For the Love of Middle Grade, Part I
Educators, librarians, authors/illustrators and others who LOVE middle grade! We also have a FB group youโre welcome to join.
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@jennbertman.bsky.social
@jacobsw.bsky.social
I write books, mostly #kidlit. My most recent book is WHAT ROSA BROUGHT. It's the true story of my mother's escape from Nazi-occupied Vienna. He/him. https://www.jacobsagerweinstein.com
@rebeccaefbarone.bsky.social
MG/YA author ๐ Race To the Bottom of the Earth: Surviving Antarctica ๐ Unbreakable: The Spies Who Cracked the Nazis' Secret Code ๐ Mountain of Fire: The Eruption and Survivors of Mount St. Helens ๐ Double Crossed - out winter, 2026 rebeccaefbarone.com
@librarianjones.com
Educator-Librarian-Author-Activist-Grassroots Organizer-Speaker-Bibliophile-Louisianan Linktree: https://linktr.ee/ThatLibrarian
@wakatb.bsky.social
Award-winning #kidlit author of WHILE I WAS AWAY | DREAM, ANNIE, DREAM | THE VERY UNFORTUNATE WISH OF MELONY YOSHIMURA | PERFECT | RICK KOTANI'S 400 MILLION DOLLAR SUMMER https://linktr.ee/wakatb
@sarahalbee.bsky.social
I write NF books for kids. New and out soon: BOUNCE! A SCIENTIFIC HISTORY OF RUBBER/THE PAINTER AND THE PRESIDENT/ZERO: THE NUMBER THAT ALMOST WASN'T. Repped by Caryn Wiseman at ABLA. Love visiting schools!
@andreaywang.bsky.social
2022 Newbery Honor, APALA Award, & Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor winner. NYT Best Books 2021. PB & MG author. http://linktr.ee/AndreaYWang Rep: @agentemurph.bsky.social emliterary.com
@kristinlgray.bsky.social
Author, reader, sunshine seeker BAHA recipient ๐ค Former RN ๐ฉบ Fan of unsolved mysteries, science, space Studying copyediting and planes โ๏ธ MYSTERY AT PENGUIN RANCH (โ26) ๐ฆ๐ถ Rep: Caryn Wiseman ABLA
@katrynwrites.bsky.social
Award winning author and also the one who brings up serial killers at your party. ๐๐ค (she/her) BLM ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
@annemariepace.bsky.social
Writer of picture books (VAMPIRINA BALLERINA, MOUSE CALLS, and more), chapter book bios and HF. Reader of almost everything. SCBWI. Authors Guild. Repped by Rachel Orr at Prospect. She/her. Find me at www.annemariepace.com
@jandersoncoats.bsky.social
YA/MG author. Newest: The Loss of the Burying Ground (2024); A Season Most Unfair (2023). Forthcoming: The Unexpected Lives of Ordinary Girls (2025). She/Her. Located near the Salish Sea. Rep'd by ACM. https://www.jandersoncoats.com/
@melanieconklin.bsky.social
Creative Living โจ Writing coach @thenovelry Author โข Designer โข HOH Subscribe to my newsletter๐ https://melanieconklin.substack.com/ https://love-mel-store.printify.me/products
@janetsfox.bsky.social
Kidlit author; book coach; teacher; lover of dogs, mountains, and all things magical. Blogs every week here: https://janetfox.substack.com/
@katemessner.com
NYT bestselling author of 70+ books for kids. Educator. Speaker. Adirondack 46er. Passionately curious. Latest book: HISTORY SMASHERS: EARTH DAY & THE ENVIRONMENT www.katemessner.com
@imaginationsoup.bsky.social
Writer, book reviewer, school visit coach, publicist, soon-to-be author, fmr teacher & lit trainer, passionate about kidlit, SEL, representation, & reading! M.Ed. https://imaginationsoup.net
@cylev.bsky.social
Kidlit author/presenter specializing in nonfiction and social justice--and now STEM! See more at cynthialevinson.com. Contact me at clevinson@austin.rr.com. Repโd by EMLA.
@jilanne.bsky.social
Children's book author, book blogger: PB/MG, #STEM linktr.ee/JilanneHoffmann HEARTLAND (LBYR '26) THE OCEAN'S HEART (Lerner '26) A RIVER OF DUST (Chronicle '23) Agent: Lori Steel Focus: Earth's wonders+environment, STEAMTeam
@fleurbradley.bsky.social
Probably off on a Colorado hike somewhere. Author of MG mysteries Midnight at the Barclay Hotel & Daybreak on Raven Island (Viking), Double Vision trilogy (Harper). MWA, SinC, SCBWI member.
@tarynsouders.bsky.social
Author of Agatha, Anthony, and Edgar-nominated books like: The Mystery of the Radcliffe Riddle, Coop Knows the Scoop, and more. Plus, the upcoming mystery, The Secrets of the Broken House [Spring '26, Sourcebooks Young Readers]
@marthabee.bsky.social
Out this year: FUTURE TENSE: How We Made Artificial Intelligenceโand How It Will Change Everything and FRANK AND THE BIG MISTAKE. http://marthabrockenbrough.com
@debbimichiko.bsky.social
#kidlit author middle grade, chapter books, picture books | Sansei ๐บ๐ธ๐ฏ๐ต | Highlights Foundation | โ๏ธ๐ง| ๐ถ๐ | Inuyasha, Studio Ghibli | positivity Available now - A Study in Secrets (Last Chance Academy book 1) https://debbimichikoflorence.com
@dougmarshall.bsky.social
Children's book author, dog lover, amateur actor/singer, and grandpa. Not necessarily in that order.
@kathrothschild.bsky.social
WIDER THAN THE SKY (SoHo Teen) and forthcoming books | professor | Stanford University
@dowphumiruk.bsky.social
Mom, wife, retired peds MD, author/illustrator, ๐น๐ญThai American, SCBWI Emerging Voices & Narr Art Award winner, E/W Lit Agency, usually posts #kidlit art/sketches โwkly, art marketing. Ignores random DMs. She/her/hers, opinions my own.
@tiffanypainter.bsky.social
MG author, SCBWI, Haiku writer, dog walker, cat lover, storyteller, Paints With Words, former teacher tiffanypainter.com
@pamwarren.bsky.social
Grammy. Momma. Wife. Recently retired teacher still active in volunteering, literacy, and education. #NCTE #ALA #LitReviewCrew #MYRA reader #ILEC
@joannelevy.bsky.social
I write books for kids and make things with wool, wood, and a bit of magic. Some of my books: LET IT GLOW (with Marissa Meyer), BIRD BRAIN, SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS , THE SUN WILL COME OUT, FISH OUT OF WATER, SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE. www.joannelevy.com
@baronchrisbaron.bsky.social
MG author of ALL OF ME & THE MAGICAL IMPERFECT-THE GRAY 23 & more in 24 @FeiwelFriends, English Prof, Poet, ig: christhebearbaron Twitter @baronchrisbaron
@laurashovan.bsky.social
(she/her) Poet, Educator, Middle Grade Author. Vermont College of Fine Arts WCYA faculty. WELCOME TO MONSTERVILLE is out now!
@alizawerner.bsky.social
Educator. Literacy Consultant. Reader. Writer. NCTE. Traveler. Knitter. Wife. Dog Mom x2. Jewish. she/her
@tanyakonerman.bsky.social
PB/MG; Rep: Mona Kanin, Great Dog Lit โ24 HAUNTED STATES OF AMERICA ๐ป โ25 MUD TO THE RESCUE! ๐๐ฆฉ๐ฆซ ๐ข SCBWI; WFH | hiker ๐ฅพ | veggie ๐ฝ| bird&bear lover ๐ค๐ป | nature ๐ท | ๐ www.tanyakonerman.com
@missnikkiin5th.bsky.social
M.S.Ed. - Rdg Specialist; Gr 5 ELA; New Jersey Literacy Association Past President; ILA; Literacy Advocate; Writer; Disney Fan. Views are my own.
@rmromeroauthor.bsky.social
๐งฟ Award-winning and international bestselling author ๐ THE TEAR COLLECTOR (10/14/2025, LBYR) ๐ Rep: Patricia Nelson https://linktr.ee/rmromeroauthor
@kerryomalleycerra.bsky.social
Author of JUST A DROP OF WATER, HEAR ME, & MAKE A LITTLE WAVE. Coming soon: NF PB The Gallaudet Eleven: The Story of NASAโs Deaf Bioastronauts (Little, Brown โ26) โRetiredโ high school librarian #deaf
@daniellejoseph.bsky.social
PB, MG & YA Author. #kidlit Ruth First Never Backed Down, I Want to Ride the Tap Tap, Shrinking Violet (Disney's Radio Rebel) & more. Up next: The Mitzvah Fairy (2.4.25)! Rep: Allison Remcheck at Stimola www.daniellejoseph.com
@lindsayncurrie.bsky.social
New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author of mysteries for young readers. Newest title: THE MYSTERY OF LOCKED ROOMS ๐๏ธ
@barbaradee.bsky.social
Award-winning author of middle grade novels like TEAR THIS DOWN, UNSTUCK, MAYBE HE JUST LIKES YOU, and VIOLETS ARE BLUE.
@danakramaroff.bsky.social
Mom, 2nd grade teacher, and middle grade author of THE DO MORE CLUB (Penguin Random House - Rocky Pond Books) ๐๐๐
@alysawishingrad.bsky.social
Author of fantastical novels for adventurous readers: The Verdigris Pawn (JLG), Between Monsters and Marvels (Crystal Kite Finalist) Rep: @litagentmarini / Highline Literary #mgauthorcade https://linktr.ee/Agw408
@annbraden.bsky.social
MG author of THE BENEFITS OF BEING AN OCTOPUS, FLIGHT OF THE PUFFIN, OPINIONS & OPOSSUMS.... and coming soon: INTO THE RAPIDS Former middle school teacher. Southern Vermont. Rep'd by Tricia Lawrence https://linktr.ee/annbraden
@yabooknerd.bsky.social
Children's Librarian, Young Adult Librarian, a lover of books, book blogger, writer, and book reviewer. She/Her https://linktr.ee/YABookNerd
@anicarissi.bsky.social
Author of books for kids & teens ๐ Fan of dogs & ice cream ๐ Faculty at VCFA WCYA Most recent books: WISHING SEASON and HIDE AND DON'T SEEK: AND OTHER VERY SCARY STORIES https://www.anicarissi.com/
@medenkuyatt.bsky.social
Author of GOOD DIFFERENT & THE GIRL IN THE WALLS @Scholastic Christ-follower #Actuallyautistic #2023Debuts #MGin23 rep'd by @laurenspieller.bsky.social http://www.megedenbooks.com/
@msthombookitis.bsky.social
MS Teacher Librarian; ALA/AASL/NCTE; LJ Mover & Shaker; Nerdy Book Girl; #Bookposse; Joyful Learning Podcast Co-Creator @JoyfulLearnPod #JoyfulMaking = Etsy Shop full of #LiteracyInspiredCrafts
@adriannacuevas.bsky.social
Award-winning middle grade author. What Fell From the Sky and Rancho Espanto paperback out now! she/her ๐จ๐บ Runs on pastelitos and BTS. https://linktr.ee/adriannacuevas
@essentialcoco.bsky.social
reader โ๏ธ writer โ๏ธ thinker Somewhere daydreaming. ๐ ATLien in sunny St. Pete ๐ FAMUAN ๐ DST1913 ๐บ www.nicoledcollier.com https://linktr.ee/nicoledcollier
@erindowning.bsky.social
Author of many fun books about finding your voice, finding your people, finding yourself.
@jennbertman.bsky.social
NYT bestselling author: Book Scavenger series, SISTERHOOD OF SLEUTHS, and A GOOD DEED CAN GROW, illustrated by Holly Hatam. More info: www.jenniferchamblissbertman.com & https://jenniferchamblissbertman.substack.com