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Happy Thanksgiving

Since we’re off for the holiday next Thursday, I wanted to take this opportunity to wish each and every one of our blog readers a very Happy Thanksgiving. May you take in the big parade, enjoy a scrumptious meal, maybe watch some football, and be surrounded by the love of family and friends.Read more "Happy Thanksgiving"
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Free Book Friday: The Red Zone

Congratulations to Nayda Torres! You’ve won BirdCatDog! Please send an email to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com with the subject line “Free Book Friday” and your mailing address so we can get your book in the mail. This week’s giveaway is The Red Zone, a set of high-low books that revolve around football players in Ohio trying to maintain their school’s football dynasty. Welcome […]Read more "Free Book Friday: The Red Zone"
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Free Book Friday: BirdCatDog

Congratulations to Kayleen Reusser! You’ve won Ghost Walls! Please send us an email to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com with the subject line “Free Book Friday” and your mailing address so we can get your book in the mail. This week, we’re giving away a fantastic graphic novel for fledgling readers. Kirkus Reviews called BirdCatDog “stylish and inventive and an excellent examination of point of view” […]Read more "Free Book Friday: BirdCatDog"
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White Ladies Editing Kids’ Books

Like most people who work in publishing, I’m a white lady. Why does that matter? Lots of reasons, but here’s one reason it’s mattered lately. Do any indigenous people from California work at Lerner? No. That’s why this book had a content consultant. I’ve been working on a slew of educational nonfiction books, and a […]Read more "White Ladies Editing Kids’ Books"
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Down from their towers

First, Margaret Willey has a tremendously interesting and very honest essay on L’Engle’s Camilla and the long history of YA girls at the Horn Book website right now, and you should read it. It’s a window into why she is a joy to edit and publish. I remember a long-ago conversation with my sister while […]Read more "Down from their towers"
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Happy Halloween from Free Book Friday: Ghost Walls!

Congratulations to Melissa Blattner! You’ve won Ghostly Evidence! Please send an email to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com with the subject line “Free Book Friday” and your mailing address so we can get your book in the mail. Happy Halloween! We’ve got one more semi-supernatural Fall 2014 title to give away: Ghost Walls: The Story of a 17th-Century Colonial Homestead. In 1638, John Lewger […]Read more "Happy Halloween from Free Book Friday: Ghost Walls!"
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Let us now praise school visitors

I get to work with many authors and illustrators who have school-visit schedules that would make your head spin. John Coy, Nancy Carlson, and Greg Neri to name only three rack up more miles and passport stamps than I care to contemplate. I consider myself a good traveler and something of a road warrior where […]Read more "Let us now praise school visitors"