Madeline Reads (and Writes!) Kid Books
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Madeline Reads (and Writes!) Kid Books
@madelinesmoot.bsky.social
Author. Book Seller. Editor. Publisher. Speaker. Not always in that order.

*Usual caveat: all opinions expressed are my own. I do not speak for the store or my employer.*
When your customer IS a ghost, you recommend something right up their alley:
HOUSE SAPHIR by Marissa Meyer

#kidlit #booktok

Honest review of the book I bought, and I also read a free ARC from Feiwel & Friends & MPS.
November 24, 2025 at 10:13 PM
It’s the weekend!! Finally.

What’s everyone reading?

I’ll go first: Cruel is the Light by Sophie Clark - an excoriated and a soldier form an uneasy alliance to fight the demon infestations. I cannot wait to start this.

#kidlit #yalit #romantasy

ARC courtesy of @randomhousekids.bsky.social
May 23, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Look what I found when I snuck downstairs on my way to lunch: a romcom for older tweens just starting to think about friendships that morph into something more!

You can also kind of see some of the other great new arrivals.

#kidlit #mgnovel
May 22, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Today was a curl up in bed and read a good book cover to cover kind of day. THE HOUSE OF SAPHIR is an amazing retelling of Bluebeard in an ingenious way. Many thanks to MPS & @fiercereads.bsky.social for the free ARCs they sent us to read & share! The book comes out in Nov.

#kidlit #yabooks
May 18, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Before turning in for the evening, just enough time left for a little reading courtesy of my PRH rep and @randomhousekids.bsky.social

(I’m on ch 2 and already so invested in Gwen and her uncle and Pumpkin the dog.)

#kidlit #mgnovel #ARC
May 15, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I have never really ever been able to read horror. I blame this book:

In a Dark, Dark Room

When the girl takes off the ribbon. You know what I'm talking about.
May 14, 2025 at 1:51 AM
The spring book season is in full swing, and I've just started buying the fall books. So let's talk about some books I loved that you might have missed.

A thread.

(Links are not affiliate links, just the regular ones from Bookshop.org)
May 14, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Introduce yourself with
One book 📖
One film 🎥
One album 💿
One show 📺

#booksky ⏰📚💙 #kidlit
January 22, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Before I start my #writing, time to look at this week’s stats: this was by far my most productive writing week all year. I got nearly twice as much written this week as in the whole month of sept. No idea where this productivity is coming from, but let’s see if I can keep going!
October 8, 2023 at 6:50 PM
Over the last few days between #writing about query letters and #writing about one page synopsis, I crocheted a scarf and pillbox hat for a stuffed animal. Why? 🤷🏻‍♀️ No idea. But on the plus side, I’ve now finished writing about a complete #kidlit novel query. #authorlife #weirdauthorlife #amediting
October 6, 2023 at 10:19 PM
All right, people. Let’s do this. Writing to commence in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 …
(BTW, my writing partner has been just typing away, and I’m still trying to psych myself up.)
September 28, 2023 at 5:23 PM
UPDATE: I did not manage to write all the words, but I did get some of them down. Hopefully I’ll be able to get some more writing in later and crack 1k.
September 27, 2023 at 5:38 PM