“By reimagining a traditional story in a contemporary context, populating it with faceted Native characters, and centering it on and around the Navajo Nation, Roanhorse shows that Native stories are active and alive. Native readers will see themselves as necessary heroes while readers of all walks will want to be […]
middle grade
26 posts
Congratulations to Niki Lenz, whose debut novel BERNICE BUTTMAN, MODEL CITIZEN was released today! Bernice Buttman is the biggest bully in the 5th grade. She loves pounding puny kids and eating cheese balls till her fingers turn orange. Her latest and greatest ambition is to attend the Hollywood Hills Stunt […]
Please help us congratulate Samantha San Miguel on the sale of SPINELESS!! From PW Children’s Bookshelf: Debut Rachael Stein at Sterling Children’s Books has acquired Spineless, a middle grade debut by Samantha San Miguel that follows Algie Emsworth, whose asthma takes him from 19th-century London to a health resort in the jungles of […]
I absolutely love Love LOVE this cover for Kim Harrington‘s next middle grade novel, REVENGE OF THE RED CLUB. Thanks to Kidliterati for hosting the cover reveal! Here’s the books description: Riley Dunne loves being a member–and leader–of the Red Club. It’s more than a group of girls supporting each […]
Welcome aboard to our newest KT Literary client, Mayonn Paasewe-Valchev! I met Mayonn at the recent Atlanta Writers Conference and she blew me away with her pitch for a middle grade magical realism about grief told in the West African oral tradition. I’m so excited to be working with her! […]
Happy Book Birthday to Wen Baragrey whose debut middle grade novel, WHAT GOES UP, releases today from Random House Children’s Books! “A quirky, fun story set in a town filled with unique and amusing characters. Recommended to fans of Carl Hiaasen.” – School Library Journal “A quirky, heartwarming story of […]
Congratulations to Jaleigh Johnson on the glowing, beautiful review of THE DOOR TO THE LOST in yesterday’s New York Times! “In a world called Talhaven, magic is used somewhat like electricity, after having been imported by the Vorans, mysterious wizards from another dimension, via a wormhole that one day self-destructed.” […]
Please join us in congratulating New York Times bestselling author Jaleigh Johnson on today’s release of THE DOOR TO THE LOST! “The exquisite worldbuilding will please steadfast fans of Johnson’s other Solace books…Your new favorite fantasy.” – Kirkus, starred review THE DOOR TO THE LOST There was no warning the […]
Grab a grasshopper and join me in congratulating Rebecca Petruck on the release today of her second middle grade novel, BOY BITES BUG. Will didn’t plan to eat a stinkbug. But when his friend Darryl called new kid Eloy Herrera a racial slur, Will did it as a diversion. Now […]