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PAL: Published and Listed

Our PAL members are regional writers and illustrators who have been published by a traditional publishing house. Many create fun and educational programs for schools and libraries.

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Sweet and Sour

Brian Yanish’s new picture book, Sweet and Sour will pickle your funny bone. These two neighbors are opposites in every way and  their backyard battles have put them in a picklish spot. Will they learn to get along? Or will their rivalry consume them? Released this summer from Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

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Spirit Sleuths: How Magicians and Detectives Exposed the Ghost Hoaxes

Multi-award winner Gail Jarrow has another book about spooky science that’s perfect for young adult readers. After the enormous death tolls from the 1918 influenza pandemic and World War I, people turned to mediums and spiritualists to reach their departed friends and relatives. In Spirit Sleuths, readers learn how Houdini teamed up with a ghost detective to expose how fraudulent mediums deceived their customers during séances. Gail shares many of their secrets in “How Did They Do It?” sections  so readers can try the tricks on their friends – but just for fun, she says. Releases September 10 from Calkins Creek.

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Quagmire Tiarello Couldn't Be Better

Mylisa Larsen’s newest middle grade novel is about family secrets, mental health, and finding family you never knew. Quagmire Tiarello doesn’t need anything from anybody – at least that’s the way he sees it. His mom’s been skipping work, but Quag’s used to up-and-down moods. When his mom disappears, Quag ends up with an uncle he didn't know he had and eventually learns to accept help from the people who love him. Releases September 17 from Clarion Books (Harper Collins)

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Secrets of the Ocean: 15 Bedtime Stories Inspired By Nature

Every ocean contains a thousand secrets, and Alicia Klepeis reveals a handful of them in this anthology of five-minute bedtime stories. Stories include an orca grandmother who teaches young members of the pod how to find the best fish, an octopus who disguises itself to evade predators, penguins, albatrosses in love, sea turtles, and marching crabs! Each story is followed by a short “science behind the story” section.  Releases October 1 from Neon Squid.

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The Sorry Seeds and Canines Unleashed

Tina Shepardson has two books coming out this fall. In her picture book, The Sorry Seeds,  Courtney needs to make things right after being caught picking apples from a neighbor’s tree. Canines Unleashed is for readers aged 8-12 who might relate to Hank’s feelings when his human goes to school and leaves him at doggy daycare. Hank has to find a way to deal with his fears of a new place with new rules and expectations. The Sorry Seeds releases October 8 from Gnome Road Publishing and Canines Unleashed releases mid-November from Clearfork Press.

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Forsynthia: The Shrink Ray Sleepover

Forsynthia and her family are dragons, and her mom works for the Secret Magic Bureau. In this second installment of the graphic novel series, Forsynthia is caught up in a sleepover adventure. There’s the usual stuff – sleeping bags and stuffies – but what’s all this other stuff? Binoculars? Slingshot? Grappling hook? What kind of sleepover is this, anyway? Rachel DiNunzio embroils Forsynthia and her family in an Indiana Jones-style adventure that blends science, fantasy, mystery, and fun. Releases November 5 from Paw Prints Publishing (Baker & Taylor).

We are a diverse group of published authors and illustrators with a passion for creating books that engage and inspire readers. We hold PAL talks 2-3 times a year to discuss various aspects of publishing and our careers. Our PAL members have been invited to speak at ShopTalks, regional and national conferences, and many of us work with schools and libraries to create quality programs for students. Got questions? Need help? Contact PAL Coordinator, Sue Heavenrich.

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Our PAL Members

Mary Ashwood
Author, Translator
Sandra K. Athans
Author, Educator
Rene Aube
Megan Elizabeth Baratta
Angela Baron
Author, Illustrator
Rashmi Bismark
Kathleen Blasi
Author
Bill Blenk
Suzanne Bloom
Deborah Blowers (Pen name: D.J. Brandon)
Author
Judy Bradbury
Author
Ilona Bray
Author
Susannah Buhrman-Deever
Author, Illustrator
Cathleen Burnham
Author, Other
Bill Capossere
Debra Chartoff
Author
Elizabeth Coburn
Marla Coppolino
Author
Cynthia Cotten
Author
Bruce Coville
Author
Stephen Cravak
Elizabeth Crispina Johnson
Rachel DiNunzio
Author
Lauri Fortino
Author
Lynda Graham-Barber
Author
Heather Harris
Author, Illustrator
Sue Heavenrich
Assistant Regional Advisor
William Hubbell
Author
Yolandi Hughes
Author
Charlotte Hunter
Keely Hutton
Author
Joanne Insull
Gail Jarrow
Author
Mary Ann Jefferies
Yuko Jones
Joy Keller
Cynthia Kieber-King
Alicia Klepeis
Author
Nancy Kraus
London Ladd
Mylisa Larsen
Author
Cory Leonardo
C. Rowen MacCarald
Author
Jodie Mangor
Timothy McGlen
Author, Educator
Marcia Mogelonsky
Author
Jody Mott
Author
Nancy Nevinskas
Author, Illustrator
Aline Newman
Lydia Nichols
Erin Nowak
Andrea Page
Linda Park
Tamora Pierce
Dee Romito
Author
Marie Sanderson
Jonathan Schnapp
Author, Illustrator
Kaitlin Scirri
Janice Scully
Brette Sember
Tina Shepardson
Author
Jan Siebold
Author, Librarian
Melquea Smith
Author, Illustrator
Jacob Souva
Author, Illustrator
Peggy Thomas
Vivian Vande Velde
Author
Deena Viviani
Author, Librarian
Mindy Nichols Wendell
Author
Tracey West
Kate Woodle
Author, Illustrator
Brian Yanish
Author, Illustrator
Jackie Yeager
Annie Zygarowicz
Author, Illustrator

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