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The Red Car to Hollywood: An Interview with Author Jennie Liu

Step into the vibrant, drama-filled era of early Hollywood in The Red Car to Hollywood, where 16-year-old Ruby Chan is in a tough spot following the revelation of her secret relationship with a white boy to her traditional Chinese parents. Her parents hire a matchmaker in an effort to protect their reputation, but Ruby is […]Read more

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Enly and the Buskin’ Blues: An Interview with Author Jennie Liu

Meet Enly Wu Lewis, aspiring musician. He’s determined to go to band camp, but with his mother working two jobs and saving every penny for his older brother’s college tuition, he’s going to have to earn enough money himself. Enly decides to earn money busking on the streets of Altamont, but a series of misadventures […]Read more

In Praise of Untidy Endings

By Amy Fitzgerald, Editorial Director, Carolrhoda One question I consider when I’m deciding whether I want to publish a book is “Does it have a satisfying resolution?” Satisfying can have many different meanings, but in general I want readers to walk away from a book feeling that they had a complete experience—that they weren’t left […]Read more

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Happy Book Birthday: New Picture Books, Middle-Grade, YA, and Nonfiction

By Megan Ciskowski, Assistant Publicist Check out September new releases from Lerner Publishing Group!Read more

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