
Heavy Medal
May 18, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor
It might be the "creepy" factor that will interest kids in picking up this book, but it's the layers to the story and the complicated, authentic characters that will keep kids reading.
May 17, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor
I can't think of any book that really captures what it's like to deal with that anger inside of you and the fallout from it like this one does.
May 16, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor
Let's look at some exciting middle grade books coming out in the second half of 2022!
May 13, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor
Let's look at some exciting picture books coming out in the second half of 2022!
May 12, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor
Get out those TBR lists--It's time for book mail!
May 11, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor
A first look at the cover of THE ART OF INSANITY, an October 2022 YA about a girl newly diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
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May 10, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor
In THE NATURAL GENIUS OF ANTS, Harvard Corson has a huge task in front of him and only a short summer to accomplish it—trying to get his doctor father to forgive himself for a very big mistake that cost a baby her life. Not only that, but Harvard also needs to keep an ant colony alive!
May 9, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor
I owe a lot of my knowledge and fascination with history to the passion with which Chinese culture honors its past and the skills of storytellers in passing this heritage to new generations, and I hope to bring some of this passion to a young Western audience.
May 6, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor
When I was in middle school, the word “nerd” was thrown around a lot, a word that then meant someone who was too much, who loved something too deeply. This passion was a delicate flame within me when I was 14, a little older than Elissa, the protagonist of my novel, We Are the Song.
May 5, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor
When I finally found my way to writing a novel about growing up as an immigrant with hip dysplasia, it was this wholeness—not parts of me segmented into boxes—that guided me. I wrote Breathe and Count Back from Ten because the only way I can imagine creating books in a world that draws boundaries around my identity is to write myself beyond them.
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