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How to Talk to Your Succulent by Zoe Persico

Posted on September 5, 2025 by Victoria Waddle

How to Talk to Your Succulent by Zoe Persico While I usually focus on YA and adult books for high school students (age 14 and up), sometimes very edgy, I received this sweet graphic novel because I have a Substack … Continue reading →

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Keep Sweet is here! My YA Novel đŸ˜Š

Posted on June 22, 2025 by Victoria Waddle

My novel Keep Sweet officially launched yesterday. I also have an essay in an anthology on sibling loss and grief, The Loss of a Lifetime, which launched on Tuesday. We had a very emotional reading by the authors on Wednesday. It was recorded. You … Continue reading →

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Freedom of Expression Prize for Teens

Posted on October 28, 2023 by Victoria Waddle

I saw this link on LitHub and wanted to share. “Penguin Random House launches high schoolers’ award to combat book bans: The publisher’s $10,000 Freedom of Expression prize invites teens to write about a banned book that changed their life, … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Journal on Librarians and Libraries: Submit Your Story!

Posted on May 6, 2023 by Victoria Waddle

I’m so excited about this special issue from Inlandia! It’s a celebration of libraries and librarians. As a former high school teacher librarian, I will be guest editing. If you are a librarian and also a writer, we want your … Continue reading →

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Acts of Contrition Book Discussion Tonight

Posted on June 3, 2021 by Victoria Waddle

Join Me to Chat about Acts of Contrition Tonight “I couldn’t call my parents. Believe me, I was not alone in my willingness to risk being murdered on the street before admitting to them my shame. A violent death was … Continue reading →

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Meraki by Tobi-Hope Jieun Park

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Victoria Waddle

I was delighted in reading Tobi-Hope Jieun Park’s poetry chapbook Meraki. Park defines meraki as meaning “to put a piece of yourself into everything you do.” That she has been able to put herself into so many reflective pieces at … Continue reading →

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School’s Out? Time for Audiobooks

Posted on March 18, 2020 by Victoria Waddle

In the past, I have posted about the great AudioFile Sync Audiobooks for Teens program. While it’s advertised as a summer program, it begins April 30 and goes for thirteen weeks. Typically, a great YA book (fiction or nonfiction) is … Continue reading →

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Sync Audiobooks for Teens Free Now!

Posted on April 27, 2019 by Victoria Waddle

I didn’t realize that AudioFiles summer Sync Program for teens has started this week! It’s a great program–free audiobooks for teens for ten weeks of the summer. Each week books are thematic pairs. Sometimes one is a classic and one … Continue reading →

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many cool entries in our ‘Blackout Poetry’ Contest

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Victoria Waddle

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Winners in the Blackout Poetry Contest

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Victoria Waddle

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