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
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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
Muslim Representation in Children’s Books Is Evolving
Amina's Song by Hena Khan is out now. Order it here! By Hena Khan I fully expected to be giddy with excitement when I held a finished copy of my first picture book. But I didn’t think I’d be struck with fear. It was 2008, and as I stared at the rich turquoise and cobalt cover of Night of the … [Read more...] about Muslim Representation in Children’s Books Is Evolving
Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr (Cookie Chronicles) in Conversation
Today we’re pleased to welcome Robbi Behr and Matthew Swanson to the WNDB blog to discuss their middle grade series Cookie Chronicles. The first two books in the series, Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Doom and Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Endless Waiting are out now! Meet Ben, a … [Read more...] about Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr (Cookie Chronicles) in Conversation
Q&A With Lisa Fipps, Starfish
By Alaina Leary Today we’re pleased to welcome Lisa Fipps to the WNDB blog to discuss her MG novel Starfish, out March 9, 2021! Author's note: I use the word fat. Not chunky. Not plump. Not overweight. Not obese. Not any of the other words a lot of people use. I think fat should be a simple … [Read more...] about Q&A With Lisa Fipps, Starfish
Cover Reveal for The Insiders by Mark Oshiro
Today we are thrilled to reveal the cover for The Insiders by Mark Oshiro. Cover art by Helder Oliveira and book design by Jessie Gang. The book will be released on September 21, 2021, by HarperCollins. Read the first chapter of The Insiders below, and preorder here! Back home in San Francisco, … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for The Insiders by Mark Oshiro
Cover Reveal for How to Win a Slime War by Mae Respicio
Today we are thrilled to reveal the cover for How to Win a Slime War by Mae Respicio. The book cover was illustrated by Nicko Tumamak and designed by Katrina Damkoehler. The book will be released on September 14, 2021, from Wendy Lamb Books/Random House Kids. Pre-order the book here and add it on … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for How to Win a Slime War by Mae Respicio
Cover Reveal for Yusuf Azeem is Not a Hero by Saadia Faruqi
Today we are thrilled to reveal the cover for Yusuf Azeem is Not a Hero by Saadia Faruqi. The book cover was illustrated by Hazem Asif and designed by David Curtis. The book will be released on September 7, 2021, by Quill Tree Books. Pre-order the book here. Yusuf Azeem has spent all his life in … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for Yusuf Azeem is Not a Hero by Saadia Faruqi
How to Make a Comeback (in Middle School and in Life)
E. L. Shen was a 2017 recipient of the WNDB Internship Grant. Content note: Descriptions of racism against Asian Americans, including racist slurs and language By E. L. Shen On the first day of seventh grade, I flat-ironed my thick black hair, smoothed down my Aeropostale T-shirt, and tried … [Read more...] about How to Make a Comeback (in Middle School and in Life)
