Noël Baris
@barisnoel.bsky.social
🏴☠️ 🇳🇱 🇮🇩 MG/YA Author | Rep’ed by Eva Scalzo | Hit me up for MG/YA ARC reviews!
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Did you know I beta read on commission? As of today, I've read 5 WIPs this year! 🤗
Check out what a prior client said and shout if interested:
"Rebecca is prompt, honest, and truly has a love for helping people sharpen their stories."
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#betaread #writers
Check out what a prior client said and shout if interested:
"Rebecca is prompt, honest, and truly has a love for helping people sharpen their stories."
www.rebeccaweberwrites.com/beta-read-se...
#betaread #writers
a stack of books with the words i want to read all the books
ALT: a stack of books with the words i want to read all the books
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April 8, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Did you know I beta read on commission? As of today, I've read 5 WIPs this year! 🤗
Check out what a prior client said and shout if interested:
"Rebecca is prompt, honest, and truly has a love for helping people sharpen their stories."
www.rebeccaweberwrites.com/beta-read-se...
#betaread #writers
Check out what a prior client said and shout if interested:
"Rebecca is prompt, honest, and truly has a love for helping people sharpen their stories."
www.rebeccaweberwrites.com/beta-read-se...
#betaread #writers
Check out my 5⭐ review of LOOPHOLE by @rweberwrites.bsky.social . This MG about a girl dealing with anxiety and trying to save her public library releases on 25 March.
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Noël's review of Loophole
5/5: LOOPHOLE is Rebecca Weber's second book, and her lyricism continues to be a treat for young and old. Maybelline's story is one of anxiety, grief and emotion coupled with selective mutism. She ta...
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March 23, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Check out my 5⭐ review of LOOPHOLE by @rweberwrites.bsky.social . This MG about a girl dealing with anxiety and trying to save her public library releases on 25 March.
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
THE SONGBIRD AND THE RAMBUTAN TREE by Lucille Abendanon is a thought-provoking middle grade book set in a WWII Japanese imprisonment camp in the Dutch East Indies. Emmy's story is simultaneously heartbreaking and heartwarming.
Check out my 5⭐ review! www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Check out my 5⭐ review! www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Noël's review of The Songbird and the Rambutan Tree
5/5: A great and thought-provoking twelve-year-old's glimpse into World War II Japanese-occupied Dutch East Indies. As an Indo (Dutch-Indonesian mixed race stemming from centuries of Dutch colonial ru...
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January 19, 2025 at 5:16 AM
THE SONGBIRD AND THE RAMBUTAN TREE by Lucille Abendanon is a thought-provoking middle grade book set in a WWII Japanese imprisonment camp in the Dutch East Indies. Emmy's story is simultaneously heartbreaking and heartwarming.
Check out my 5⭐ review! www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Check out my 5⭐ review! www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
THE SKELETON FLUTE by Damara Allen is a middle grade horror that you won't be able to put down!
Check out my 5⭐ review
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Check out my 5⭐ review
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Noël's review of The Skeleton Flute
5/5: Written in a style that feels authentically middle grade in young Sam's voice, this book is sure to captivate readers. I couldn't put it down! As if the Bones stranger and waking up to twisted re...
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January 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
THE SKELETON FLUTE by Damara Allen is a middle grade horror that you won't be able to put down!
Check out my 5⭐ review
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Check out my 5⭐ review
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Time to check if there's more to your cookbook than you suspected...
Check out my 5⭐ review of THE LAST RHEE WITCH by @jennaleeyun.bsky.social
a middle grade mystery with a Korean supernatural twist
#middlegrade #mgbooks #mystery #kidlit #thelastrheewitch
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Check out my 5⭐ review of THE LAST RHEE WITCH by @jennaleeyun.bsky.social
a middle grade mystery with a Korean supernatural twist
#middlegrade #mgbooks #mystery #kidlit #thelastrheewitch
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Noël's review of The Last Rhee Witch (The Last Rhee Witch #1)
5/5: Wow, I loved this unique spooky summer camp story with a Korean supernatural twist! Ronnie is juggling life as a tween and everything else thrown at her. Much of this is relatable to the middle ...
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January 1, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Time to check if there's more to your cookbook than you suspected...
Check out my 5⭐ review of THE LAST RHEE WITCH by @jennaleeyun.bsky.social
a middle grade mystery with a Korean supernatural twist
#middlegrade #mgbooks #mystery #kidlit #thelastrheewitch
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Check out my 5⭐ review of THE LAST RHEE WITCH by @jennaleeyun.bsky.social
a middle grade mystery with a Korean supernatural twist
#middlegrade #mgbooks #mystery #kidlit #thelastrheewitch
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
The casting on this show is 😘
#dexteroriginalseason
#dexteroriginalseason
December 29, 2024 at 12:21 PM
The casting on this show is 😘
#dexteroriginalseason
#dexteroriginalseason
This sums it up for me…
December 29, 2024 at 2:41 AM
This sums it up for me…
Can’t wait til 17 Jan to dive back into this gem of a show!
#Severance
#Severance
#Severance fans, run don't walk to your Apple TV app because the first eight minutes of s2 are streaming now
December 25, 2024 at 3:22 PM
Can’t wait til 17 Jan to dive back into this gem of a show!
#Severance
#Severance
This 10000000%
It would be a lovely gift to the #kidlit community if Goodreads would add back awards for #kidlit and #mglit plllllleeeeeeaasssse. #kidlitchat
TOPIC: As you think of gift-giving this year, don't forget yourself! Short of a book deal, what is the dream career-oriented gift for YOU this year? A brand new laptop? A treasure trove of brushes and pens? That blissful retreat you've always promised yourself? Think BIG! #kidlitchat
December 11, 2024 at 4:51 AM
This 10000000%
Look at this lovely cover!
This MG fantasy is coming out in May.
This MG fantasy is coming out in May.
'The House at the End of the Sea' has a cover!
Feast your eyes on art by SHARON KING CHAI www.sharonkingchai.com
Deeply grateful to Skye Mckenna, @sineadohart.bsky.social, @elencaldecott.bsky.social, @dianemagras.bsky.social, @helenlowe.bsky.social and @stephcampisi.bsky.social for those quotes...
Feast your eyes on art by SHARON KING CHAI www.sharonkingchai.com
Deeply grateful to Skye Mckenna, @sineadohart.bsky.social, @elencaldecott.bsky.social, @dianemagras.bsky.social, @helenlowe.bsky.social and @stephcampisi.bsky.social for those quotes...
January 18, 2024 at 4:55 PM
Look at this lovely cover!
This MG fantasy is coming out in May.
This MG fantasy is coming out in May.
🏴☠️ It's officially official! 🏴☠️
The first book of my MG adventure series hits the shelves in fall 2024.
Thanks to editor @alioop7.bsky.social and agent @evascalzo.bsky.social for joining me on this voyage.
#kidlitchat #middlegrade #kidlit
The first book of my MG adventure series hits the shelves in fall 2024.
Thanks to editor @alioop7.bsky.social and agent @evascalzo.bsky.social for joining me on this voyage.
#kidlitchat #middlegrade #kidlit
November 29, 2023 at 12:17 PM
🏴☠️ It's officially official! 🏴☠️
The first book of my MG adventure series hits the shelves in fall 2024.
Thanks to editor @alioop7.bsky.social and agent @evascalzo.bsky.social for joining me on this voyage.
#kidlitchat #middlegrade #kidlit
The first book of my MG adventure series hits the shelves in fall 2024.
Thanks to editor @alioop7.bsky.social and agent @evascalzo.bsky.social for joining me on this voyage.
#kidlitchat #middlegrade #kidlit
#MiddleGrade chat A4
I don’t think any of my characters would do well by themselves in a crisis.
I try to write a cast of friends who need to work together and rely on each other’s strengths to achieve their goals.
I don’t think any of my characters would do well by themselves in a crisis.
I try to write a cast of friends who need to work together and rely on each other’s strengths to achieve their goals.
Absolutely loving hearing about everyone's characters (might have some more character-themed questions next week at this rate!) - loads of them I want to read about 😊
#MiddleGrade chat question 4
#MiddleGrade chat question 4
October 22, 2023 at 4:46 PM
#MiddleGrade chat A4
I don’t think any of my characters would do well by themselves in a crisis.
I try to write a cast of friends who need to work together and rely on each other’s strengths to achieve their goals.
I don’t think any of my characters would do well by themselves in a crisis.
I try to write a cast of friends who need to work together and rely on each other’s strengths to achieve their goals.
#MiddleGrade chat A3
My most academic character is the best friend who likes to have his head in textbooks. It comes in very handy when there’s puzzles to be solved…
My most academic character is the best friend who likes to have his head in textbooks. It comes in very handy when there’s puzzles to be solved…
Is this the same as your previous answer? Curious to see if there's any overlap here!
#MiddleGrade question 3
#MiddleGrade question 3
October 22, 2023 at 4:38 PM
#MiddleGrade chat A3
My most academic character is the best friend who likes to have his head in textbooks. It comes in very handy when there’s puzzles to be solved…
My most academic character is the best friend who likes to have his head in textbooks. It comes in very handy when there’s puzzles to be solved…
#MiddleGrade chat 2
My MCs are usually serious with clear goals, so I am especially fond of my quirky side characters who make everyone laugh. I got a kid who loves to tell everyone corny pirate jokes. Works great for a break in tension.
My MCs are usually serious with clear goals, so I am especially fond of my quirky side characters who make everyone laugh. I got a kid who loves to tell everyone corny pirate jokes. Works great for a break in tension.
#MiddleGrade chat question 2. Share pictures if you want to / have them!
October 22, 2023 at 4:21 PM
#MiddleGrade chat 2
My MCs are usually serious with clear goals, so I am especially fond of my quirky side characters who make everyone laugh. I got a kid who loves to tell everyone corny pirate jokes. Works great for a break in tension.
My MCs are usually serious with clear goals, so I am especially fond of my quirky side characters who make everyone laugh. I got a kid who loves to tell everyone corny pirate jokes. Works great for a break in tension.
Good midnight #MiddleGrade chat
I’m sleepy so may drop out early. Thanks to @rosdando.bsky.social in advance.
Despite a busy week, I managed to revise 3 chapters (actually 4 if you count the 2 that were merged) in my YA romcom.
I’m sleepy so may drop out early. Thanks to @rosdando.bsky.social in advance.
Despite a busy week, I managed to revise 3 chapters (actually 4 if you count the 2 that were merged) in my YA romcom.
Good afternoon, good evening, good night and good morning, marvellous middle grade folks! I hope the past week has been kind to you (and you didn't get too much of the awful storms). Welcome to the 10th #MiddleGrade Sunday chat! Follow along on the feed and use the hashtag or mention middle grade 😊
October 22, 2023 at 4:04 PM
Good midnight #MiddleGrade chat
I’m sleepy so may drop out early. Thanks to @rosdando.bsky.social in advance.
Despite a busy week, I managed to revise 3 chapters (actually 4 if you count the 2 that were merged) in my YA romcom.
I’m sleepy so may drop out early. Thanks to @rosdando.bsky.social in advance.
Despite a busy week, I managed to revise 3 chapters (actually 4 if you count the 2 that were merged) in my YA romcom.
#MiddleGrade chat #4
Because I love music so much, I write in silence. 🤔
When I have music on, I end up singing along or looking up a song’s lyrics or meanings or chords to play on the guitar. I’d be just as distracted with TV.
🤫 Writer at work.
Because I love music so much, I write in silence. 🤔
When I have music on, I end up singing along or looking up a song’s lyrics or meanings or chords to play on the guitar. I’d be just as distracted with TV.
🤫 Writer at work.
#MiddleGrade chat question 4!
October 15, 2023 at 4:50 PM
#MiddleGrade chat #4
Because I love music so much, I write in silence. 🤔
When I have music on, I end up singing along or looking up a song’s lyrics or meanings or chords to play on the guitar. I’d be just as distracted with TV.
🤫 Writer at work.
Because I love music so much, I write in silence. 🤔
When I have music on, I end up singing along or looking up a song’s lyrics or meanings or chords to play on the guitar. I’d be just as distracted with TV.
🤫 Writer at work.
#MiddleGrade chat 3
I’m an IT project manager at a multinational company and work can spill over into nights and weekends. I’m also a mom. I can’t schedule my writing time. I just do it whenever I can.
I’m an IT project manager at a multinational company and work can spill over into nights and weekends. I’m also a mom. I can’t schedule my writing time. I just do it whenever I can.
While we could talk about imposter syndrome for the whole hour, I think, here is the #middlegrade chat question 3!
October 15, 2023 at 4:40 PM
#MiddleGrade chat 3
I’m an IT project manager at a multinational company and work can spill over into nights and weekends. I’m also a mom. I can’t schedule my writing time. I just do it whenever I can.
I’m an IT project manager at a multinational company and work can spill over into nights and weekends. I’m also a mom. I can’t schedule my writing time. I just do it whenever I can.
#MiddleGrade chat A2.
Imposter syndrome? I get it All. The. Time. To handle it, I think back on any positive feedback I’ve had about my work. I belong. And because learning from others is the best way to grow, I try to read widely.
Imposter syndrome? I get it All. The. Time. To handle it, I think back on any positive feedback I’ve had about my work. I belong. And because learning from others is the best way to grow, I try to read widely.
October 15, 2023 at 4:25 PM
#MiddleGrade chat A2.
Imposter syndrome? I get it All. The. Time. To handle it, I think back on any positive feedback I’ve had about my work. I belong. And because learning from others is the best way to grow, I try to read widely.
Imposter syndrome? I get it All. The. Time. To handle it, I think back on any positive feedback I’ve had about my work. I belong. And because learning from others is the best way to grow, I try to read widely.
Good midnight #MiddleGrade chat!
This week I made a few edits based on feedback from one of my favourite CPs.
I also finished reading a great e-ARC of The Winterton Deception: Final Word, book 1 in a series by @janetsumnerjohnson.bsky.social releasing end of this month. #kidlit
This week I made a few edits based on feedback from one of my favourite CPs.
I also finished reading a great e-ARC of The Winterton Deception: Final Word, book 1 in a series by @janetsumnerjohnson.bsky.social releasing end of this month. #kidlit
Good afternoon, good evening, good night, and good morning, Middle Grade writers of Bluesky! I hope you've had a wonderful week.
As usual, use the #MiddleGrade hashtag, or simply mentioned middle grade to appear in the feed.
Question 1!
As usual, use the #MiddleGrade hashtag, or simply mentioned middle grade to appear in the feed.
Question 1!
October 15, 2023 at 4:07 PM
Good midnight #MiddleGrade chat!
This week I made a few edits based on feedback from one of my favourite CPs.
I also finished reading a great e-ARC of The Winterton Deception: Final Word, book 1 in a series by @janetsumnerjohnson.bsky.social releasing end of this month. #kidlit
This week I made a few edits based on feedback from one of my favourite CPs.
I also finished reading a great e-ARC of The Winterton Deception: Final Word, book 1 in a series by @janetsumnerjohnson.bsky.social releasing end of this month. #kidlit
#kidlitchat Character Development, ties to the arc. MC starts with an internal struggle for reasons explained. As they journey through the plot to achieve their goal, the experiences shape them. For me, a lot of this is developed while writing and revising.
October 11, 2023 at 1:10 AM
#kidlitchat Character Development, ties to the arc. MC starts with an internal struggle for reasons explained. As they journey through the plot to achieve their goal, the experiences shape them. For me, a lot of this is developed while writing and revising.
#MiddleGrade chat A4
I don't force myself to write through writer's block. Either I focus on something else where the words will flow or I allow myself a break. For me, it's more about motivation than not knowing what to write.
I don't force myself to write through writer's block. Either I focus on something else where the words will flow or I allow myself a break. For me, it's more about motivation than not knowing what to write.
#MiddleGrade chat question 4.
Nobody likes it. Most writers get it at some point, whether it be a stumbling block or a massive wall that takes a year to find a way around. So...
Nobody likes it. Most writers get it at some point, whether it be a stumbling block or a massive wall that takes a year to find a way around. So...
October 8, 2023 at 4:48 PM
#MiddleGrade chat A4
I don't force myself to write through writer's block. Either I focus on something else where the words will flow or I allow myself a break. For me, it's more about motivation than not knowing what to write.
I don't force myself to write through writer's block. Either I focus on something else where the words will flow or I allow myself a break. For me, it's more about motivation than not knowing what to write.
#MiddleGrade chat A3
I'm one of those writers that started during COVID. I tried writing a YA vampire book when I came out of college 20 yrs ago, but I stopped when I realised I was referring to the trees, grass and plants as "green" and couldn't come up with better adjectives. I've improved since.
I'm one of those writers that started during COVID. I tried writing a YA vampire book when I came out of college 20 yrs ago, but I stopped when I realised I was referring to the trees, grass and plants as "green" and couldn't come up with better adjectives. I've improved since.
#MiddleGrade chat question 3! This one is, I guess, sort of linked to the previous one.
(I'm also super happy rn because I have two kittens come to snooze on my lap, which hasn't happened for a while because Zira's an antisocial little pink gremlin and has decided he prefers his bed to laps)
(I'm also super happy rn because I have two kittens come to snooze on my lap, which hasn't happened for a while because Zira's an antisocial little pink gremlin and has decided he prefers his bed to laps)
October 8, 2023 at 4:40 PM
#MiddleGrade chat A3
I'm one of those writers that started during COVID. I tried writing a YA vampire book when I came out of college 20 yrs ago, but I stopped when I realised I was referring to the trees, grass and plants as "green" and couldn't come up with better adjectives. I've improved since.
I'm one of those writers that started during COVID. I tried writing a YA vampire book when I came out of college 20 yrs ago, but I stopped when I realised I was referring to the trees, grass and plants as "green" and couldn't come up with better adjectives. I've improved since.
#MiddleGrade chat A2
Diversity is what drives me to write. I want as many kids as possible to see themselves in my books. Granted, I don't know their experiences to write them all as main characters, but I can write from a multi-racial and third culture kids' perspective.
Diversity is what drives me to write. I want as many kids as possible to see themselves in my books. Granted, I don't know their experiences to write them all as main characters, but I can write from a multi-racial and third culture kids' perspective.
#MiddleGrade chat question 2 - I love this and can't wait to read everyone's responses 🧡
#kidlit #WritingQ
#kidlit #WritingQ
October 8, 2023 at 4:27 PM
#MiddleGrade chat A2
Diversity is what drives me to write. I want as many kids as possible to see themselves in my books. Granted, I don't know their experiences to write them all as main characters, but I can write from a multi-racial and third culture kids' perspective.
Diversity is what drives me to write. I want as many kids as possible to see themselves in my books. Granted, I don't know their experiences to write them all as main characters, but I can write from a multi-racial and third culture kids' perspective.
Good midnight #MiddleGrade chat!
I got a little revising done based on a CP's feedback of my earlier chapters. Other than that, I've been busy playing around making promo videos for wonderful MG books debuting in 2024. I don't think we can share videos here, so come follow me on X or Instagram.
I got a little revising done based on a CP's feedback of my earlier chapters. Other than that, I've been busy playing around making promo videos for wonderful MG books debuting in 2024. I don't think we can share videos here, so come follow me on X or Instagram.
Good afternoon, good evening, good morning, and good night to my wonderful middle grade chat folks! I hope this last week has treated you well. Looking forward to the next hour!
As usual, use the #MiddleGrade or mention middle grade to appear in the feed 😊
As usual, use the #MiddleGrade or mention middle grade to appear in the feed 😊
October 8, 2023 at 4:09 PM
Good midnight #MiddleGrade chat!
I got a little revising done based on a CP's feedback of my earlier chapters. Other than that, I've been busy playing around making promo videos for wonderful MG books debuting in 2024. I don't think we can share videos here, so come follow me on X or Instagram.
I got a little revising done based on a CP's feedback of my earlier chapters. Other than that, I've been busy playing around making promo videos for wonderful MG books debuting in 2024. I don't think we can share videos here, so come follow me on X or Instagram.
Reposted by Noël Baris
It's that time of the week again, #middlegrade people! Just over three hours to go...
#kidlit #writing #authors #booksky
#kidlit #writing #authors #booksky
October 8, 2023 at 12:46 PM
It's that time of the week again, #middlegrade people! Just over three hours to go...
#kidlit #writing #authors #booksky
#kidlit #writing #authors #booksky