Three inner city kids stumble into a world beneath their neighborhood bodega, a place where reflections talk, bricks say your name, and goggles unlock hidden missions. But the brighter they shine there, the more they fade from home. #questpit #ag #os #mg

3 months in and I finally realized I never said hi 👀 I’m Charli Rae, I write children’s books where Black kids get to be the superheroes, inventors, & magic-makers. Better late than never, right? 👋🏾

✨ Queried my MG novel The Under on Aug 3 (2:43 AM).
📩 Full request hit my inbox less than 24 hours later.

Excited. Grateful. Nervous as hell. 🫠

#amquerying #amwriting #kidlit #WritingCommunity

Imagine opening a book and finding your grandma’s 10th birthday. Or your classmate’s worst day. In The Last Blank Page, every book holds the last borrower’s memory… until the story starts to vanish. #PosterPitq #posterpit #MG

A photo album doesn't just hold memories, it traps them. Kiyah flips a page and falls into her mom's 1994 block party, living her life in real time. But the deeper she goes, the harder it is to find her way back. An ode to the 90's. #posterpitq #MG #PosterPit

Three inner city kids stumble into a world beneath their neighborhood bodega, a place where reflections talk, bricks say your name, and goggles unlock hidden missions. But the brighter they shine there, the more they fade from home.

#POSTERPITQ #MG #F #CL

Told through journal entries, cassette tapes & found files,
The Things We Don't Say follows 13-year-old Niya as she breaks her family's silence, uncovers queer erasure, and reclaims a love they tried to cut out.
#QuestPit #UpperMG #YA #OwnVoices

What happens when bedtime turns into a full-blown investigation?
MY MAMA IS A MONSTER — a hilarious and heartfelt picture book about the myths we make up about the people we love.
#QuestPit #BlackKidLit #HumorInKidLit #PBpitch

📍Baltimore.
🧊 A bodega freezer.
🧠 A hidden world that sees you—then starts to erase you.

When Erik, Kris, and Ty enter The Under, their names glow in bricks, their stories matter. But each mission costs a piece of their real lives.

THE UNDER – MG speculative
#QuestPit #mg #q #pb #ownvoices

Told through journal entries, cassette tapes & found files,
The Things We Don’t Say follows 13-year-old Niya as she breaks her family’s silence, uncovers queer erasure, and reclaims a love they tried to cut out.
#QuestPit #UpperMG #YA #OwnVoices

What if your name finally lit up in a secret world... but your mama stopped calling it in the real one?
THE UNDER is Black Mirror for middle grade.
Power has a cost.
And these kids are paying it.
#QuestPit #MSWL #MG #KidLit #ownvoices #Q #amquerying

What happens when bedtime turns into a full-blown investigation?

MY MAMA IS A MONSTER — a hilarious and heartfelt picture book about the myths we make up about the people we love.

#QuestPit #BlackKidLit #HumorInKidLit #PBpitch

They shine in The Under.
But every mission down there... makes them fade up here.
📍Baltimore block
🎯Middle grade speculative fiction
📖27K
🔥Identity, memory, and the quiet magic of being
seen.
#questpit #MG #KidLit #ownvoices

Grateful for this kind of response in my inbox today! Feels good to know my work is resonating. More to come. ✨📚 #KidLit #AmQuerying

Her crown wasn’t heavy. The world just wasn’t ready to see her wear.

#KidLit #OwnVoices #iAmQuerying

THE THINGS WE DON’T SAY x BROWN GIRL DREAMING x EVERYTHING SAD IS UNTRUE
When Niya finds her grandfather’s cassette tapes, she uncovers a hidden queer legacy—and the silence that shaped her family.
Grief. Love. Truth.
#MG #QuestPit #Q #Queer #Contemporary #OwnVoices #BlackGirlHealing