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Josh Roberts is the author of THE WITCHES OF WILLOW COVE series and forthcoming VICTORIA DARE series. His debut novel received starred reviews from Kirkus and School Library Journal, and was also a Massachusetts Book Awards Must-Read and a Kirkus Book of the Month.

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Average rating: 4.34 · 397 ratings · 202 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Witches of Willow Cove (The Witches of Willow Cove, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 345 ratings — published 2020 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Curse of Willow Cove (The Witches of Willow Cove, #2) 4.78 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2024 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Victoria Dare and the Blood of Kings (Victoria Dare, #1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Making the Modern Spooky Middle-Grade Novel

Last year, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Rebecca Moody over at WritersRumpus.com about the growing popularity of spooky novels aimed at tween readers. Here’s an excerpt from our wide-ranging discussion.

Rebecca Moody: Why did you want to write a spooky middle grade novel? When you were developing The Witches of Willow Cove, did you decide you wanted to write something witchy, or did th Read more of this blog post »

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Published on January 24, 2020 07:13 • Tags: fantasy, harry-potter, interview, magic, mg, middle-grade, witch, witches, ya, young-adult

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Series by Josh Roberts

The Witches of Willow Cove (2 books)
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Josh Roberts (Goodreads Author)

4.34 avg rating — 396 ratings

Victoria Dare (1 book)
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Josh Roberts (Goodreads Author)

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The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door

by H.G. Parry (Goodreads Author)

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