Throwback Thursday: Author Tirzah Price Retells Jane Austen with Murderous Intent

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Congratulations to Tirzah Price on the publication of In Want of a Suspect (HarperTeen, November 12, 2024). From the publisher’s website:

A USA Today bestseller!

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Throw Back Thursday: Margaret Peterson Haddix on Thriving as a Long-Time, Actively Publishing Children’s-YA Author

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Congratulations to Margaret Peterson Haddix on the publication of The Stolen Key, the third book in the Mysteries of Trash and Treasure series (Quill Tree,

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Throwback Thursday: Author Dawn Quigley on Humor, Chapter Books & Decolonizing Grading

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Congratulations to Dawn Quigley (Ojibwe) on the publication of Rule School, fourth book in the Jo Jo Makoons chapter book series, illustrated by Tara Audibert (Wolastoqey)(Heartdrum/HarperCollins,

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Throwback Thursday: Sally J. Pla Discusses the Importance of Honest Depictions of Autism & Mental Health

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Congratulations to Sally J. Pla on the publication of Invisible Isabel, illustrated by Tania de Regil (Quill Tree, 2024)! From the publisher’s website:

…an illustrated middle grade novel about introverted Isabel Beane,

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Throwback Thursday: Renée Watson’s Advice on Writing About Serious Topics

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Congratulations to Renée Watson on the publication of Summer is Here, illustrated by Bea Jackson (Bloomsbury, May 7, 2024)! From the publisher’s website:

Summer is here!

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Throwback Thursday: Richard Michelson on Making History Appeal to Young Readers

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Congratulations to Richard Michelson on the publication of One of a Kind: The Life of Sydney Taylor, illustrated by Sarah Green (Calkins Creek,

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Throwback Thursday: Breanna J. McDaniel & Jenn Bailey on Writing Highly Personal Stories for Children

Congratulations to Breanna J. McDaniel on the publication of Go Forth and Tell: The Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller, illustrated by April Harrison (Dial, February 6, 2024). From the promotional copy:

From an award-winning author and illustrator comes this picture book biography about beloved librarian and storyteller Augusta Braxton Baker,

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Throwback Thursday: Debbi Michiko Florence on Her Path to Publication

Congratulations to Debbi Michiko Florence on the publication of her newest book, Jasmine Toguchi, Great Gardener, illustrated by Elizabet Vukovic (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Sept. 26, 2023.) From the promotional copy:

Eight-year-old Jasmine Toguchi is now an expert on travel and doesn’t want summer to end! In this final book chronicling her family vacation in Japan,

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