Natascha Morris
@SoCalledYALife
Literary Agent at BookEnds, representing kidlit. . Query me at QueryMe.Online/1067 Closed to YA Scifi and MG Scifi. For Editorial Peeps, see website!
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Natascha Morris @SoCalledYALife · Aug 8
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
Natascha Morris @SoCalledYALife · Aug 8
And I'd love to find a book that deals with poverty and homelessness in a sensitive and kid friendly way #MSWL
Natascha Morris @SoCalledYALife · Aug 8
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
Natascha Morris @SoCalledYALife · Aug 8
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
Natascha Morris @SoCalledYALife · Aug 8
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
Natascha Morris @SoCalledYALife · Aug 8
I love DERRY GIRLS and I think you can totally pull that off in MG as well. Would also love to see a book that deals with friendships and break-ups. #MSWL
Natascha Morris @SoCalledYALife · Aug 8
I really want to find some great MG fantasy. Until some of my favorite recent reads sell, you won't know the names, but I would love to see an immersive world and epic adventure. #MSWL
Natascha Morris @SoCalledYALife · Aug 8
Natascha Morris @SoCalledYALife
Let's do an #MG #MSWL thread!I really would love a good mermaid book. Think THE THIRTEENTH YEAR or MAYBE A MERMAID. I'm looking for something quieter here than underwater sea kingdoms, people. #MSWL
Natascha Morris @SoCalledYALife · Aug 6
Adria Goetz @adriamgoetz
I'm still on the hunt for a mermaid novel! MG or YA. The catch is that I'm not looking for the falls-in-love-with-a-human trope, or something that features wars and kingdoms and sea politics. So I guess I want a... quiet mermaid novel? #MSWL β¨ππ§πΏββοΈπ§π½ββοΈπI think she captured my feelings perfectly. MERMAIDS #MSWL
Natascha Morris @SoCalledYALife · Aug 4
Destiny Rae Smith βπ»π³οΈβππ @DestinyRaeSmith
It makes me so sad when I type in βplus-sizedβ or βfatβ into #MSWL, I get hardly any results.WHERE MY AGENTS LOOKING FOR BIG GIRL REP AT???
#WritingCommunity #amquerying #askagent pic.twitter.com/qgCSuz1K1I
ME. #MSWL
Natascha Morris @SoCalledYALife · Aug 4
Ruta Sepetys @RutaSepetys
The forgotten βWolf Childrenβ of World War II. This history is also featured in the new award-winning novel, ππ£ π©ππ πππππ€π¬ π€π ππ€π‘π«ππ¨ by Lithuanian author Alvydas Ε lepikas.π±πΉon.natgeo.com/2YerM2INatascha Morris @SoCalledYALife · Jul 30
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Soulmates who keep reincarnating and only one of them remembers the other, a niche trope I would sell my soul for twitter.com/literarilyjessβ¦Hello yes. Also see the Nightworld book that did this. Swoon. #MSWL
Natascha Morris @SoCalledYALife · Jul 23
Karen Greenberg @kgreenbergreads
In a big mood for contemporary, literary YA mss that I can get lost in over the long summer weekends. Agents, come through!!#MSWL for this. I tend to like mine in the vein of @kitfrick and @LauraTNamey and @jf_smit and @kyriemccauley and @MindyMcGinnis. In case you need some examples. :)
Natascha Morris @SoCalledYALife · Jul 21
NYT Styles @NYTStyles
Members of the Spice Girls generation are the only people in history to have both grown up with the internet and to retain childhood memories that predate it. nyti.ms/32yoia1And why I want a book set during the Spice Girl revolution #MSWL
Natascha Morris @SoCalledYALife · Jul 19
And shoutout to the editor who inspired this one (He knows who he is): A NSYNC Lance Bass Fan YA novel. Not sure what it would look like but We Stan Him. #YA #MSWL I am calling dibs on this one so hard.
Natascha Morris @SoCalledYALife · Jul 19
And finally my evergreen #MSWL right now: mermaids. Evil mermaids. Magical realism mermaids. 13th Year Mermaids.
And Ren Faire contemporary.
And Spice Girls friendship break-up MG or YA.
Natascha Morris @SoCalledYALife · Jul 19
Also, talking to a teen last night about roller derby, and realized he was kind of intrigued by it. The ladies dominate this, but would love to see a YA about a teen ragtag roller derby group. #MSWL
Natascha Morris @SoCalledYALife · Jul 19
I want a YA set in a small village. Not for nothing, my great aunt is the town gossip, and it cracks me up. Imagine trying to live your YA life in that. #MSWL