A3) Not a trend, but I always want the "direction" of the cover art to lead the eye toward the direction the book opens. For The Guardians of Zoone, I specifically asked for the art to be flipped so that the ship was pointing right. (Art by Evan Monteiro)

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Just finished Lia Park and the Missing Jewel by and am starting An Arrow to the Moon by Emily XR Pan.

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Sadly, our four BookChats on the nominated books have come to an end for this year. Four amazing books to choose from. Four very deserving winners. But which will land the prize? Find out soon! (But read all four because they're all blooming good!)

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NEW on How to write fiction like a scientist - think disasters!
A new approach to for Ss
Story is like + scenes like Laws of Motion
https://t.co/k3GzabjAJX

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There's no winner of but you might hold the honorary title this week for recommending different books on Twitter, FB and IG 😹 -OH

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A6 INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVES! There is so much to learn and so many interesting stories. As always it provides opportunities to learn about other ways of knowing and allows others to see themselves in a story (looking at you )

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Thank you for modding me Sykkuno and thank you SykChat and Syktwt for accepting me into this amazing community it's been a wonderful year, here's to more! 💚🌱

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Superchum, the world's friendliest superhero has an entire design based on his gimmick. He's hairless and jaundiced, making him the living embodiment of a smiley face. His outfit is a riff on spidey and supes. His belt buckle is 2 hands clasping.

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A5: Probably Dia, her personality is fun and she's usually doing active things so it's fun to draw her.

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Hi ! I'm working on a horror webtoon called The Stela and it can be found here https://t.co/w1nRLj13HM

Here is some art from it that I like a lot:

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Currently reading The Sea in Winter by . Fell in love with the cover, and am now falling in love with the text.

(Admission: unless it's a rec, I pick books based on title and cover, and never read the back cover in advance.)

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My book The Secret of Zoone has a character who's 11 (though I don't think we ended up explicitly stating that in the book). It's a fantasy that would fit that age group (I think).

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I am Superchum the world's friendliest superhero and you can find my adventures at https://t.co/lCqA1qxoqn as well as The Duck. Together with my comrades The Mighy Befrienders we are on a mission to bring positivity and friendship to a world in dire need of a hug.

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Welcome to this evening's and our host . Shirley is the author of several middle grade books but her most recent RIPPED AWAY was just released Feb. 8. Please check out her website to find out more! https://t.co/L53R8yyuPm

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Just popping in to to say hi! The cover reveal for PLAY LIKE A GIRL (9/27), a graphic memoir about when I played football in middle school, is happening *soon* 😀 It also has so much more than football—like ice-skating...and terrible makeovers!
https://t.co/rrizyteJ9a

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Q4 https://t.co/FPEHdorT9h is now in its final chapter. I'll hopefully be done with it within a year. I initially wrote the story in 2013 so it's been a long time coming and I can't wait to share the ending.

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A7. My recent awesome reads include KELCIE MURPHY AND THE ACADEMY FOR THE UNBREAKABLE ARTS by (coming out on Mar 1) and THE MANY MEANINGS OF MEILAN by (continuing to celebrate her Newbery Honor/APALA wins!)

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