# 22debuts mgfantasy

Thank you SO much and for your hard work on this year's I have loved seeing new books and authors - and adding my own!

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2022-11-22

I seem to have mixed up my the days of A book that made me laugh out loud is The Dark Prophecy from 's Trials of Apollo series. The whole series is humorous - from the chapter titles to the warped haiku to the character's comments.

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2022-10-20

I'm a big fan of Carl Pearce's expressive-yet-lifelike character design and otherworldly color palettes—so I'm very bigly excited to reveal his cover art for my debut novel WE THE FUTURE In just a few days!

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2022-10-17

Day 13 Can't pick just one. Two of my faves: Game of Stars has skateboarding rebels in the sky.
The Girl Who Drank the Moon is so lovely
characters AND authors!

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2022-10-14

It's so hard to choose a favorite middle book cover! But here are three from this past year that stood out to me:

SOFÍA ACOSTA MAKES A SCENE - Mirella Ortega
HANA HSU AND THE GHOST CRAB NATION -
UNSETTLED -

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2022-10-14

Day 5: there are too many amazing MG (check them out at https://t.co/CoSXGw8961), so I'll shout out the most recent ones I read ... all wonderful and heartfelt!

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2022-10-06

Day 3! I wouldn’t mind exploring Scotland and an old castle, like in ’s Across the Pond.

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2022-10-04

Day 29 ~ I don't have the time to binge series anymore, as I'm always on the lookout for new books for my students. But when I was a kid, I binged them all the time, especially Narnia.

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2021-10-30

Day 22 ~ It has such great visuals, I'd love to see Witch Hat Aterlier get a film! I think animation is the way to go for this one, since art is the source of magic. Don't ask me about casting, though!

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2021-10-22

I LOVE ART!! Here are just a few of my favorite covers, including my own (with incredible art by and ). These are all wonderful stories for those stormy autumn nights!

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2021-10-21

Day 20 ~ I always loved the cover for 's Front Desk, illustrated by —which is why my heart nearly stopped when I found out she was doing the cover for Spell Sweeper.

Check out the design process for Front Desk: https://t.co/lPxuGx1yiD

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2021-10-20

14 The very next book up on my TBR is 's GARLIC AND THE VAMPIRE, and I can't wait. I'm trying not to flip through it too much and spoiler myself but it is just so cool.

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2021-10-15

Day 12 Don't you love when an author includes a glossary? I learned a lot about sailing in this MG fav by .
Set in Oregon, the changing tides reminded me of hometown CHS.

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2021-10-12

Day 9: I loved STARFISH, by Lisa Fipps, and while it didn’t debuted several years ago, FRONT DESK is also a favorite! https://t.co/dFNzjXdwfz

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2021-10-09

Day 8: The magical item I want is from The Twelve by — the Coppice Comb! It causes trees to sprout around you, protecting you from danger. (But I want to point out that there are many amazing treasures in this book series.)

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2021-10-08

A middle-grade book I couldn’t put down. Xan is a memorable character, and the prose is beautiful.

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2021-10-07

Ahh... I forgot the first days of Day 6: Share a book that you couldn't put down: WHILE I WAS AWAY, 's memoir of spending five months in 1980s Japan, immersed in Japanese school and dealing with new friends and a difficult grandmother.

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2021-10-07

Day 5 - I always wanted to live in The Emerald City (especially as depicted by ). Who doesn't want to hang out with that zany citizenry? But I would also love to live in Koriko from Kiki's Delivery Service by Eiko Kadono.

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2021-10-05

Day 3. I really loved Endor College, the creepy school of witchcraft in The Little Broomstick by Mary Stewart, which was of the books that inspired my upcoming Spell Sweeper. (It's school, btw, is called Dragonsong Academy.) 🐉🎶

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2021-10-04