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Baseball Really IS Fun!

This time of year always gets me nostalgic about going to baseball games with my dad. Every now and then when I was growing up, we’d jump in the car, head to the Metrodome, and settle in with some popcorn or an ice-cream cup and watch the Twins try to win one for Minnesota. What […]Read more "Baseball Really IS Fun!"
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Game Changer Cover Reveal!

We know spring’s only just begun, but let’s talk about fall! We have an amazing list next season that features seven young adult novels, a multitude of picture books, fascinating nonfiction titles, and a graphic novel about Matthew Henson thrown in for good measure. Today, we’re excited to reveal the cover for Game Changer: John […]Read more "Game Changer Cover Reveal!"
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Author Q&A with Amber J. Keyser

We’re trying something new on the blog! Next Friday, we’ll be posting an author Q&A with Amber J. Keyser, author of Sneaker Century and the YA novel The Way Back from Broken (available 10/1/15). We’d like your help coming up with questions! You can leave them in the comments on this post or tweet us at @lernerbooks […]Read more "Author Q&A with Amber J. Keyser"
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How to Be an Awesome Freelance Author

I’ve worked with some great authors on work-for-hire projects aimed at the school/library market. I would like to work with even more great authors. It’s not hard to become a standout work-for-hire author. Besides writing skills (of course), the magic ingredients are super simple: patience, diligence, and some self-awareness. If you’re thinking about giving it […]Read more "How to Be an Awesome Freelance Author"
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Free Book Friday: Locked Out

Enter to win our new Locked Out high-low series by acclaimed author Patrick Jones. Bridge, a book in his previous The Alternative series, earned a starred review from Publishers Weekly. This urban fiction series features diverse characters and is set in cities around the US. Locked Out explores the complex ways that parental incarceration affects teens, from […]Read more "Free Book Friday: Locked Out"
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Sneaker Century Outtakes

I invited Amber J. Keyser to say a few words about writing TFCB’s Sneaker Century, just out this spring. Reviews are glowing, and Booklist points out, “This [book] will be popular.” Here’s what Amber has to say: I wish you could see my pile of research notes for SNEAKER CENTURY: A HISTORY OF ATHLETIC SHOES. […]Read more "Sneaker Century Outtakes"