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Adding one more illustrator I love to Day 23! I chanced upon Aishwarya 's work on Twitter one day and immediately commissioned her to create a toon profile picture of me & illustrations for my website which I soo LOVE! She's wonderfully talented!

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2020-10-23

Day 23! I followed 's work before I had a book deal and was SO excited to have her illustrate my debut novel! Here's some of her incredible work and I CANNOT wait to share the amazing chapter illustrations she's done for REA AND THE BLOOD OF THE NECTAR!

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2020-10-24

I'm lagging terribly with and I promise to catch up because I love all the questions! Coming on today to selfishly promote the book I'm most excited for release in 2021 - my fantasy, REA AND THE BLOOD OF THE NECTAR!
Goodreads: https://t.co/OXLIfuEpEU

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2020-10-19

Book I'm most excited about in 2021? Um... 😂

Shameless self-promo aside, there are a TON of great debut books coming in 2021!
https://t.co/YgSF4eZ17D

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2020-10-19

Day 19 of There’s sooo much to look forward to in 2021, but EngiNerds Strike Back by , A Place to Hang the Moon by , When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Peach Pie by , & Alone by are all at the top of our list!

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2020-10-19

Day 13 Graphic novels intimidate me so it's a goal of mine to read more of them! Eager to see others recommendations. Here are some on my tbr

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2020-10-13

Graphic novels are our jam, but our fave ever is Gabby & Gator by . This is *that* book for us- the one that started our fangirling for (And the updated G&G releases in one week- we ordered multiple copies already!) Yay for Day 13 of 🐊

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2020-10-13

Day 12 of It has a title that suggests silliness, but this book by is so much more than that. It has a lovable protagonist, a delightful plot, and a good message.

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2020-10-13

Day 11 This is tough-we've always been a readaloud family (even though the kids are getting older)
But today I will say that these books are some of our favorites because my kids love hearing words, names & phrases that represent the different sides of who they are!

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2020-10-11

Day 8 -- My favorite genre of middle grade is contemporary stories that include a speculative element. Humor and a strong voice are other big draws for me.

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2020-10-09

Our favorite middle grade genre is an impossible task because it totally depends on our moods! But since we are always ready for a funny book, here’s a shout out to a few of our laugh-out-loud faves for Day 8 of The Real McCoys, Bernice Buttman, & Beatrice Zinker!

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2020-10-08

Okay so the Day 7 prompt was probably the hardest so far but I decided to go with a whole bunch of Mikes who have written great graphic novels: , , and .

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2020-10-07

Limited myself to those I've read in the last year. There was so much to love about these books! Keep the awesome stories coming!

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2020-10-07

2nd Annual in 1 week! Celebrate Strong Girls in w/#PB presentations, an Illustrator & Author Panels! When: Sun. Oct. 11th (all day) hosted by the podcast here: Check out the star-studded lineup: https://t.co/dN4utCeqrp

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2020-10-05

Day 4 I LOVE 's non-fiction books! I found her when I was looking for books about robots, then I convinced my school to buy her Freaky Nature books and I pre-ordered Wood, Wire, Wings - great author and Twitter pal!

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2020-10-05

Day 4 of

There are a few nonfiction books for kids that I’ve really loved. History Smashers by has been really great this year.

Also LOVED Shark Lady by .

Really enjoyed The Story of Barack Obama by .

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2020-10-05

It’s Day 4 of A nonfiction author that we love learning from? That’s easy! Katherine Roy not only illustrates beautifully, she does deep research for her books. Best part? During her live presentations her stories & videos cause jaw drops from kids of all ages. 🦈🐘

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2020-10-04