Today’s guest is Marie Miranda Cruz, author of Everlasting Nora, an uplifting young reader debut about perseverance against all odds. Marie joined me to day to talk about the difficulty of querying a middle grade novel with complicated and heavy themes. Also covered: writing about tough topics for middle graders as a way to build empathy.

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Links for Marie:

Website: https://cruzwrites.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/cruzwrites/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariveecruz/

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