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Ask the Author: Chrystal D. Giles

December 28, 2020 By Melissa Roske Leave a Comment

The Proust Questionnaire, popularized by the French novelist and essayist Marcel Proust, is said to reveal a person’s true nature through a series of probing, soul-searching questions. In the hot seat today: Chrystal D. Giles, author of the MG debut, TAKE BACK THE BLOCK (Random House, January 26, 2021).

What is your idea of perfect happiness? A casual evening with my husband where we eat amazing food and engage in deep conversation.

What is your greatest fear? Loss of a family member or loss of my presence of mind.

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? I give too much of myself to others. They almost never deserve it, and yet I continue to give.

What is the trait you most deplore in others? Inaction, it almost always come with excuses. There will never be a good enough excuse not to grow. [Read more…] about Ask the Author: Chrystal D. Giles

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Ask the Author: Karen Strong

September 7, 2020 By Melissa Roske Leave a Comment

The Proust Questionnaire, popularized by the French novelist and essayist Marcel Proust, is said to reveal a person’s true nature through a series of probing, soul-searching questions. In the hot seat today: Karen Strong, author of the MG debut, JUST SOUTH OF HOME (2019), and contributor to the anthologies, A PHOENIX FIRST MUST BURN and FROM A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (11.10.20). [Read more…] about Ask the Author: Karen Strong

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Ask the Author: Tonya Duncan Ellis

August 17, 2020 By Melissa Roske Leave a Comment

The Proust Questionnaire, popularized by the French essayist and novelist Marcel Proust, is said to reveal a person’s true nature through a series of probing, soul-searching questions. In the hot seat today: Tonya Duncan Ellis, MG author of the SOPHIE WASHINGTON series.  [Read more…] about Ask the Author: Tonya Duncan Ellis

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Ask the Author: Lamar Giles

August 10, 2020 By Melissa Roske Leave a Comment

The Proust Questionnaire, popularized by the French novelist and essayist Marcel Proust, is said to reveal a person’s true nature through a series of probing, soul-searching questions. In the hot seat today, LAMAR GILES,  author of the MG novels The Last Last-Days-of-Summer (Versify, 2019) and The Last Mirror on the Left (out 10/20/20), and YA novels Not So Pure and Simple (HarperCollins, 2020), Spin (Scholastic, 2019), and many more. [Read more…] about Ask the Author: Lamar Giles

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Ask the Author: Loriel Ryon

June 22, 2020 By Melissa Roske Leave a Comment

The Proust Questionnaire, popularized by the French essayist and novelist Marcel Proust, is said to reveal a person’s true nature through a series of probing, soul-searching questions. In the hot seat today: Loriel Ryon, author of the MG debut, INTO THE TALL, TALL GRASS (Margaret K. McElderry, 2020). [Read more…] about Ask the Author: Loriel Ryon

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Ask the Author: Sherri Winston

June 15, 2020 By Melissa Roske Leave a Comment

The Proust Questionnaire, popularized by the French essayist and novelist Marcel Proust, is said to reveal a person’s true nature through a series of probing, soul-searching questions. In the hot seat today: Sherri Winston, MG author of JADA SLY, ARTIST AND SPY (2019); THE SWEETEST SOUND (2017); PRESIDENT OF THE WHOLE FIFTH GRADE (2010), PRESIDENT OF THE WHOLE SIXTH GRADE (2016), PRESIDENT OF THE WHOLE SIXTH GRADE: Girl Code (2019), and GREAT ESCAPES: Journey to Freedom, 1838 (2020).
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Ask the Author: Lorien Lawrence

April 20, 2020 By Melissa Roske Leave a Comment

The Proust Questionnaire, popularized by the French essayist and novelist Marcel Proust, is said to reveal a person’s true nature through a series of probing, soul-searching questions. In the hot seat today: Lorien Lawrence, author of the MG series, THE STITCHERS, Book 1 in the FRIGHT WATCH series (Abrams Kids/Amulet Books, August 18, 2020). [Read more…] about Ask the Author: Lorien Lawrence

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Ask the Author: Ronald L. Smith

March 9, 2020 By Melissa Roske Leave a Comment

The Proust Questionnaire, popularized by the French essayist and novelist Marcel Proust, is said to reveal a person’s true nature through a series of probing, soul-searching questions. In the hot seat today, Ronald L. Smith, MG author of Black Panther: The Young Prince, The Mesmerist, The Owls Have Come to Take Us Away, Hoodoo, and Gloomtown. [Read more…] about Ask the Author: Ronald L. Smith

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Ask the Author: Ernesto Cisneros

January 6, 2020 By Melissa Roske Leave a Comment

The Proust Questionnaire, popularized by the French essayist and novelist Marcel Proust, is said to reveal a person’s true nature through a series of probing, soul-searching questions. In the hot seat today: Ernesto Cisneros, author of the contemporary MG debut, EFRÉN DIVIDED (HarperCollins, March 31) [Read more…] about Ask the Author: Ernesto Cisneros

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Ask the Author: K.A. Reynolds

November 25, 2019 By Melissa Roske Leave a Comment

The Proust Questionnaire, popularized by the French essayist and novelist Marcel Proust, is said to reveal a person’s true nature through a series of probing, soul-searching questions. In the hot seat today: K.A. REYNOLDS, MG author of the HarperCollins fantasies, THE LAND OF YESTERDAY (2018) and THE SPINNER OF DREAMS (2019). [Read more…] about Ask the Author: K.A. Reynolds

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