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The Chambered Nautilus: How A Small Idea Played a Big Role in the Plot for the Third Book in my Middle Grade Trilogy, a guest post by Laura Segal Stegman
Without The Diamond in the Window introducing me to chambered nautiluses all those years ago, I might still be sitting at my laptop staring at a blank page.
The Joy of Wonder: Using Story to Bring Science to Life, a guest post by Rebecca E.F. Barone
Narrative nonfiction has the same goals as any novel – to use these same techniques of conflict, setting, characterization, etc. to build a world that a reader cares about.
Mission: Make History Not Boring, a guest post by Matthew Landis
History is boring to most kids—totally unfair to history, BTW. But it’s true: students often rank my subject, social studies, as their least favorite.
Let’s Talk Periods: Middle Grade Books About Menstruation
Centering dignity and equity, authors strive to normalize the topic of menstruation and show how different people experience it.
Book Review: True Colors by Abby Cooper
For readers feeling their own haze all around them, Mackenzie's story will show that complicated realities will always be better than empty fictions.
Six facts about The Worst Perfect Moment, a guest post by Shivaun Plozza
To celebrate this unexpected milestone I thought I’d reflect on the six most interesting facts about this weird, bittersweet, wild ride of a story.
Small Towns and Spooky Stories: Grabbing Young Readers and Never Letting Go, a guest post by Heather C. Morris
By choosing books that combine the thrill of a mystery with a unique setting, educators can review geography, address differences in the ways people live and work, and still engage young readers.
Take Five: Short Middle Grade Novels
When kids at school say there are "no good books" to read, I send them to two places: graphic novels or the list of short books/books under 250 pages.
Magic City, a guest post by R. M. Romero
Miami is unreal. That’s why it was the inspiration for in my newest YA novel, Death’s Country.
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