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I have nothing but respect and admiration for Orca Books‘ editor Sarah Harvey. Working with Sarah on my novel The Yo-Yo Prophet in 2011 was a delight, and I was keen to work with her again. Sarah is an astute editor and, in case you don’t know, she’s also the author of at least ten books for kids and teens, so she knows both sides of the editorial process. (You can check out Sarah’s books here,...
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The Yo-Yo Prophet
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Take the Stairs
— published 2003 — 2 editions |
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Pure
— published 2005 — 3 editions |
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The Castle Key
— published 2000 — 2 editions |
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Cut the Lights
— expected publication 2013 |
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The Castle Key
— published 2000 |
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The Castle Key
— published 2000 |
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“Literature is a textually transmitted disease, normally contracted in childhood.”
― Jane Yolen, Touch Magic: Fantasy, Faerie & Folklore in the Literature of Childhood
― Jane Yolen, Touch Magic: Fantasy, Faerie & Folklore in the Literature of Childhood
