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Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · Sep 4

New projects coming from @janaemarksbooks.bsky.social @lorienlawrence.bsky.social @adriannacuevas.bsky.social + more buff.ly/9sPHt6A

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Jeremy Dauber @jeremydauber.bsky.social · Jun 17

Really liked @adriannacuevas.bsky.social THE NO-BRAINER'S GUIDE TO DECOMPOSITION. With pun fully intended, you will never be able to get Frani's brain spider Aranita out of your head - along with the rest of her. An extremely fun zombie novel, aimed mostly at kids, but enjoyed a ton by this adult!

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Amanda Fletcher is querying MG sci-fi @mandyfletcher.bsky.social · Jun 8

Just finished this delightful novel, What Fell from the Sky by @adriannacuevas.bsky.social! Fascinating history about a military exercise in the 1950s, and of course fun speculation about a lost little alien and her family. Highly recommend! #kidlit #writingcommunity #bookreview

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Adrianna Cuevas @adriannacuevas.bsky.social · Jun 8

Thank you for reading!

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The Horn Book @thehornbook.bsky.social · May 28

From May/June #HBMag Special Issue: Perception and Reality "#HBRealityReimagined: Zombies and Ghosts and Aliens, Oh My!" by @adriannacuevas.bsky.social: "I take places and events familiar to me and expand them to fantastical levels in my mind." www.hbook.com/story/realit...

Reality Reimagined: Zombies and Ghosts and Aliens, Oh My!

From the May/June 2025 special issue of The Horn Book Magazine: Perception and Reality.

www.hbook.com

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Adrianna Cuevas @adriannacuevas.bsky.social · May 21

Excited to announce I’m teaching a class for Highlights Foundation on writing mystery, horror, and adventure for middle grade readers!
Register here: www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/thr...
#kidlit #mglit #writingcommunity

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The Horn Book @thehornbook.bsky.social · May 8

@traceybaptiste.bsky.social @adriannacuevas.bsky.social @franceshardinge.bsky.social @as-king.bsky.social @sachalamb.bsky.social @shauniedarko.bsky.social @wordsiren.bsky.social @philipreeve.bsky.social @littlebadger.bsky.social

The Horn Book @thehornbook.bsky.social · May 8

May/June 2025 #HBMag Special Issue: Perception and Reality (original cover by Edel Rodriguez)
See the Table of Contents: www.hbook.com/story/may-ju...
#kidlit @simmonsuniversity.bsky.social @shoshanaflax.bsky.social @grantdraws.bsky.social @deborahhopkinson.bsky.social @charlesbridge.bsky.social

Table of Contents: May/June 2025 Horn Book Magazine: Special Issue: Perception and Reality

www.hbook.com

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Long Days and Pleasant Nights @pleasant-nights.bsky.social · May 8

The No Brainer's Guide to Decomposition review @adriannacuevas.bsky.social #books #reading #middlegradehorror #horror #stokernominated #horrorsky #booksky

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The Horn Book @thehornbook.bsky.social · May 8

THE NO-BRAINER’S GUIDE TO DECOMPOSITION by @adriannacuevas.bsky.social (Harper/ @harperkids.bsky.social) www.hbook.com/story/newsle... #SummerReading #HBFamilyReading #FamilyReading #kidlit #MiddleSchool

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Adrianna Cuevas @adriannacuevas.bsky.social · Apr 30

April reads! I traveled every weekend in April for book promo so that means lots of audiobooks. #readingroundup #aprilreads

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Michael Leali @michaelleali.bsky.social · Apr 14

I don’t understand why HarperCollins refused to join other major publishers and sign the letter to Congress in support of IMLS.

So, I wrote a letter to HarperCollins.

Libraries and librarians need our support. Authors and industry professionals, please sign this letter using this form. 👇 🙏 📚

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Adrianna Cuevas @adriannacuevas.bsky.social · Apr 14

I agree, Booklist!
#mglit #kidlit

Page from Booklist magazine featuring What Fell From The Sky as a kids’ novel that deserves to be a movie.

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The Horn Book @thehornbook.bsky.social · Apr 11

@traceybaptiste.bsky.social @wordsiren.bsky.social @adriannacuevas.bsky.social @franceshardinge.bsky.social @shauniedarko.bsky.social @as-king.bsky.social @sachalamb.bsky.social @littlebadger.bsky.social @philipreeve.bsky.social

The Horn Book @thehornbook.bsky.social · Apr 11

Preview May/June #HBMag Special Issue: Perception and Reality with captivating original cover by @edelrodriguez.bsky.social + an article on metafiction in #picturebooks; essays + comic from 14 sci-fi/fantasy authors; an illustrated #poem; + more! www.hbook.com/story/previe...
#kidlit #yalit

Preview May/June 2025 Horn Book Magazine

Special Issue: Perception and Reality Original cover art by Edel Rodriguez.

www.hbook.com

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Adrianna Cuevas @adriannacuevas.bsky.social · Apr 4

Happy 2nd birthday to the Edgar award-winning The Ghosts of Rancho Espanto! I spent this anniversary doing school visits and telling kids about Rafa, the Great Slushee Machine Heist, and the man in the green sweater.
Check out the paperback now and the Spanish edition 9/30! #kidlit #mglit

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Adrianna Cuevas @adriannacuevas.bsky.social · Mar 31

MARCH READS! Mostly audiobooks and graphic novels bc I’m on deadline rewriting an entire book in a month and hating everything about the experience.
Favs: Villa, Amulet, How It All Ends, Deviant, Where The Body Was, The Memory Ward
#readingwrapup #marchreads

Smoke and mirrors, the most beautiful girl in Cuba, huda F wants to know, thirteens, when you reach me, Winston Chu and the whimsies, drama, srta quinces, flush, rizos, almost sunset, three days in June, the villa, the country of the blind, amulet, how it all ends

Deviant, one came home, where the body was, the cull, usual family mayhem, j v k, on thin ice, they bloom at night, the memory Ward, speak up Santiago, La guardaespaldas, polter-ghost problem
12 audiobooks, 5 dnfs not included in graphic, 9 graphic novels, 3 libros en español

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Adrianna Cuevas @adriannacuevas.bsky.social · Mar 19

Si quieres leer la edición en español de Rancho Espanto, está disponible en NetGalley!
www.netgalley.com/catalog/book... #kidlit #mglit

Screenshot of NetGalley website featuring the cover of the Spanish edition of The Ghosts of Rancho Espanto (Los Fantasmas de Rancho Espanto)

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Adrianna Cuevas @adriannacuevas.bsky.social · Mar 15

Library holds! (Which took me two trips to the library to get bc I forgot my wallet 🤦🏽‍♀️)

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Mary Averling @maryaverling.bsky.social · Mar 15

Today's library haul features two of my fellow MG Stoker Award nominees, @adriannacuevas.bsky.social and @edenroyce.bsky.social 🥰 Hype!!!

copy of THE CREEPENING OF DOGWOOD HOUSE and THE NO-BRAINER'S GUIDE TO DECOMPOSITION

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Adrianna Cuevas @adriannacuevas.bsky.social · Mar 10

I’m struggling through edits of my latest manuscript so when I still get fan mail about my debut… it makes my day. #kidlit #mglit

Kid drawing of characters from The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez

I really liked your book. I want to be an author too. So I would like you to give me some tips if you can. Your book was so intriguing and very nicely written. Just there is two things I would like to give feedback on. One, every single chapter was a cliffhanger. Two it would have been nice if the dad came back at the end as a surprise for Nestor.

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Adrianna Cuevas @adriannacuevas.bsky.social · Mar 7

Thanks for the rec!

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Adrianna Cuevas @adriannacuevas.bsky.social · Mar 6

Library holds have range this week. 🤣 #library #books

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Jacqueline West @jacquelinewest.bsky.social · Mar 6

I'm late to the party with this (as usual), but the finalists for the Stoker's middle grade category are one gorgeous group. Especially thrilled for my Spooky Middle Grade friends @adriannacuevas.bsky.social and @maryaverling.bsky.social. 🖤🖤

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Adrianna Cuevas @adriannacuevas.bsky.social · Mar 4

Loved this interview I got to do for Nerd Daily for What Fell From the Sky!
thenerddaily.com/adrianna-cue... #kidlit #mglit

Q&A: Adrianna Cuevas, Author of 'What Fell From The Sky' | The Nerd Daily

We chat with author Adrianna Cuevas about What Fell From The Sky, which is an out-of-this-world middle grade adventure, based on true historical events, perfect for fans of The Goonies and Stranger Th...

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Adrianna Cuevas @adriannacuevas.bsky.social · Mar 3

I absolutely love how the audiobook for What Fell From the Sky came together and am thankful that Audiofile magazine loved it too! Giordan Diaz does an incredible job as Pineda. Happy listening and reading! #auidiobook #mglit #kidlit

Audiofile magazine review of What Fell From the Sky: Giordan Diaz gives a winning performance as Pineda, communicating his humor and kindness and switching between English and Spanish. As Pineda and his friends try to reunite Luisa with her parents, the mix of voices for other characters who chime in during the story’s climax reinforce the message of the power of community. Warm, funny, and timely.

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Adrianna Cuevas @adriannacuevas.bsky.social · Mar 1

I had read it in English but decided to read it in Spanish too. It’s such a great story.

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