An honor to have Justina Barrett, Chief Learning and Engagement Officer of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, read and blurb my upcoming middle grade historical fiction novel, THUNDER AND MERCY. I’m deeply grateful for your generosity, expertise, and belief in this story!

Celebrating teachers and school librarians! Thank you @lyndamh.bsky.social!

Teachers and school librarians! Happy Valentine’s Day ❤️ My fellow creators and I have banded together to celebrate you! This giveaway is especially for you ❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Thrilled to share THUNDER AND MERCY! Female spies, a 1970s Philadelphia setting, and a surprise Revolutionary mystery, all woven through middle-grade friendship and belonging. Published by Astra/Calkins Creek with gorgeous cover art by @csneal.bsky.social. Coming July 2026. Pre-orders are open!

I am happy to be moderating the “History in Action” panel at #middlegrademagic on Thursday, March 5! Sign up for this free web conference from School Library Journal here: www.slj.com/event/middle... #middlegrade #books #librarians

Join me (and some fabulous authors) for the Growing Up & Finding You panel on March 5 during @slj.com ‘s #MiddleGradeMagic free virtual event Register now! www.slj.com/event/middle... @kaholt.bsky.social @aishasaeed.bsky.social

Thank you to NYT best-selling author @lyndamh.bsky.social for reading an advanced copy of THUNDER AND MERCY! Lynda’s books are among my favorite, with heart, humor, and realistic emotional depth. I am so grateful for her mentorship and kind words. An honor!

It's time for Member News! Find out what our Eastern PA SCBWI members have been up to! @annettewhipple.bsky.social @jrbarr.bsky.social @melissatrempe.bsky.social @heatherstigall7.bsky.social @annelambelet.bsky.social @dianawallachauthor.bsky.social easternpennpoints.wordpress.com/2025/11/30/m...

I hope you picked up one of these beauties at #NCTE! Thank you Astra Publishing for sharing ARCs of THUNDER AND MERCY, and to @magpiewrites.bsky.social for the photo!

Thrilled to share THUNDER AND MERCY! Female spies, a 1970s Philadelphia setting, and a surprise Revolutionary mystery, all woven through middle-grade friendship and belonging. Published by Astra/Calkins Creek with gorgeous cover art by @csneal.bsky.social. Coming July 2026. Pre-orders are open!

Excited to share my cover reveal reel for Tell Me My Future! Can't wait to share this book with the world. Coming out with Amulet Books on June 16, 2026. Available for pre-order now. Cover designer: Micah Fleming Cover artist: Mishko #BookSky #YALit #WritingCommunity #coverreveal #BookBoost

Cover reveal! Huge thanks to designer Micah Fleming and artist Mishko for perfectly capturing the YA thriller vibes. Coming out 6.16.26 from Amulet Books. Available for pre-order now! www.abramsbooks.com/product/tell... #BookSky #YALit #WritingCommunity #CoverReveal #BookBoost

New EP alert! WE’RE ALL FRIENDS HERE is out on all streaming services! Congrats to indie band My Friend Noel. Streaming on repeat!

Enjoyed #ALAAC25 so much that I forgot to take photos - but thankfully @ellenlramseybooks.bsky.social did! Thanks to all who made this happen, and especially the volunteer teams at @scbwiepa.bsky.social & @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social #SCBWI #librarians #edusky #teachers #Libraries #Booksky

It's the best time of each month - Time for Member News! See the exciting news from our members this month! easternpennpoints.wordpress.com/2025/06/30/m... @kathykellyauthor.bsky.social #kidlit

Saturday: @jrbarr.bsky.social (9-11am), @ellenlramseybooks.bsky.social (9-11am), Patricia Kreiser (11-1pm), @heatherstigall7.bsky.social (11-1pm), @berrietr.bsky.social (1-3pm), @melissatrempe.bsky.social (1-3pm), @annettewhipple.bsky.social (3-5pm), and @lauraparnum.bsky.social (3-5pm).

Amazing debut author alert! Congratulations @eileenruvane.bsky.social Enjoy every minute!!

Full of tears and joy today. It's a Starred Review for SPARK! Thank you Booklist for such an insightful and powerfully connected review. Finn and Rabbit's story is out July 15th from Feiwel and Friends/Macmillan!

Amazing debut author alert! Congratulations @eileenruvane.bsky.social Enjoy every minute!!

Happy to join the #kidlit community on BlueSky! I'm the author of GOODBYE, MR. SPALDING and excited for my next MG novel, THUNDER AND MERCY, coming Fall 2026. It's a tale of unfinished business, secret identities, found families, and a mystery tied to the legendary Agent 355 of the Culper Spy Ring.📚

REGISTRATION FOR FREE WEBINAR on May 20th: (Recording WILL be available but you MUST register to view it). shorturl.at/2VLte REGISTRATION FOR FREE, SIGNED ART PRINT: bit.ly/WishinaTreeP... REGISTRATION TO ENTER TO WIN A FREE, IN-PERSON SCHOOL VISIT docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Lots of offers for free WISH IN A TREE swag, in person author visits, and webinars for school communities who have read FISH IN A TREE. Tune in on May 20 for lots of backstory on the novel as well as a peek at WIAT Please see first comment for the links for all of the offers— all in one place. THX

TEACHERS & LIBRARIANS! It's a FREE 45-minute webinar on May 20th at 1:30 EST. I'll talk about FISH IN A TREE as well as give you a sneak peek at my new picture book, WISH IN A TREE -- Oliver's story #Neurodiversity #ADD #ADHD All are welcome❤Please share🙂THANK YOU REGISTER HERE: shorturl.at/2VLte

​Six years ago GOODBYE, MR. SPALDING! ​was released! Excited to introduce the BlueSky community to some of the history behind this story. Based in Shibe Park, home of the #PhiladelphiaAthletics, the right field rooftop bleachers overlooked the ballpark from 1909 - 1934. Photo: @bsmile.bsky.social

Passing through Rochester and so excited they had a copy. Congrats @halseanderson.bsky.social!

​Six years ago GOODBYE, MR. SPALDING! ​was released! Excited to introduce the BlueSky community to some of the history behind this story. Based in Shibe Park, home of the #PhiladelphiaAthletics, the right field rooftop bleachers overlooked the ballpark from 1909 - 1934. Photo: @bsmile.bsky.social

Stopped by to support my township library today. Found some friends along the way 📚📖 #FundLibraries #ForOurLibraries @jarrett-lerner.bsky.social @padmatv.bsky.social @lyndamh.bsky.social @baronchrisbaron.bsky.social

So cool to find out that ONE FOR THE MURPHYS has made an appearance in The Week Junior magazine. Best part of all? It was posted by a young reader. 🥰

Just finished Safe Harbor - a powerful and thoughtful novel in verse. Loved every word. Congratulations @padmatv.bsky.social!

Siblings ❤️

Just finished Safe Harbor - a powerful and thoughtful novel in verse. Loved every word. Congratulations @padmatv.bsky.social!

WISH IN A TREE will be released on May 20! And I am super excited to give these posters (on left) to teachers and librarians!

Louder Than Hunger's paperback edition releases on March 4, the same day as Ruthie Rose's Big Idea! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746927...

WISH IN A TREE will be released in Spanish! :) This will be its fourth language. Tan agradecida! Releases May 20, 2025.

Teachers & School Librarians! The annual #AuthorsLoveTeachers giveaway will post here on Bluesky Valentines Day❤️ Look for the hashtag! Enter to win dozens of SIGNED books by dozens of authors for your classroom/school #Edusky This is OUR way of thanking YOU for all that you do for kids. 🥰 #Grateful

A perfect chance to pre-order my new Novel in Verse SPARK! It comes out July 15th, but you can get a 25% discount if your order from @barnesandnoble.com @mackidsbooks.bsky.social

"Oh, this book! I read it in one sitting because I couldn’t put it down. Jake held me close and didn’t let go. He broke my heart and stitched it back together again. This is a life-changing book for anyone who has ever wanted to disappear." —Two-time Newbery Medalist @erinentrada.bsky.social

It's my 18th blogiversary. Over 4,000 #MGLit reviews, #Library blather, and today, an overview of bloggers, with help from @fuse8.bsky.social historical posts. msyinglingreads.blogspot.com/2025/02/18th...

VERY cool to hold this in my hands. No final copy yet – this is called a folded and gathered - a test run for picture books. Release is on May 20. HUGE thanks to @nancycarpenterart.bsky.social for her phenomenal illustrations! And to the incomparable, @nancyrosep.bsky.social , our beloved editor

Great news all around! Happy to be included among so many incredible @scbwiepa.bsky.social authors and illustrators!

We are so excited to be celebrating the fantastic @padmatv.bsky.social's new middle grade book, Safe Harbor! Join us next Monday at the Central Branch of Brooklyn Public Library, for light refreshments and a book signing! There will be free books! #libraries #authortalks #booksignings #disability

So delighted that FINN AND EZRA’S BAR MITZVAH TIME LOOP is a Sydney Taylor Honor Book. Very grateful to @jewishlibraries.bsky.social for all the work you do and for this recognition. It means a great deal. Mazal tov to all those recognized. It’s a privilege to be in your company.

Thanks to educators sharing-THE GRAY-in their classrooms with young readers, book clubs, & reading groups. A reminder that there is an excellent Discussion/Study Guide available that relates to anxiety, nature, friendship, & all the themes in the book @projectlit

“A chilling new documentary at the Sundance film festival examines the phenomenon of book banning in US schools, which flourished in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the ordinary heroes who fight them on the local level.” @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ja...

The first #12x12pb webinar is Wednesday with @writeloudly! If you join today, you won't miss it. @12x12challenge.bsky.social is a wonderful community of #PB writers at all phases of their publication journey. I've been a member for five years! Find out more here: www.12x12challenge.com Join us!

If you have a #KidLit book launching Jan.13-19, 2025, reply w/ your book cover (with alt text), title, author & illustrator, publisher, launch date, link to where people can find more info. Pls add good karma to universe by helping to boost! It's a tough time to be launching books. #BookBirthday

Happy birthday, @studiojjk.bsky.social!

Follow our small but mighty list of authors in the historical fiction children’s book market!

Do you write Middle Grade or YA historical fiction? Comment or DM to join our starter pack! #kidlit #historicalfiction #YA #middlegrade go.bsky.app/S1MZ9go