
Teen Librarian Toolbox
September 23, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor
My Name is Magic taught me the incredibly important lesson that in order to be true to the story and characters I’m creating, I have to be true to myself.
September 19, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor
Lots for readers to discuss about racism, activism, school policies, school inequities, bullying, and standing up for what you believe in.
July 26, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor
Within BEATING HEART BABY, performances serve as checkpoints for the characters’ internal worlds and showcases for my version/vision of music writing. The roar of an audience cheering for you; the ozonic tang in the air as you prepare to (p)lay your heart on a stage.
July 26, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor
The book takes place in 1995. And when my main character, a fifteen-year-old musical prodigy named Rainey Cobb is gifted a mixtape by Juliet, the girl she has a hopeless crush on, she cradles the tape like a sacred object.
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.
July 27, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor
Music's role in Marlene Perez's new teen vampire trilogy, THE AFTERLIFE OF THE PARTY, I’M WITH THE BANNED, and A SUCKER FOR YOU.
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July 6, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor
For me, like the characters in WHERE IT ALL LANDS, music is the one constant throughout my life that has comforted me and helped me find meaning in the face of tragedy.
June 14, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor
My strongest source of passion for the literature I was composing at the time came in a language many of us may consider universal: the sweet, poetic symphony of music.
June 9, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor
Music in books can be healing. Music can soothe the soul. Music, in fact, can be a form of salvation.
February 2, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor
A realistically messy and painful story about finding your people and being yourself.
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