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Tag: middle grade novel
Kate Fussner Talks About Her Debut Novel-In-Verse, The Song of Us
A “verse novel”, or “novel in verse”, is a novel-length narrative told via poetry. It also happens to be one of literature’s fastest-growing categories, extremely popular with young readers. The Song of Us is Kate Fussner’s debut novel in verse,…
Getting An Agent Won’t Change Your Life
“I love these pages. This is exactly the type of novel I represent. Send it to me!” The agent was saying all the things you dream an agent will say when you sign up for a Manuscript Mart appointment at…
Meet B. B. Alston, Author of Amari and the Night Brothers
Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston is “an enchanting fantasy adventure filled with heart and soul. Amari is magical!” So says Angie Thomas, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hate You Give. I couldn’t agree more. Think of…
Virtual Book Tour: Alice Kaltman, The Tantalizing Tale of Grace Minnaugh
What is your middle-grade novel about? The Tantalizing Tale of Grace Minnaugh (Fitzroy Books) is about an eleven-year-old girl who reluctantly moves from the Midwest to Southern California. One fateful morning, while taking a predawn swim, Grace is caught in…
What to Write in Troubled Times? Whatever You Want.
For the past two years, I’ve been steadily working on a middle grade novel about a lonely 12-year-old girl in small-town Wisconsin who meets four siblings with a dangerous fantasy world. While I was under no illusions that I was…