ME TOO #MSWL

Upper MG in the vein of THE SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS. To this day, I will put my hair up Violet Baudelaire style when I need to concentrate. I love the strong sibling bonds, the overarching mystery element, and kids fighting against the corruption of adults. #MSWL

So scary movies absolutely terrify me, but my love of spooky MG stems from R. L. Stine’s Goosebumps series. I couldn’t get enough of it as a kid and MG that keeps me turning the pages and the nightlight on is always on my #MSWL.

MG or YA in the vein of Madeline L’Engel’s A RING OF ENDLESS LIGHT. This book tackles some big, tough questions about death and love in such an eloquent, lyrical way and it will always hold a special place in my heart. #MSWL

MG or YA that comps to Tamora Pierce’s Tortall Universe, especially THE SONG OF THE LIONESS and IMMORTALS series. Intrigue! Adventure! Mythical creatures! Characters who kick butt! Expansive world building! It’s an eternal #MSWL for me.

On the subject of #MSWL, I’d love some MG horror with a creepy setting a la Sunnyvale or Derry, where the spooks happens because of where they are. Something with series potential.

I’m really itching for some MG manuscripts that take me on an adventure, especially #own ones about non-Western places and cultures. I love mythology and folklore and spooks and puzzles, and I’m a sucker for a snarky narrator. If this is your book, please send my way! #MSWL

#mswl Looking for middle grade graphic novels that bring exceptional art, strong storytelling

Rounding up a few #mswl tweets that I will now think of as my official #QuarantineMSWL (1/?)

#MSWL Body-positivity MG, fiction and nonfiction

A MG or YA about the Fates from Greek Mythology #MSWL

A MG contemporary series with THE BABYSITTERS CLUB vibes #MSWL

MG fantasy inspired by mythology. Think THE STORM RUNNER by J.C. Cervantes #MSWL

Someone write me a MG inspired by the SNL "My Little Step Children" sketch #MSWL

Oh that’s sooooo cool!!! I call #MSWL. Someone give me an awesome middle grade novel about a group of normal everyday neighborhood kids who go into a forest everyday after school and live out magical lives. Like a happy Bridge to Terabithia.

Mythical MG monster stories that flip the narrative on its head. I love stories where things are not what they appear. #MSWL

A contemporary MG that deals with a friendship breakup #MSWL

A MG that comps to PRINCESS MONONOKE or SPIRITED AWAY #MSWL

A MG with Great British Bake-off vibes. #MSWL

Rich MG fantasy in the vein of TRISTAN STRONG PUNCHES A HOLE IN THE SKY by Kwame Mbalia #MSWL