By Karis Rogerson Claribel A. Ortega, the debut middle-grade author of Ghost Squad, said her parents used to make up stories to tell her at bedtime. βMy dad's was a take on the Lone Ranger and he did sound effects to go with everything,β she told We Need Diverse Books. βThese were all in … [Read more...] about What It’s Like Launching Your Debut MG Novel During a Pandemic