By Maria Mayor Today we're pleased to welcome Maya MacGregor to the WNDB blog to discuss The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester, out May 3, 2022! Sam Sylvester has long collected stories of half-lived lives—of kids who died before they turned nineteen. Sam was almost one of those kids. … [Read more...] about Q&A With Maya MacGregor, The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester
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Q&A With Casey McQuiston, I Kissed Shara Wheeler
By Maria Mayor Today we're pleased to welcome Casey McQuiston to the WNDB blog to discuss YA romantic comedy I Kissed Shara Wheeler, out May 3, 2022! Chloe Green is so close to winning. After her moms moved her from SoCal to Alabama for high school, she’s spent the past four years dodging … [Read more...] about Q&A With Casey McQuiston, I Kissed Shara Wheeler
Q&A With Hanna Alkaf, Queen of the Tiles
By Steve Dunk Today we're pleased to welcome Hanna Alkaf to the WNDB blog to discuss young adult mystery Queen of the Tiles, out April 19, 2022! CATALYST 13 points noun: a substance that speeds up a reaction without itself changing When Najwa Bakri walks into her first Scrabble … [Read more...] about Q&A With Hanna Alkaf, Queen of the Tiles
On Nancy Drew, and How Anyone With a Book Can Have an Adventure
By Katryn Bury I was home sick when my mother first handed me a Nancy Drew book. It wasn’t the first time I was missing school, and it wouldn’t be the last. In fact, I’d been stretching my allotted absences to the limit that particular year in fourth grade. I wasn’t sick every time I gave my … [Read more...] about On Nancy Drew, and How Anyone With a Book Can Have an Adventure
Q&A With Mariko Tamaki, Cold
By Samantha Leong Today we’re pleased to welcome Mariko Tamaki to the WNDB blog to discuss her book Cold, which came out February 8, 2022! This is the story of a boy who died—and a girl who wants to know why. Todd Mayer is dead. Now he's some sort of ghost, hovering over his body, which has … [Read more...] about Q&A With Mariko Tamaki, Cold
Q&A With Shirley Reva Vernick, Ripped Away
By Dhanika Pineda Today we're pleased to welcome Shirley Reva Vernick to the WNDB blog to discuss Ripped Away, out today, February 8, 2022! Ignored yet again by his crush, Abe Pearlman wanders into Fortunes and Futures for a little diversion. The fortune teller reveals that Abe may be able to … [Read more...] about Q&A With Shirley Reva Vernick, Ripped Away
June Hur on How Mystery is a Vehicle to Explore Korean History—and Her Own Roots
The Red Palace by June Hur is out on January 25, 2022 and can be ordered here. By Sara Conway If June Hur could be a fly on the wall during any of the events from her latest novel, The Red Palace, she would want to witness the moment when Crown Prince Jangheon was born. More specifically, Hur … [Read more...] about June Hur on How Mystery is a Vehicle to Explore Korean History—and Her Own Roots
Cover Reveal + Exclusive Feature for The Devouring Wolf by Natalie C. Parker
Today we're thrilled to reveal the cover for The Devouring Wolf by Natalie C. Parker! The cover was illustrated by Karl Kwasny and designed by Jessica Jenkins. The interior illustrations are by Tyler Champion. The book will be released on August 2, 2022 by Razorbill and can be preordered … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal + Exclusive Feature for The Devouring Wolf by Natalie C. Parker
Cover Reveal for Spirit Hunters: Something Wicked by Ellen Oh
Harper is dealing with a lot of new changes in her house. Her cousin Leo is now living with them, her sister Kelly has started a new job at a local makeup store, and Harper’s abilities have grown increasingly more powerful and uncontrollable, making her a target for possession. But when Harper … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for Spirit Hunters: Something Wicked by Ellen Oh
