In Episode 5, Erin and Anne-Marie examine the complicated family relationships in Thieves’ Gambit and explore why to use them, how to introduce them for maximum effect, and how to leverage those relationships to create more tension without taking away the main character’s agency.

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Writing Middle Grade for Picture Book Authors class

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Ask the Author Book Club 

•       Jan 18: Stacey Lee, KILL HER TWICE 

•       Feb 25: Michael Leali, THE TRUTH ABOUT TRIANGLES 

•       Mar 25, Randy Ribay, EVERYTHING WE NEVER HAD 

•       April 22, Lindsay Lackey, FARTHER THAN THE MOON.

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• Buffalo Flats by Martine Leavitt

• The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

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