It's here!!
Please join me in celebrating my delightfully creepy new book cover by the talented Kristina Kister!
In this companion novel to The Ghost of Spruce Point, it's back to Maine for a season of spooktacular summer camp.
On sale 6/2/26, available for pre-order NOW!
#middlegradebooks #kidlit

Who else will be at the Texas Library Association's annual conference next week? I'd love to connect!

I'm very happy to be a part of the 5th Annual #nErDcampCT on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Literacy nerds, join us! 📚
Register at: www.nerdcampct.org by 2/25/25.
@nerdcampct.bsky.social @aaslala.bsky.social @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social #bookjoy #nerdcamp @msthombookitis.bsky.social @jluss.bsky.social

Excitement is building for #NCTE24! I am a #middlegrade author looking forward to connecting with #teachers and educators. I'll be signing copies of The Way I Say It and The Ghost of Spruce Point on Saturday from 4-5 PM at Booth 133, while supplies last. Do stop by!

Thank you so much to the Maryland Association of School Librarians for nominating THE WAY I SAY IT to the Black-Eyed Susan book award for ‘24/‘25
🗣️🧡
#middlegrade
#kidlit

Middle Grade Coast-to-Coast is here! We are six middle grade authors from across the U.S. excited to connect with classrooms & libraries all over the country! Stay tuned for author introductions and info on upcoming free virtual readings. More info at www.middlegradecoast2coast.com 📚

THE WAY I SAY IT is two years old! Thank you to all the teachers, librarians, reviewers, & readers who have supported my debut novel over the past two years. Core learnings from this time: stories can be powerful, writing friends are awesome, and rising tides lift all boats.

Thank you @dbeckjacobson.bsky.social for hosting and highlighting THE GHOST OF SPRUCE POINT on your blog today! Up for grabs is a paperback copy of this cozy coast-of-Maine mystery...perfect for summer dreaming on these cold days! darlenebeckjacobson.wordpress.com/2024/01/18/n...

Thank you for the #middlegrade love, Indiana Library Federation! Honored to be among these talented authors & their important stories.

Ever feel like an imposter in this crazy writing world? We have strategies!

Join award-winning author @jzulferr and me for tonight's class through @manuscriptacademy, "the happiest place in publishing"!

December 5th~ 8:30 PM EST.

More info here: manuscriptacademy.com/you-belong-h...

Thank you, Indiana!

The Texas Bluebonnet Award master list for 2024-2025 was announced this weekend and…BOO! The Ghost of Spruce Point is on it! Among 19 other amazing stories. Happy Reading! 🤓

Post office vignette. There’s a story here.