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LOOPHOLE by Rebecca Weber

I first featured my fellow Artemsia/Kinkajou author Rebecca Weber's middle grade book The Painted Butterfly last year. I'm excited to announce that she has another middle grade novel, LOOPHOLE, which just released on March 25, 2025. Have a look:   "Why…
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THE FOREST KING'S DAUGHTER by Elly Blake

I was thrilled to feature Elly Blake's last series, The Frostblood Saga, starting with Frostblood, followed by Fireblood, and ending with Nightblood. Her new series, starting with THE FOREST KING'S DAUGHTER, offers star-crossed enemies-to-lovers…
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NOT NOTHING by Gayle Forman

I've been a fan of Gayle Forman ever since I read her YA book If I Stay. When I found out she wrote middle grade novels as well, I couldn't wait to feature one of them. NOT NOTHING is just as poignant and emotionally fulfilling as her previous…
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WE SHALL BE MONSTERS by Tara Sim

I love Tara Sim and her books, and have featured her multiple times with The City of Dusk, Ravage the Dark, Scavange the Stars, Chainbreaker and Timekeeper. Her newest novel, WE SHALL BE MONSTERS debuted on June 25, 2024.   After…
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MASQUERADE OF THE HEART by Katy Rose Pool

The last time I featured Katy Rose Pool, her debut novel, There Will Come a Darkness had just come out. Katy has now published a few other books, the latest of which, MASQUERADE OF THE HEART, is the second and final installment in her Garden…
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I WISH YOU WOULD by Eva Des Lauriers

I always love a good YA friends to enemies to lovers romance, so when I met Eva Des Lauriers at a book event and heard about her debut, I WISH YOU WOULD, which came out last Tuesday, May 21, 2024, I couldn't wait to feature it.   It’s…
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FORGIVE ME NOT by Jennifer Baker

I met Jennifer Baker at a writing retreat and I always thought she had such beautiful writing. Her debut YA novel, FORGIVE ME NOT, is not only both captivating and engaging,  it also offers an informative and critical lens into juvenile justice…
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MOMO ARASHIMA STEALS THE SWORD OF THE WIND by Misa Sugiura

I've featured Misa Sugiura's YA titles It's Not Like It's A Secret and Love & Other Disasters. I'm so excited by the premise of her first middle grade fantasy, MOMO ARASHIMA STEALS THE SWORD OF THE WIND, that I can't wait until it comes…
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REBEL, BRAVE AND BRUTAL by Shannon Dittemore

Back in 2020, I featured Shannon Dittemore's YA Fantasy WINTER, WHITE, AND WICKED. The sequel, REBEL, BRAVE AND BRUTAL, is currently set to debut on January 10, 2023:   Sylvi Quine, the best rig driver on Layce, has braved the dangers…
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WHO WE WERE IN THE DARK by Jessica Taylor

Jessica Taylor always writes compelling young adult stories with memorable characters, and I was lucky to feature her here and here. Her newest novel, WHO WE WERE IN THE DARK, came out on July 5, 2022:   Donner Lake is famous for…