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Melissa Dassori
@melissadassori.bsky.social
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Author of books for young readers, including J.R. SILVER WRITES HER WORLD. Next up, GRETA EVER AFTER (8.19.25).
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Today I am part of the magical #TopplingStackTours #BlogTour for Greta Ever After @melissadassori.bsky.social! I am shining a spotlight on the book, come check it out~

#BookBloggers #Blogging #ChildrensBooks #Dolls #FairyTales #BookPromo #BookSky📚💙

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Blog Tour Banner for Greta Ever After by Melissa Dassori featuring the cover on the left of the banner and on the banner a zoomed-in part of the cover featuring a cuckoo clock and a little doll peeking out of the top part
October 15, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Great to see GRETA EVER AFTER in this fun roundup.
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October 10, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Awesome mglit book and my first of the new schoolyear #gretaeverafter @melissadassori.bsky.social @littlebrownyr.bsky.social thank you for sharing with #bookallies
September 6, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Happy Book Birthday to MG Coast-to-Coast author @melissadassori.bsky.social! Her second book, GRETA EVER AFTER, is out today!! #kidlit #mglit
August 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Happy book birthday to @melissadassori.bsky.social and GRETA EVER AFTER! This coming-of-age story explores the blurred line between fact and fiction as Greta realizes the key to being a great reporter—and a great friend—is striving for truth, not perfection.
Book cover (GRETA EVER AFTER) on dark blue background.
August 19, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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We're so excited for @melissadassori.bsky.social's GRETA EVER AFTER to be out in the world tomorrow! This one's for the aspiring young journalists who wish their lives were a little more magic, or anyone who loves a "relatable coming-of-age story interwoven with dark fairy-tale elements" (Kirkus).
August 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Don't miss my interview with MG author @melissadassori.bsky.social on today's @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social blog! Melissa's latest #middlegrade novel, GRETA EVER AFTER releases tomorrow, August 19, from @littlebrownyr.bsky.social. #kidlit fromthemixedupfiles.com/interview-wi...
August 18, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Illustrators, check this out! @christiemegill.bsky.social is lovely.
scbwi-ohionorth.bsky.social SCBWI-Ohio North @scbwi-ohionorth.bsky.social · Aug 17
Join us for a this FREE #kidlit portfolio prep event next Saturday, 8/23!

Meet us VIRTUALLY or IN PERSON for a session w/ agent @christiemegill.bsky.social of @thecatagency.bsky.social.

(1-on-1 critiques w/Christie are also available for a fee.)

Register: www.scbwi.org/events/2025-...
PORTFOLIO PREP EVENT SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 2025 @ 10AM CHRISTIE MEGILL Agent, CAT Agency Get your portfolio ready with this hybrid event! • Inperson or virtual • Additional add-on virtual critique Don't miss out! Last chance to register! Link in bio for details & locations SCBWI Ohio North Regional Conference October 3-4, 2025 where stories take flight SCBWI Ohio North Region SOCIETY of CHILDREN'S BOOK WRITERS AND ILLUSTRATORS
August 17, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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To book creators, bloggers, publishers, educators, others who talk about books: I've compiled a list of tips for talking abt books on Bluesky:

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Thanks to all who contributed via my Community Poll thread (link in resource)! #KidLit #BookSky #EduSky
Promoting Your Book On Bluesky - Debbie Ridpath Ohi - Obsidian Publish
Promoting Books On Bluesky: Tips and Best Practices BookPromotion_Header-v2_flat800.jpg This resource page is for those on Bluesky who promote books, whether their own books or books by others. While…
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August 16, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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How did I manage to use “kind of” 3 times on one page? #amdrafting
August 16, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Hope you’ll check out my interview with LBYR Associate Art Director Jenny Kimura about illustrated middle grade novels.
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August 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Calling teachers, librarians, booksellers, reviewers & book club facilitators! I've got 2 ARCs of GRETA EVER AFTER for anyone who’d consider it for kids you work with or a review. Comment for a chance to win. Ends Sun, U.S./Can only.

#BookAllies #KidLitExchange #LitReviewCrew #BookExcursion
Copy of Greta Ever After - cover has girl sitting on base of cuckoo clock - in front of sunflowers.
August 8, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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I have two paper ARCs of my next middle grade, GRETA EVER AFTER, a JLG Gold Standard pick. Would #BookAllies or #LitReviewCrew like a copy? DM me if so and I’ll send one your way.
unteragency.bsky.social The Unter Agency @unteragency.bsky.social · Jun 4
@melissadassori.bsky.social's GRETA EVER AFTER has been named a #JuniorLibraryGuild selection. Congratulations, Melissa! #MiddleGrade #MG #fantasy
Book cover (GRETA EVER AFTER) and author headshot (Melissa Dassori) with Junior Library Guild gold seals.
August 4, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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@melissadassori.bsky.social's GRETA EVER AFTER comes out in just a few weeks! Get to know this delightful, magical middle grade in @teachingbooks.bsky.social's Meet-the-Author recording: school.teachingbooks.net/book_reading...
TeachingBooks Book Reading | Greta Ever After
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July 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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#Mglit #bookreview THE BLOSSOMING SUMMER is at YABC!
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#summer #Anishinaabe #WorldWarII #Passingaswhite #family #identity #familysecret #heartfelt
July 28, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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Entertained myself in the car today listening to this good discussion of the gap in books for 12-15 year olds. #youngteenlit
youngteenlit.bsky.social It's Time for Young Teen Lit @youngteenlit.bsky.social · Jul 25
Learn how we started and where we're going with #youngteenlit on our podcast episode with @slupodcast.bsky.social! Librarians who work with ages 12-15 need to tune in for ideas on how to find and advocate for more Young Teen Lit.
#tlsky #edusky #skybrarian #skybrarians #mglit #yalit
July 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Before my new book is out next month, check out my first, JR Silver Writes Her World. Buy a copy, tell me via my website where you got it and what address to use (US only, while supplies last), and I’ll send a bookmark and bookplate. #teachers, happy to send multiples to a school. #giveaway #mglit
Slide with cover of JR Silver (girl in front of city landscape holding notebook that blends into her face), with bookmark and bookplate with excepts of the cover image. Slide says Backlist Bookmark and Bookplate Giveaway!
July 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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My kind of weekend read:
He Read (at Least) 3,599 Books in His Lifetime. Now Anyone Can See His List. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/b...
He Read (at Least) 3,599 Books in His Lifetime. Now Anyone Can See His List.
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July 26, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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Congrats to @melissadassori.bsky.social on a fabulous @slj.com review!

"A fun fairy-tale mash-up with dark undertones, the story will resonate with many tweens navigating school and friend woes."
Book cover (GRETA EVER AFTER) on off-white background with "School Library Journal" and "A fun fairy-tale mash-up with dark undertones, the story will resonate with many tweens navigating school and friend woes."
July 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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If this angle catches your kids’ eye, check out my next #middlegrade book, GRETA EVER AFTER, which has its own storyline of journalistic misdeeds! #teachers Superman’s Other Secret Weakness? Journalism Ethics. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/a... @lbschool.bsky.social @unteragency.bsky.social
Superman’s Other Secret Weakness? Journalism Ethics.
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July 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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A lovely blurb from the wonderful Kate Albus for GRETA EVER AFTER, coming 8.19. This is a great week to support your favorite bookstore and preorder a copy. #teachers and #librarians, reach out for visits next year.
@lbschool.bsky.social
“Fairy tale magic is expertly sprinkled over the real-world magic (and mayhem) of middle school.” Blurb from Kate Albus, author of A Place to Hang the Mood and Nothing Else But Miracles.
July 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Perfect indeed!
marchsoloway.bsky.social Jennifer March Soloway @marchsoloway.bsky.social · Jul 8
I'm thrilled to share that Sylvia Liu's FRIENDS FUREVER, a fun middle grade novel where a pug and a French Bulldog plot to bring their owners together--think Parent Trap with puppies--has found the perfect home at Scholastic with @yourfriendmaya.bsky.social!

Congratulations, @sylvialiu.bsky.social!
A snapshot of the Children's Bookshelf deal announcement with Sylvia Liu's headshot: Maya Marlette at Scholastic has bought Sylvia Liu's Friends Furever, a middle grade novel in which a pug and a French Bulldog scheme to "parent trap" their owners to become besties again, while the girls navigate new interests and friends in sixth grade. Publication is set for fall 2026; Jennifer March Soloway at Andrea Brown Literary Agency handled the deal for world rights.
July 8, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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A happy story to start the week.
Rescuing a Lost Baby Loon in Squam Lake indepthnh.org/2025/07/06/r...
Rescuing a Lost Baby Loon in Squam Lake
While passing Mooney Island out on Squam Lake yesterday around 4 p.m., we came super close to hitting a small black thing in the water, just managing to dodge it at the last second.
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July 7, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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Have a movie fan looking for a book? Check out GRETA EVER AFTER (8.19.25). Preorders are so helpful to authors! Links in my bio if you are inclined to add to your collection, or ask your library to order a copy. #middlegrade #mglit #booksky
Movie posters from Harriet the Spy, Into the Woods and Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret—if your reader likes those, check out my next novel, Greta Ever After (cover shows girl sitting on base of cuckoo clock).
July 2, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Thrilled to receive a wonderful review from @ala-booklist.bsky.social for GRETA EVER AFTER! #teachers and #librarians, hope you will check it out for your middle grade readers.
#middlegrade #mglit
Image of girl sitting on cuckoo clock from cover of Greta Ever After with quote from Booklist review that reads “Perfect for readers curious about the tribulations of middle school but who appreciate a dash of magic.”
June 30, 2025 at 1:45 PM