By Alaina Leary Today we’re pleased to welcome Jodie Patterson to the WNDB blog to discuss her picture book Born Ready, illustrated by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow, out April 20, 2021! Penelope knows that he’s a boy. (And a ninja.) The problem is getting everyone else to realize it. In this … [Read more...] about Q&A With Jodie Patterson and Penel, Born Ready
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Q&A With Ciannon Smart, Witches Steeped in Gold
By Kaley Kiermayr Today we’re pleased to welcome Ciannon Smart to the WNDB blog to discuss her young adult novel Witches Steeped in Gold, out April 20, 2021! Iraya has spent her life in a cell, but every day brings her closer to freedom—and vengeance. Jazmyne is the Queen’s daughter, but … [Read more...] about Q&A With Ciannon Smart, Witches Steeped in Gold
Q&A With Brittney Morris, The Cost of Knowing
By Alaina Leary Today we’re pleased to welcome Brittney Morris to the WNDB blog to discuss her YA novel The Cost of Knowing, out April 6, 2021! Read our Q&A with Morris about her novel SLAY. Sixteen-year-old Alex Rufus is trying his best. He tries to be the best employee he can be at the … [Read more...] about Q&A With Brittney Morris, The Cost of Knowing
Q&A With Sabina Khan, Zara Hossain Is Here
By Alaina Leary Today we’re pleased to welcome Sabina Khan to the WNDB blog to discuss her young adult novel Zara Hossain Is Here, out April 6, 2021! Zara's family has waited years for their visa process to be finalized so that they can officially become US citizens. But it only takes one … [Read more...] about Q&A With Sabina Khan, Zara Hossain Is Here
Q&A With Meg Medina, Merci Suárez Can’t Dance
By Asha Sridhar Today we’re pleased to welcome Meg Medina to the WNDB blog to discuss her middle grade novel Merci Suárez Can't Dance. In Meg Medina’s follow-up to her Newbery Medal–winning novel, Merci takes on seventh grade, with all its travails of friendship, family, love—and finding your … [Read more...] about Q&A With Meg Medina, Merci Suárez Can’t Dance
Q&A With Wendy Heard, She’s Too Pretty to Burn
By Alaina Leary Today we’re pleased to welcome Wendy Heard to the WNDB blog to discuss her young adult novel She's Too Pretty to Burn, out March 30, 2021! An electric romance set against a rebel art scene sparks lethal danger for two girls in She's Too Pretty to Burn, an expertly plotted YA … [Read more...] about Q&A With Wendy Heard, She’s Too Pretty to Burn
6 Authors Share What They Love About Writing YA Romance
By Alaina Leary Today we’re pleased to welcome Adiba Jaigirdar, S.K. Ali, Leah Johnson, Maurene Goo, Aminah Mae Safi, and Hannah Moskowitz to the WNDB blog to discuss their work in young adult romance. Adiba Jaigirdar, author of The Henna Wars and the forthcoming Hani and Ishu's Guide to … [Read more...] about 6 Authors Share What They Love About Writing YA Romance
Q&A With Sarah Kapit, The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family
By Alaina Leary Today we’re pleased to welcome Sarah Kapit to the WNDB blog to discuss her middle grade novel The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family, out March 23, 2021! Fans of the Penderwicks and the Vanderbeekers, meet the Finkel family in this middle grade novel about two autistic … [Read more...] about Q&A With Sarah Kapit, The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family
Q&A With Anna-Marie McLemore, The Mirror Season
By Alaina Leary Today we’re pleased to welcome Anna-Marie McLemore to the WNDB blog to discuss their young adult novel The Mirror Season, out March 16, 2021! When two teens discover that they were both sexually assaulted at the same party, they develop a cautious friendship through her … [Read more...] about Q&A With Anna-Marie McLemore, The Mirror Season
