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Tag: Identity

February 7, 2023 by Amanda MacGregor

Writing Trans Joy in Spite of Everything, a guest post by Edward Underhill

The stories I want to tell are the ones where trans kids fall in love. I want to write stories to let them expand and take up space and find and choose their joy, in spite of everyone else.

January 17, 2023 by Amanda MacGregor

When Success is a Maze, a guest post by Tracy Badua

If you told elementary-school me that one day, I’d have my own published books on those very library shelves, I would’ve been thrilled. It’d be a dream come true. But high-school me wouldn’t have believed you.

December 16, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

Book Review: Ode to a Nobody by Caroline Brooks DuBois

Quinn, sometimes Quinnie, is in 8th grade and grappling with the most complicated and significant thing a person can grapple with: becoming oneself.

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Finding Your Own Bit of Magic, a guest post by Michelle A. Barry

October 4, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

Everyone has a bit of magic in them, whether it’s easy to see, or buried a little. Finding your own magic can help you recognize it in others too, and sometimes others will see it in you before you see it in yourself. 

Book Review: Play Like a Girl by Misty Wilson with illustrations by David Wilson

September 26, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

While I loved watching her play football and follow her interest despite the judgmental and at times unwelcoming atmosphere, I really loved watching her become herself. A truly fantastic look at navigating the complexities of growing up.

Mixed Feelings: Biracial Readers and Choosing a Side, a guest post by Michael Mann

September 20, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

As writers, and readers, we connect with so many characters that are so different from us – that’s the beauty of the books. I hope that by having more biracial characters in books we can make those connections deeper.

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Finding Macy’s Voice, a guest post by Lakita Wilson

July 12, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

Be Real, Macy Weaver is a story about a girl discovering and embracing her own identity. In some ways, Macy and this novel helped me “be real” about who I am as a writer and trust my own voice more. I wouldn’t trade this two-year journey for anything. Thank you, Macy-girl!

From Snow to Grow to Glow, a guest post by Naz Kutub

June 16, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

This book is my proudest accomplishment, and I hope that young, marginalized, underrepresented teens of the future who look like me won’t have to travel the world just to see themselves in a story.

Middle School Angst in the Sunshine State, a guest post by Nina Moreno

May 23, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

So, why did I—an introverted indoor kid—write a story about a tween joining so many clubs? Because, much like Maggie, I was once determined to define myself.

Something Strange and Unsettling: Cosmic Horror and its Influence on My Dearest Darkest, a guest post by Kayla Cottingham

March 29, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

When I set out to write My Dearest Darkest, I wanted to create a cosmic horror story starring the kind of people that Lovecraft demonized: queer people, people of color, and women.

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