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Ask the Author: Christine Kendall

October 5, 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: Christine Kendall, author of The True Definition of Neva Beane (2020) and Riding Chance (2016), both published by Scholastic. [Read more…] about Ask the Author: Christine Kendall

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Ask the Author: Andrea Davis Pinkney

September 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: Andrea Davis Pinkney, is the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of nearly 60 books for young readers, among them The Red Pencil and A Poem for Peter, as well as several collaborations with her husband Brian Pinkney, including Sit-In and Hand in Hand, which received the Coretta Scott King Book Award. Her latest book, Loretta Little Looks Back: Three Voices Go Tell It, is a series of dramatic monologues. The novel has received four starred reviews to date; from Kirkus, School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly and Booklist. The book is illustrated by Brian Pinkney and available (tomorrow!) from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. [Read more…] about Ask the Author: Andrea Davis Pinkney

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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: Rita Williams-Garcia

July 27, 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: Rita Williams-Garcia, acclaimed, award-winning author of CLAYTON BYRD GOES UNDERGROUND; GONE CRAZY IN ALABAMA; P.S. BE ELEVEN; ONE CRAZY SUMMER, and many, many more. [Read more…] about Ask the Author: Rita Williams-Garcia

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Ask the Author: Reina Luz Alegre

June 29, 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, Reina Luz Alegre, author of the MG debut, THE DREAM WEAVER (Simon & Schuster, 2020). [Read more…] about Ask the Author: Reina Luz Alegre

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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: Josh Roberts

May 18, 2020 By Melissa Roske 2 Comments

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: Josh Roberts, author of the MG debut, THE WITCHES OF WILLOW COVE (Owl Hollow Press, May 26, 2020). [Read more…] about Ask the Author: Josh Roberts

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Ask the Author: J. Kasper Kramer

May 11, 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: J. Kasper Kramer, author of the MG debut, THE STORY THAT CANNOT BE TOLD (S&S/Atheneum, 2019). [Read more…] about Ask the Author: J. Kasper Kramer

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