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Bradd Jaffy @BraddJaffy
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Here the climactic scene of my favorite, unwritten middle grade novel. #MSWL

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"Diverse, geeky #YA love stories. In love with a rival at a video game tournament?" @ericsmithrocks #MSWL ericsmithrocks.com/mswl/

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#MSWL Periodic reminder that I would really love a YA novel with an aro/ace protagonist, especially an #ownvoices one.

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Stacy Whitman @stacylwhitman
So when I say I want institutional appeal in my #MSWL, you can write an epic fantasy with institutional appeal. It just needs to be complex.And what that complexity looks like is broad and deep. #MSWL

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Stacy Whitman @stacylwhitman
<it's also complex text--poetry, prose & primary sources from time period (newspapers between chapters) & readers must decide who's rightSo when I say I want institutional appeal in my #MSWL, you can write an epic fantasy with institutional appeal. It just needs to be complex.

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Stacy Whitman @stacylwhitman
<but INSTITUTIONALLY the book is a retelling of THE ODYSSEY, covers many family-centric themes, & delves into Mexican folklore.Teachers can directly pair SUMMER OF THE MARIPOSAS with THE ODYSSEY in a classroom setting. #MSWL

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Stacy Whitman @stacylwhitman
Obviously the point is to tell a STORY first. But when we sell into schools they also wonder how books support learning. #MSWLWhen looking at MG/YA fiction, that means what about the story sparks discussion? #MSWL

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Stacy Whitman @stacylwhitman
For example theme include incarceration, LGBT families, bullying, persistence/grit, health and nutrition, math application in real world.Obviously the point is to tell a STORY first. But when we sell into schools they also wonder how books support learning. #MSWL

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Stacy Whitman @stacylwhitman
Now, specifically what that looks like as far as stories go, institutional appeal is a broad brush. That might mean many things. #MSWLOur literacy team is often looking for how our books meet certain educational themes. Examples in next tweets: #MSWL

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Stacy Whitman @stacylwhitman
Particularly looking for #ownvoices Pacific Islander/Pasifika stories for #NewVisionsAward & beyond in MG/YA both novel/graphic novel #MSWLNow, specifically what that looks like as far as stories go, institutional appeal is a broad brush. That might mean many things. #MSWL

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Stacy Whitman @stacylwhitman
Always a good thing to go to our website & look at what we've published and show in your cover letter how your book fills in gaps #MSWLParticularly looking for #ownvoices Pacific Islander/Pasifika stories for #NewVisionsAward & beyond in MG/YA both novel/graphic novel #MSWL

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Stacy Whitman @stacylwhitman
What I'm actively looking RN for #NewVisionsAward & more: diverse MG/YA novel/graphic novel w/ strong school/institutional appeal>Particularly Native American, Muslim, Latinx w/ heritage from South America/Central America (set there or in US) #MSWL

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Alex Slater @abuckslater
I'm also looking for the weird, surreal, hilarious literary #YA that blends genres and punches guts. #OwnVoices are 🔑. #MSWLDo you read a lot of Junot Díaz? Jesmyn Ward? If writers like them are your heroes, we will get along. Send me their progeny. #MSWL #YA #MG

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Alex Slater @abuckslater
Please send me #YA & #MG stories about the immigrant experience. Can be set either in this world or another, but make it authetic. #MSWLI'm also looking for the weird, surreal, hilarious literary #YA that blends genres and punches guts. #OwnVoices are 🔑. #MSWL

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Alex Slater @abuckslater
While these excellent #PitMad pitches are scrolling by, thought I'd re-up the old #MSWL...Please send me #YA & #MG stories about the immigrant experience. Can be set either in this world or another, but make it authetic. #MSWL

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Quressa "Tryna be the Beyanna of Agents" Robinson @qnrisawesome
POC cowboys! Fantasy (epic/dark/historical) or space opera. #MSWLThe Magnificent Seven meets the Gunslinger #MSWL








