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Angela Dahle @angelapenadahle.bsky.social · 7h

Exactly. It’s not well known. To be fair everyone is a villain in someone else’s story. Perspective.

Angela Dahle @angelapenadahle.bsky.social · 7h

#DVpit #PB A Nahua boy, Ehēcatl, in true Harold and the Purple Crayon fashion, accidentally creates silly mischief on the pages of the Florentine Codex, bringing its pages to life w/ the pigments of his Mexica homeland. EHĒCATL AND THE MANY PIGMENTS. #HF #MR #DIS #POC #DeafAuthor #Native #Latine

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Angela Dahle @angelapenadahle.bsky.social · 8h

#DVpit #MG #F #HF #Deafrep #POC #DIS #Latine
LULU AND THE GLASS EYE
A quirky deaf girl from Martha's Vineyard c. 1910
👁️ A meddling glass eye 👁️ + shenanigans galore
⚡ #timetravel through lightning ⚡
💀 Alexander Graham Bell = the villain
💫 Curious magic linked with invention
🤐 Dark family secrets

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Angela Dahle @angelapenadahle.bsky.social · 8h

#DVpit #PB A Nahua boy, Ehēcatl, in true Harold and the Purple Crayon fashion, accidentally creates silly mischief on the pages of the Florentine Codex, bringing its pages to life w/ the pigments of his Mexica homeland. EHĒCATL AND THE MANY PIGMENTS. #HF #MR #DIS #POC #DeafAuthor #Native #Latine

Reposted by Angela Dahle

P.S. Literary Agency @psliterary.bsky.social · 9h

"You can always edit a bad page. You can't edit a blank page" —Jodi Picoult

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Angela Dahle @angelapenadahle.bsky.social · 9h

Thanks!

Angela Dahle @angelapenadahle.bsky.social · 9h

I love the title and premise!

Angela Dahle @angelapenadahle.bsky.social · 10h

Yes! Exactly! Imagine the fun author visits and how the book can be used to help teachers w/their lesson plans on the topic. My brain is full of ideas!

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Angela Dahle @angelapenadahle.bsky.social · 10h

This is unique!

Evie Richner @evierichner.bsky.social · 11h

ELEANOR AND THE HAUNTED HATS: When lifetime hat collector and new ghost, Eleanor tries to wear her hats she discovers they sink right through her. When movers take the hats, she sets off a disastrous chain of events that ends with an unexpected, morbidly fun twist. #dvpit #pb #dvart #nd #dis #ci

Angela Dahle @angelapenadahle.bsky.social · 10h

When I saw this it made me think of my current WIP (one of them). So naturally I fell in love with your art. 😍

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Angela Dahle @angelapenadahle.bsky.social · 10h

#DVpit #MG In a world swirling w/ magnificent invention and a curious magic w/ consequences that ripple across time, a deaf girl from 1910 must #timetravel through lightning w/a meddling glass eye to save Alexander Graham Bell. #DIS #HF #F #Deafrep #ownvoices #POC #WOC #Latine #HistoricalFantasy

Angela Dahle @angelapenadahle.bsky.social · 10h

#DVpit #PB A Nahua boy, Ehēcatl, in true Harold and the Purple Crayon fashion, accidentally creates silly mischief on the pages of the Florentine Codex, bringing its pages to life w/ the pigments of his Mexica homeland. EHĒCATL AND THE MANY PIGMENTS. #HF #MR #DIS #POC #DeafAuthor #Native #Latine

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Angela Dahle @angelapenadahle.bsky.social · 10h

This sounds interesting.

Lisa Gerin @lisagerin1.bsky.social · 10h

WEST WITH GIRAFFES x LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY
In the 1940s and 50s, a female bookkeeper becomes director of the San Diego Zoo giving it a glow up! For animal lovers and feminists everywhere! #dvpit #PB

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Angela Dahle @angelapenadahle.bsky.social · 10h

It’s great that the internet/social media connected you to that opportunity! I’ve had two opportunities to co-author books because of social media connections. It’s amazing how tech can bring us together for good opportunities.

Angela Dahle @angelapenadahle.bsky.social · 11h

I’m gonna have to check that out. I have (mild) scoliosis too.

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Angela Dahle @angelapenadahle.bsky.social · 12h

Thanks for sharing!

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Angela Dahle @angelapenadahle.bsky.social · 12h

I love this pitch! What kind of weaver?

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Angela Dahle @angelapenadahle.bsky.social · 12h

I’d totally read this! The quirkiness!!! Love it!

Hannah Ban @hannahjban.bsky.social · 14h

PAN'S LABYRINTH x WHEN YOU TRAP A TIGER

💎 A 12yo girl who wants to get her ears pierced
🌌 Having perfect vision... but only at night
🏺 A vase that becomes a boy with flowers in his hair
🧟 Being followed by a doppelganger with rotting ears

#DVpit #MG #Asian #MR

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Angela Dahle @angelapenadahle.bsky.social · 12h

#DVpit #PB A Nahua boy, Ehēcatl, in true Harold and the Purple Crayon fashion, accidentally creates silly mischief on the pages of the Florentine Codex, bringing its pages to life w/ the pigments of his Mexica homeland. EHĒCATL AND THE MANY PIGMENTS. #HF #MR #DIS #POC #DeafAuthor #Native #Latine

Angela Dahle @angelapenadahle.bsky.social · 12h

#DVpit #MG #F #HF #Deafrep #POC #DIS #Latine
LULU AND THE GLASS EYE
A quirky deaf girl from Martha's Vineyard c. 1910
👁️ A meddling glass eye 👁️ + shenanigans galore
⚡ #timetravel through lightning ⚡
💀 Alexander Graham Bell = the villain
💫 Curious magic linked with invention
🤐 Dark family secrets

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Angela Dahle @angelapenadahle.bsky.social · 13h

Interesting. Wanting to know just a tad bit more though. Love the illustrations/photos.

Elaine Buckner @elainebuckner.bsky.social · 13h

My Darling Dreadful Thing X The Wicked Deep

In a port town where sea air and superstition cling to every surface, empath Clover's dreams are visited by a figure from local lore. It offers relief from others’ emotions, but obsession soon follows.

#DVPit #YA #H #DF #MR #DIS #CI #MH

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Angela Dahle @angelapenadahle.bsky.social · 13h

I’d read this!

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Angela Dahle @angelapenadahle.bsky.social · 13h

#DVpit #MG In a world swirling w/ magnificent invention and a curious magic w/ consequences that ripple across time, a deaf girl from 1910 must #timetravel through lightning w/a meddling glass eye to save Alexander Graham Bell. #DIS #HF #F #Deafrep #ownvoices #POC #WOC #Latine #HistoricalFantasy

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Angela Dahle @angelapenadahle.bsky.social · 13h

#DVpit #PB A Nahua boy, Ehēcatl, in true Harold and the Purple Crayon fashion, accidentally creates silly mischief on the pages of the Florentine Codex, bringing its pages to life w/ the pigments of his Mexica homeland. EHĒCATL AND THE MANY PIGMENTS. #HF #MR #DIS #POC #DeafAuthor #Native #Latine

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Angela Dahle @angelapenadahle.bsky.social · 14h

Good luck today!

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