Titletown New York!
Celebrating the WNBA finals victory and first championship for the New York Liberty, a lesson in persistence for writers as well.
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“Not Like the Other Girls”
As this month is Women’s History Month, it’s a great opportunity to take on one of the most common tropes in fiction for tweens and teens. The “Not...
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Another “First”: A Batchelder Honor Book!
Some thoughts about winning my first ALA Youth Media Award, on the fifteenth book I’ve either authored or translated.
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Lemonade in a Desert
The challenge of self-promotion for an author who isn’t very good at self-promotion.
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My #PublishingJourney
Takeaways from my long and winding #publishingjourney and advice for writers looking to get and stay published.
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Winner, Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature, 2023!
