MG/YA author. Avid anthropomorphizer. 🦇 JOURNEY BEYOND THE BURROW out now from @HarperChildrens. #mgauthorcade
Joined May 2011
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26 Apr 2021
🌿Exciting News! 🌿 JOURNEY BEYOND THE BURROW has been selected as a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection!
Thank you, @JrLibraryGuild, for this incredible honor. @HarperChildrens @HarperStacks 🌿🐭🐾 #mglit #the21ders #JLGSelection
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May 25
This niv was SO SO good!When a brothers addiction takes over her parents lives&their lives as a family,the MC travels to Norway as an exchange student to escape how invisible she feels in her own home. Hopeful & heartbreaking! @meganefreeman #BookPosse @SimonKIDS @simonschuster
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May 25
A Goodreads 5-star review! So grateful! 💗
"Survivor Mountain is a gripping survival thriller that blends high stakes danger with an emotional core. The concept of a deadly con game set in a harsh mountain environment feels fresh and intense, keeping the tension high throughout."
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May 22
Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (May 22): kidlit411.com/2026/05/the-we… Inside: @PBRisingStars Collective, Evergreen Marketing Tips, Guides to Sustainable Writing Life, more. Thanks Marie Banville for the illustration, @thatkristen & Abrams for the CB and GN giveaways.
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May 1
We are pleased to host a giveaway of the middle grade novel, LISTEN TO THE GIRLS by Chrystal D. Giles (@penguinkids), out on May 5.
To enter, L RP and confirm your entry in our Friday weekly update: kidlit411.com/2026/05/the-we… ( more ways to win)
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May 1
So fun! An author visit from our Authorcade retreat at Boyds Mills. This AMAZING class from Harvey Dunn Elem in Sioux Falls asked about JOURNEY BEYOND THE BURROW, writing inspiration, and ✨️new projects✨️ for 40 straight minutes! They gave me some new ideas, too...🦝🦊🐍
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May 1
Our weekly big list of kid lit links is up (May 1): kidlit411.com/2026/05/the-we… Inside: Writing Unreliable Narrators, What to Do 3 Years Before Launch, @ChronicleBooks open submission, more. Thanks Eric Cattleman for the illo, @penguinkids @VikingChildrens for the MG giveaways.
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#bookposse is so excited to be able to read #JennyMattern's debut novel Where the Light Shines In. Thanks so much to @JollyFishPress for sharing!
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14 Nov 2025
AI could NEVER make this
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Not only that, we’re having a giveaway for a crochet gar! Just send us a drawing of a gar (here or on IG) and DM it to us. The winner will be selected on Friday!!
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19 Oct 2025
Thank you having us, Twin Cedars Elem! Go, Sabers! ⚔️
17 Oct 2025
We had a great visit with students from Twin Cedars Elementary in Bussey, Iowa! The students were excellent listeners and had fantastic questions.
Educators and Librarians! Follow our socials for your chance to win a FREE virtual visit! #mglit #authorvisit #kidlit #giveaway
ALT Authors Kate Albus, Rina Heisel and nicole d. collier hold up their books and recommendations in a screencap following a school visit. Recommended books: The Island of Forgotten Gods, by Victor Pinero; Where Only Storms Grow, by Alyssa Colman; and Let the Monster Out, by Chad Lucas.
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9 Sep 2025
One more day to enter for a FREE virtual classroom visit from 3 middle grade authors! #teachers #librarians #giveaway
7 Sep 2025
⭐️VIRTUAL VISIT GIVEAWAY⭐️
📢 #teachersoftwitter and #librarians!
What: FREE virtual class visit with 3 middle grade authors!!
How: Follow & RT to enter
When: Ends Wed 9/10
Where: US🇺🇸/CAN🇨🇦
3 winners! Good luck!
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8 Sep 2025
a bit over a month left to enter in this illustration contest!
8 Sep 2025
Illustrators: we are running a Kidlit411 banner design contest. Enter to win cash prizes, an Illustrator Spotlight, and your design on our website for a month in 2026. Deadline is Oct 15. More details: kidlit411.com/2025/07/kidlit… art by @shihopate
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7 Sep 2025
⭐️VIRTUAL VISIT GIVEAWAY⭐️
📢 #teachersoftwitter and #librarians!
What: FREE virtual class visit with 3 middle grade authors!!
How: Follow & RT to enter
When: Ends Wed 9/10
Where: US🇺🇸/CAN🇨🇦
3 winners! Good luck!
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19 Aug 2025
Happiest of Book Birthdays to Alyssa Colman and WHERE ONLY STORMS GROW! ⛈️❤️
19 Aug 2025
WHERE ONLY STORMS GROW is now available!
Set during the 1930’s Dust Bowl, this book is perfect for fans graduating from the I SURVIVED series, who are ready for a little more emotional depth in their stories, a la THE WAR THAT SAVED MY LIFE.
us.macmillan.com/books/97803…
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19 Aug 2025
Happiest of launch days to WHERE ONLY STORMS GROW! This historical novel is a perfect addition to any home or classroom library. Congratulations @alyssabcolman!
19 Aug 2025
WHERE ONLY STORMS GROW is now available!
Set during the 1930’s Dust Bowl, this book is perfect for fans graduating from the I SURVIVED series, who are ready for a little more emotional depth in their stories, a la THE WAR THAT SAVED MY LIFE.
us.macmillan.com/books/97803…
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19 Aug 2025
Reader Math: 5 more days 15 books = only 1 choice, really
Enter today!
Psst....#Teachersof𝕏 #bookposse #bookallies
17 Aug 2025
15 BOOK GIVEAWAY for teacher & librarian friends! Celebrate back2school with Middle Grade Authorcade! You could win 15 books for your library including 2 out this month! Enter at app.rafflecopter.com/rafl/di… by subscribing to our newsletter. Boost for more entries! US only. Ends 8/24
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17 Aug 2025
Teachers, Librarians, Educators: You don't want to miss this giveaway! 15 BOOKS!! 🤩📚
17 Aug 2025
15 BOOK GIVEAWAY for teacher & librarian friends! Celebrate back2school with Middle Grade Authorcade! You could win 15 books for your library including 2 out this month! Enter at app.rafflecopter.com/rafl/di… by subscribing to our newsletter. Boost for more entries! US only. Ends 8/24
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15 Aug 2025
One more day to enter to win 7 books…
9 Aug 2025
I'm getting close to a fun number of followers. To celebrate, I'm giving away 7 amazing PB and MG books!
To enter, L RP. 3 bonus entries: (1) follow, (2) leave a comment, (3) subscribe to my newsletter (eepurl.com/hFrcyr).
Ends Aug. 16. 🇺🇸 only. #kidlit #giveaway
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6 Aug 2025
In case you missed it, our Kidlit411 banner illustration contest is up: enter to win cash prizes ($175, $125, $75), an Illustrator Spotlight, and your design featured for one month in 2026. Ends Oct 15.
Details: kidlit411.com/2025/07/kidlit…
Banner: @KongSavage #kidlitart
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