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A collaboration between HarperCollins and Walden Media to create the next generation of middle grade classics.

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John David Anderson's latest novel DIVE is a fantastic book for classroom reading this fall! And don't miss our free Educator's Guide available for download, written by Nicole Levesque.

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September 4, 2025 at 1:16 PM
From the beloved author of POSTED comes a powerful, poignant, and unexpected coming-of-age story about the rules in life that box us in—and the determination it takes to break out.

🤿 Wishing the happiest book birthday to John David Anderson and DIVE!

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August 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Thank you to @ala-booklist.bsky.social for the 🌟starred🌟 review! DIVE, the latest novel from beloved middle grade author John David Anderson, is on sale in August.

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June 25, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The Creepening of Dogwood House has won a Bram Stoker Award! Congratulations to @edenroyce.bsky.social for this well-deserved honor, the “premiere recognition for writers of horror and dark fantasy.”

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June 16, 2025 at 6:09 PM
We're thrilled to see that @bankstreet.edu included NOT QUITE A GHOST as one of the Best Children's Books of the Year! Congratulations to @anneursu.bsky.social and all the authors on this amazing list.

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June 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Thank you to Kirkus for the wonderful review of DIVE, the upcoming novel from beloved middle grade author John David Anderson.

🤿 DIVE is coming this summer!

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May 12, 2025 at 1:40 PM
What an honor to have two books on Kirkus's list of Best Books of the 21st Century (So Far)! Congratulations to Anne Ursu, Ingrid Law, and all the authors on this epic list.

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April 2, 2025 at 7:12 PM
To celebrate Read Across America and National Reading Month, The Week Junior chose one middle grade book set in each state across the United States. We're thrilled to see THE CREEPENING OF DOGWOOD HOUSE representing South Carolina!

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March 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
We are so proud that the We Need Diverse Books judges chose to honor a horror novel, and that they were moved by Eden Royce's story of ancestry, found family, and starting over when you think you've lost everything.

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February 5, 2025 at 6:48 PM
THE CREEPENING OF DOGWOOD HOUSE is a 2025 Walter Award Honoree!

The Walter Dean Myers Awards for Outstanding Children’s Literature have celebrated diverse books by diverse creators since their establishment in 2016.
February 5, 2025 at 6:48 PM
6 more weeks of winter calls for appropriate reading material!

❄️ Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Snow Queen,” Breadcrumbs is a stunningly original modern-day fairy tale, a heartbreaking meditation on how growing up is as much a choice as it is something that happens to us.
February 3, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Sometimes you just have to take the leap.

🌊 John David Anderson, beloved author of Posted and Ms. Bixby’s Last Day, returns with DIVE, a new middle grade novel coming this August.

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January 30, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Congratulations to @anneursu.bsky.social, Minnesota Book Awards finalist!

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January 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Each year, the @horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social presents the Bram Stoker Awards for Superior Achievement, named in honor of Bram Stoker, author of the seminal horror work, Dracula. Enjoy the full list of novels here ⤵️

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January 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM
We are thrilled to share that THE CREEPENING OF DOGWOOD HOUSE and NOT QUITE A GHOST are on the preliminary ballot for the Bram Stoker Award! Congratulations to @edenroyce.bsky.social and @anneursu.bsky.social on this well-deserved achievement in middle grade horror.
January 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM
We love NOT QUITE A GHOST... and we aren’t alone! Congratulations to Anne Ursu on the well-deserved accolades, and thank you to this list of organizations who named Not Quite A Ghost a Best Book of 2024. 💜
January 22, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Hello friends, both old and new! We are excited to join the
#kidlit community over here. 🦋

For more information on our work: www.walden.com/books
January 16, 2025 at 9:22 PM