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Bev Plass

@bevplass.bsky.social

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Writer, cyclist, dog-lover

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Bev Plass @bevplass.bsky.social · Apr 6

“What should I put on my dorm-mate questionnaire?” I ask my best friend Miranda. My Stanford form burns a hole in my apron pocket...

#1stLinePit, #YA, #S

Photo: Identical twin teens at a beach, looking surprised. Text: Double Take by Bev Plass. When Zoe, a brilliant 17-year-old, discovers she has an identical twin living in another family, they teem up and uncover a secret genetic manipulation experiment that has devastating world-wide implications, and one doctor who will do anything to top them from exposing his methods. YA Suspense, 85,000 words

Bev Plass @bevplass.bsky.social · Apr 5

Ready or not!” I hollered to Miguel in the quad below. My two best friends and I were making the world’s most epic skating video this summer. “Action!”
“Wait,” Kayla called from behind me.
Too late. I’d already pushed off on my skateboard,...

#1stLinePit, #MG, #C, #Q

Photo: Skateboarder boy jumping in the air with his board. Pitch: Skater vs. Goliath by Bev Plass; When the city bans skateboarding spots, 12-year-old Zack and his two best friends realize if they are ever going to skate again, they must convince a biased city council to build a skatepark and compete against a devious developer named Goliath. Can Zack learn to deal with his ADHD and prove to his friends that he can finish what he starts? 50,000 words

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Bev Plass @bevplass.bsky.social · Apr 5

Dear Secret Journal-

Do not read this. Especially you, Mom. Keep out. I mean it…Something totally sus happened.

#1stLinePit, #MG, #ADV, #C, #Q

Four pictures: three 12-year-old girls in the woods, two girls walking on a log, one girl kayaking, and two girls mountain biking. Pitch: Surviving Camp, MG Contemporary, 51,000 words; Three 12-year-old best friends are excited to go to summer camp, but when the counselors pit them against each other as part of a social inequality experiment, they must restore their friendships and team up against the ruthless counselors to survive.

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Moni Ritchie Hadley @bookthreader.bsky.social · Aug 30

Check out the trailer for Miso Magic! In stores soon!🪄✨🍜
youtube.com/shorts/qu_5T...
#preorder #sneakpeak #misomagicbook #picturebooks #kidlit #japaneseculture #NewBook #japanesefood #STEM #STEMEducation #kidlit #kidlitart #CulturalHeritage #miso #japan #librarians #teachers #parents #fatherdaughter

MIso Magic Trailer (Albert Whitman & Co.)

YouTube video by M. Ritch

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Bev Plass @bevplass.bsky.social · Feb 12

Three 12-year-old best friends are excited to go to summer camp, but when the counselors pit them against each other as part of a social inequality experiment, they must restore their friendships and team up against the ruthless counselors to survive.
#Questpit #Q #MG #amquerying

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