMGM

23AprilSuzanne10 CommentsMarvelous Middle Grades, The Bookshelf, Writing

This weekend I will be going to my first ever SCBWI novel retreat, complete with a round table peer critique, one-on-one editorial critique, and presentations designed to help us break out and rock the world. I’m so excited! And since my agent has my current manuscript on submission–with some of the very editors in attendance–we

The Girl Who Drank the Moon, by Kelly Barnhill, for MMGM

9AprilSuzanne18 CommentsMarvelous Middle Grades, The Bookshelf

The Girl Who Drank the Moon is a rich, gorgeous story that I’m sure you’ve seen around–especially since it landed a Newbery! I’ve been wanting to read it ever since I first laid eyes on it, so snatched it up in a Bookbub sale a month or two back. Once I got the chance to

Ahimsa, by Supriya Kelkar, for MMGM

19MarchSuzanne10 CommentsMarvelous Middle Grades, The Bookshelf

Today I am delighted to share Ahimsa, by Supriya Kelkar, with you all! A truly moving story about social injustice and Ahimsa–non-violent–protest, this book is set in India in the 1940s, and will wring your heart out. I believe this was one of my library-browse books, but it also feels like someone within the MMGM

A WriteOnCon Wrap-up of Talking Points

5MarchSuzanne8 CommentsNewsy Bits About Writing and Writers, Writing

Writing conferences…an energy rush from new ideas, the opportunity to connect with industry professionals, the chance to workshop and get feedback…they’re wonderful, right? But it can be challenging to get away, and they’re often rather hard on the bank account, too! A few years ago I discovered WriteOnCon– –and have found it to be a

The Sweetest Sound, by Sherri Winston, for MMGM

19FebruarySuzanne8 CommentsMarvelous Middle Grades, The Bookshelf

This lovely contemporary middle grade by the talented Sherri Winston was another one of my ‘browsing the library’ wins, for which I give grateful thanks to my wonderful librarians!Â The Sweetest Sound is the heart-song story of young Cadence, who is so well known for being painfully shy that the whole town calls her Mouse. As

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