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Sam Subity

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Dad, MG author, dragon rider | THE LAST SHADOW WARRIOR ~ Percy Jackson meets Beowulf | VALOR WINGS ~ Dunkirk with dragons (2024) - both from @Scholastic | Find me at subity.com

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Sam Subity @subity.bsky.social · Feb 7

Hey Middle Grade book fans! Check out my year-end wrap-up of the MG market, hot off the presses! All the data you didn't know you wanted to know. 🤓

www.samsubity.com/mg-landscape...

Middle Grade Book Landscape 2024 | Sam Subity

A first look at the middle grade books published so far in 2024 with stats on publisher share, genre popularity, point of view, and gender.

www.samsubity.com

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Sam Subity @subity.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you!! 🙏

Sam Subity @subity.bsky.social · 3d

Soooo excited to announce my next book for kids due out next Fall! Any junior True Crime enthusiasts out there?? Or if you like I Survived, be sure to check this out!

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Middle Grade Authorcade @mgauthorcade.bsky.social · 3d

Who's ready for an opportunity so good it's 👻scary? 👻
#teachersky and #librarians!
What: FREE virtual class visit with 3 middle grade authors!!
How: Follow & repost to enter
When: Ends Wed 10/8
Where: US/CAN
🎃Good luck!🎃

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Middle Grade Authorcade @mgauthorcade.bsky.social · Aug 17

15 BOOK GIVEAWAY for teacher & librarian friends!
Celebrate back-to-school with Middle Grade Authorcade! You could win 15 books for your library, including 2 out this month! Enter here: app.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display... by subscribing to our newsletter. Boost for extra entries!
US only. Ends 8/24

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Sam Subity @subity.bsky.social · Aug 10

Awesome, thank you, Tracey! 🙏🤩

Sam Subity @subity.bsky.social · Aug 6

LOVE seeing VALOR WINGS on the list of Surrey Schools Top 10 Books of the Year!! 🤩🙏

Colleen Heidrich @mrscheidrich.bsky.social · Aug 5

Can't wait to be able to share all of these amazing books with students in a few weeks! Students will get to read and then vote on their favourite at the end of the year! #studentvote #sd36learn #SSBOY

Graphic of image for Surrey Schools Books of the Year for the upcoming school year!

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Middle Grade Authorcade @mgauthorcade.bsky.social · Aug 5

We're sooo excited to see Authorcade's own @victorpineiro.bsky.social with his new book:

THE ISLAND OF FORGOTTEN GODS

on Amazon's Best Books of August in time for its launch TODAY!!

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Middle Grade Authorcade @mgauthorcade.bsky.social · Aug 3

Something BIG is coming from Middle Grade Authorcade!

Be on the lookout for a GIGANTIC giveaway coming Sunday 8/17!

Want to get ahead of the game? Head on over to our website and subscribe to our newsletter here: www.authorcade.com/signup

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Sam Subity @subity.bsky.social · Aug 3

🙏🙏😊

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Middle Grade Authorcade @mgauthorcade.bsky.social · Jul 10

Grab your pre-order discount on upcoming titles from Authorcade! With everything from fantasy and adventure to sports and contemporary, there's something for everyone on the bus! @victorpineiro.bsky.social @alyssacolman.bsky.social @chadgalucas.bsky.social @sylvialiu.bsky.social

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Middle Grade Authorcade @mgauthorcade.bsky.social · May 21

It's a ⭐️review for @victorpineiro.bsky.social's upcoming MG novel! "A vibrant blend of contemporary coming of age with mythological adventure. Nico’s unforgettable summer is deeply rooted in love for family, storytelling, and the history of a place that is both magical and real."

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Middle Grade Authorcade @mgauthorcade.bsky.social · May 5

We had a blast chatting with students from Hunter's Creek Middle School in Orlando! Lots of great questions, conversation, and of course--book recs!
⏰ TIME VILLIANS by Victor Piñeiro
🏠 NOTHING ELSE BUT MIRACLES by Kate Albus
💖 GLITTER GETS EVERYWHERE by Yvette Clark

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Sam Subity @subity.bsky.social · May 2

Dubious author achievement unlocked: Signing a body part for the first time!

A fifth grade boy at a local book fair already had an author's name scrawled across his forehead and asked me to sign his neck. Turns out, not that easy to sign on skin with a Sharpie!

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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · Apr 7

@subity.bsky.social brought a bunch of middle grade data out in January. Here’s a little more focus on one particular form: middle grade novel-in-verse. #NationalPoetryMonth

Verse Novel Infographics: Agent/Editor Edition

In January I promised this further post, where I’ve put some of the Agent/Editor data, and author stats from the middle grade verse novelist master list. You can see the masterlist of MG NIV …

christianadoucette.wordpress.com

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Middle Grade Authorcade @mgauthorcade.bsky.social · Apr 4

🐰Spring into action for our last GIVEAWAY of the school year! 🐰
#teachersky and #librarians!
What: FREE virtual class visit with 3 middle grade authors!!
How: Follow & repost to enter
When: Ends Mon 4/7
Where: US/CAN
Good luck!

Image shows two stacks of books by Middle Grade Authorcade authors, with the text, Author Visit! With 3 of these authors! Reading Rocks!

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Jessica Vitalis @jessicavitalis.bsky.social · Apr 1

April is National Poetry Month! If you're looking for a book that's "intensely readable" (School Library Journal) be sure to check out Unsinkable Cayenne!

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Sam Subity @subity.bsky.social · Mar 29

Thank you!

Sam Subity @subity.bsky.social · Mar 29

Here's the visual I use to describe the creative process to students. Your initial spark of excitement is going to wane and maybe even flame out entirely. But the magic happens when your "won't quit" kicks in and you finish that amazing thing you started.

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Middle Grade Authorcade @mgauthorcade.bsky.social · Mar 28

Dear Teachers, Librarians, & Parents!
Check out our new series, First Chapter Fridays! Up this week:

THE VANISHED ONES, a new fantasy for 10-14 yo's by award-winning author Chad Lucas / @chadgalucas.bsky.social

Hear the story in the author’s own voice!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFY6...

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Sam Subity @subity.bsky.social · Mar 25

Awesome! Thank you, Adrian! 🤩

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Adrian Neibauer @mrneibauer.bsky.social · Mar 24

I can’t wait to read @subity.bsky.social’s book, VALOR WINGS, with my fifth-graders. It’s going to be a fantastic read aloud! #TeacherSky #KidLit

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Sam Subity @subity.bsky.social · Mar 15

Kids are always asking me what my writing process looks like. So I decided to apply my data skills to explain it in a visual:

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Sylvia Liu @sylvialiu.bsky.social · Mar 12

✨That wonderful feeling seeing all my @mgauthorcade.bsky.social friends in a huge pile! ✨

Our group of 15 MG authors debuted together in 2021, and look how far we've come.

Thanks Kate Albus for the photo. (Follow MG Authorcade for virtual school visit giveaways)

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Sam Subity @subity.bsky.social · Mar 8

Going through some of my old college stuff, I pulled this out of the box.

Son: Oh is that a dictionary? I think I’ve heard of those. What do you do with them?

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Middle Grade Authorcade @mgauthorcade.bsky.social · Mar 7

📢📢GIVEAWAY!!📢📢
Who: For #teachers & #librarians!
What: FREE virtual class visit w/ 3 middle grade authors!!
How: Follow & repost to enter
When: Ends Mon 3/10 ⏰
Where: US/CAN
Why: Because you're amazing!
🍀Good luck!

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