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“Middle Grade about a robot.” @msmariavicente #MSWL mariavicente.com/representation

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"YA version of the young members of the Leverage team (Hardison, Eliot, and Parker)!" @kurestinarmada #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/

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Hannah Bowman @hannahnpbowman
Strike in space! twitter.com/trgenovese/sta…Seriously, somebody write me a near-future strike-in-space book. Like The Martian, but with collective nonviolent resistance. #MSWL

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"Crime fiction like Dennis Lehane." @curtisPSLA #MSWL psliterary.com/submissions/

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Can they find the dermatology holy grail to regrow hair? Add a balding, female MC and I'm hooked! #SciFi #MSWL ucsf.edu/news/2017/05/4…

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Bradd Jaffy @BraddJaffy
Nebraska girl DQ'd from soccer game because she was listed as a boy.So her teammates cut their hair in solidarity. es.pn/2sL5z91 pic.twitter.com/Rd0mPm7zKZ
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








