Natascha Morris
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Tobias Literary Agency
Senior Lit Agent at Tobias Literary Agency, kidlit all the way. QueryManager: QueryManager.com/natascha bookshop.org/lists/teamnat
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Natascha Morris @SoCalledYALife
So it's 2020 and I need more books so #MSWL pic.twitter.com/ZjqixMORcpThese are some of my top needs (from the graphic):
-MG and YA graphic novels
-Mermaids. *I know what I want so I will know when I see it*
-Elegant Horror. (what does this mean, Natascha? Think THE GRACE YEAR, THE HAZELWOOD, WILDER GIRLS) #MSWL
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CBS Sunday Morning 🌞 @CBSSunday
At the Los Angeles County Fair, @conorknighton introduces us to the world of competitive tablescaping - a contest that is equal parts creativity and cutlery, as contestants try to design artful, decorative table settings in a variety of categories cbsn.ws/2sF4qVC pic.twitter.com/2ZXEt1LTI5#MSWL for MG
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Courtesy of the BookEnds' Slack and @BookEndsJessica putting it in my end, I now need a #MSWL for a Gay MG Parent Trap style book.
And also kid entrepreneurs. Possibly underground sparkly slime business. Or a homecoming mum shop.
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#MSWL Cozy Magic MG. Think bookshops. Plant shops. Sweaters, and hot chocolate and blankets feeling inducing.
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Quick reminder for #MSWL peeps: I only do Kidlit. So YA, MG, PB, or GN in MG or YA.
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Celebrity crush culture. And all the cyber stalking that implies. #MG or #YA #MSWL
(And yes, I have been crushing on Aaron as a result of the Moulin Rouge soundtrack, thank you for asking)
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#MSWL mermaids. But like, Thirteenth Year mermaids. And atmospheric mermaid lore. Can be YA or MG. But it is probably quiet, and emotionally fraught.
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Effie Seiberg @effies
EVERYBODY LISTEN UPCOMBAT JUGGLING IS A THING pic.twitter.com/rApGjzf2A1
Hello MG writers #MSWL you could also combine this with heavy metal knitting
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Amanda Isabel Ramirez (ง'̀-'́)ง @AmandaIsA_Ram
I am just a girl, standing in front of the internet, begging for a young #YA / upper #MG about a #Latinx girl who has to choose between a quinceañera and a sweet sixteen because Americanization™️ and all the cultural / generational drama that ensues #MSWL#MSWL yes please
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Last one before i run is inspired by my new RBG socks "Dawn of Justice". I remember being a student mediator. I would love to see a MG about a kid who doles out the justice of the streets without using violence, and instead their words and their mind. #MSWL
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One of my friends only discovered his love of drag after college and it made me wonder what if. And he always loved make-up (he did the theater make-up since he was an actor) What would this MG look like? Please show me. #MSWL
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I really love the Descendants so I would love to see a MG about a kid that deals with growing out of the family shadow. #MSWL
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So it would have to be paired with a plot A that is hella cool but I would love to see a book that deals with parent that is absentee, or infrequent in a kid's life. That does a number on people (personal experience) and I think having a book showcase that is important. #MSWL
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And I'd love to find a book that deals with poverty and homelessness in a sensitive and kid friendly way #MSWL
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I love diverse voices. So I want to be swept into other cultures. I want to be immersed into new experiences.
We are all human and the universal is in the specifics #MSWL
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Kid entrepreneurs! Kids standing up to authority! MG is when you are finally getting a sense of identity outside of the family unit and this would be perfect! Undergorund slime business out of the bathroom? YES #MSWL
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Magical realism in MG is another one. This was the time when most of us in TX wanted to grow up, but it was also when I think we also still had a sense of wonder. So MG magical realism feels perfect here. #MSWL