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Niagara Fall, New York, The United States

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Margaret Finnegan's work has appeared in Salon, LA Times, FamilyFun and other publications. She is the author of the middle-grade novel, WE COULD BE HEROES (Atheneum Books for Young Readers)--NOW A JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTION!

She lives in Southern California with her husband, two children, and her dog, Walt. She loves baking, soft-serve ice cream, and walking her dog. ...more

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Spelling it Out Chosen a Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year, 2026 edition

I’m so happy to share the news that Spelling it Out is now Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year, 2026 Edition. You can learn more about Bank Street books and other 2026 titles here.

Spelling It Out is a witty, compassionate middle-grade historical novel set in San Francisco in 1985. Rising seventh grader Ben Bellini hopes to reach the Scripps National Spelling Bee, but his summer training

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