Annie's Book Stop of Worcester

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  Joseph Fink created and co-writes the Welcome to Night Vale podcasts. and is the New York Times best-selling author of Welcome to Nightvale, among other books. He also wrote a middle grade Halloween book, The Halloween Moon, which is highlighted in this interview. This interview was originally posted on October 28, 2021.     …

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      Bree Paulsen is an Illustrator and author. In this interview, she speaks about her debut middle grade graphic novel, GARLIC & THE VAMPIRE. She also talks about being an illustrator and author, and gives some advice to others in the same field. This video was first published on October 4, 2021.   …

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      Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester is happy to shine our Friday spotlight on young adult and middle grade author Scott Reintgen. I asked Scott if he could please tell us briefly a little about himself and his writing. This was his response:     My name is Scott Reintgen, and I am …

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  Dave (D.J.) Butler writes Speculative Fiction. That could be Science Fiction, Fantasy, Middle Grade Fantasy and more. In this interview, D.J. Answers lots of questions about his two latest books in print, (one in Mass Market Paperback), IN THE PALACE OF SHADOW AND JOY. He also talks about several other books, and writing in …

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  Grace Lin is a Massachusetts children’s book author who has written for most age groups, including new board books for babies, and novels for middle grades, including a new Mulan prequel, BEFORE THE SWORD, which she talks about in this interview. This was originally published on June 18, 2021.      

  Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester is happy to shine our Friday spotlight on Middle Grade and Young Adult author Shannon Messenger.  Shannon Messenger graduated from the USC School of Cinematic Arts, where she learned—among other things—that she liked watching movies much better than making them. She’s studied art, screenwriting, and film production, but she …

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  If you are searching for a nice gift for children, Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester has some wonderful boxed sets of books. Many of the suggested ages for these boxed sets are 8-12, although you would know the reading levels of the children better.  Often, if children get interested in a book, they enjoy …

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  Margaret Peterson Haddix is the author of many Young Adult and Middle Grade series of books. She talks about her latest series, including her latest book, Greystone Secrets #3: The Messengers in this interview, along with talking about some of her other books and her writing in general. Young Adult and Middle Grade readers …

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  Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester is happy to shine our Friday spotlight on middle grade author Debbi Michiko Florence. Debbi Michiko Florence is the author of middle grade novels Keep It Together, Keiko Carter, a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection and New England Book Award finalist and Just Be Cool, Jenna Sakai, starred review from …

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  Jerry Craft is an award-winning graphic novel author and illustrator. His latest books, New Kid and Class Act depict young African-Americans in ways that have been in short supply in books – as normal, family loving, ordinary people. This interview with Jerry includes more information on these books, and his thoughts on being a …

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