I think anytime you’re writing to the middle …– Rick Riordan
I think anytime you’re writing to the middle grades, you’re writing to young readers who are trapped in a number of ways between two worlds:
I think anytime you’re writing to the middle grades, you’re writing to young readers who are trapped in a number of ways between two worlds:
Harry Potter’ opened so many doors for young adult literature. It really did convince the publishing industry that writing for children was a viable enterprise.
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I get letters from college kids who have read Percy Jackson when they were younger who tell me, ‘I just passed my Classics exam.’ The
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I’ve never been a collector – just a consumer – and these days unless a book is signed to me by another author, I don’t
The Met is such a powerful place for me because it’s a natural connection between the ancient world and the modern world. And when you’re
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