This week I am celebrating three middle grade book birthdays! Hurray for MG!
Nikki Loftin
and fellow Austinite Jo Whittmore are having a joint launch this Saturday at The Book People in Austin.
This week Nikki released her third MG novel, WISH GIRL. In this lyrical novel, a boy struggling with the overwhelming noise in his life meets a “Make A Wish” girl who is dying of cancer, and through their friendship, he finds the strength to live.
Read the beautiful summary on Nikki’s website. Kirkus gave WISH GIRL a starred review!
Jo Whittmore is celebrating her new her fourth book with Aladdin Mix!
COLONIAL MADNESS is the story of a girl who hopes to win a new home and debt-free life for her and her mother by accepting the challenge of a deceased relative: live for two weeks as in colonial times.
This fun book received great reviews from Kirkus, School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, and Booklist.
I’m also celebrating the launch of a magical MG, Abi Elphinstone’s debut THE DREAMSNATCHER! Head over to Abi’s website for a sneak peek.
From the publisher: Twelve-year-old Molly Pecksniff wakes one night in the middle of the forest, lured there by a recurring nightmare—the one with the drums and the rattles and the masks. The Dreamsnatcher is waiting. He has already taken her dreams and now he wants her life.
Because Moll is more important than she knows… The Oracle Bones foretold that she and Gryff, a wildcat that has always been by her side, are the only ones who can fight back against the Dreamsnatcher’s dark magic. Suddenly everything is at stake, and Moll is drawn into a world full of secrets, magic and adventure.
Is this a gorgeous trailer or what?
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