#WeNeedDiverseBooks: Author Re-writes the Fairytale

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Once I realized that With Grace was turning out to be a fairytale, I did not resist it...but I did do my best to subvert the tropes of the genre.

Why didn't I resist, though not strictly speaking a children's writer (I had only one previous children's book among five to my credit)? Because as a writer, I enjoy wrestling with genres I've never attempted before – even if that cage match is to be within the deceptively simple and straightforward world o...