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Understanding Young Adult Readers and What Appeals to Them
The young adult genre continues to be extremely popular, thanks to the success of authors such as J.K. Rowling (the Harry Potter series), Stephenie Meyer (the Twilight...
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Middle-Grade Novels: Secrets of Writing for the 7 to 12-year-old Audience
From titles such as Harry Potter to Captain Underpants , Percy Jackson to Diary of a Wimpy Kid , Junie B. Jones to Harriet the Spy , middle-grade novels are one of the...
Derek Taylor Kent
Tips for Writing a Successful Middle-Grade Book
Former seventh grade English teacher and middle-grade author Laura Martin didn't start out wanting to write for the 8-12 age group. She initially thought she wanted...
Laura Martin
Writing for and Engaging Reluctant Middle-Grade Readers
As a former seventh grade English teacher, middle-grade author Laura Martin received the best possible training to write for her target reader. Her daily interactions...
Laura Martin
The Educational Benefits of Including a Glossary in Middle-Grade Books
When Singaporean co-authors Felicia Low-Jimenez and Adan Jimenez (A.J. Low) started writing their middle-grade series Sherlock Sam together, they weren't planning to...
A.J. Low
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