It's a BIG Deal!
I'm SO excited to be working with my amazing editor, Aly Heller, again on my next middle grade novel. YAY!
Image: "Author of SIR FIG NEWTON AND THE SCIENCE OF PERSISTENCE and GOODNIGHT STORIES FOR REBEL GIRLS contributor Sonja Thomas's untitled #ownvoices story, about a 12-year-old aspiring filmmaker in Portland, Oregon who bands together with an unlikely friend group to protect their beloved state animal--the beaver-- while trying to get into a competitive summer film camp, to Alyson Heller at Aladdin, in a nice deal, for publication in spring/summer 2024, Ronald Gerber at Lowenstein Associates (world)."
Ring in 2022 with a Star!
Debut year. First trade review. Happy New Year indeed.
When I received the news that my first trade review was in... and it's a STAR from Kirkus Reviews, I wasn't sure whether to dance, scream, smile, or cry. So I did it all.
Read the full review here.
Wow. What a way to ring in the new year.
GUESS WHAT? I MADE A THING!
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