Middle-grade author interviews — Cracking the Cover

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Learn more about the authors who create the middle-grade books we’ve come to know and love with Cracking the Cover’s in-depth interviews.

ages 9-12

September 30, 2019

Hope at center of Nicole Valentine’s Time Traveler’s Theory of Relativity

Writing for young readers is a tremendous honor, says Nicole Valentine, author of the middle grade novel A Time Traveler’s Theory of Relativity.

ages 7-12

June 7, 2019

Claudia Mills explores kids’ life after school in Nixie Ness, Cooking Star

Since 1981, Claudia Mills has written more than 50 books for children. Her latest chapter book is Nixie Ness, Cooking Star.

ages 8-12

February 12, 2019

Deborah Hopkinson explores WWII espionage in How I Became a Spy

Like many of her other books, the idea for How I Became a Spy was born out of one of Deborah Hopkinson’s earlier projects.

ages 8-12

January 28, 2019

Jennifer Castle thrilled to be author behind American Girl Blaire

Jennifer Castle writes because she’s always written and says she’s honored to be the author of American Girl’s Girl of the Year Blaire.

ages 8-12

January 28, 2019

Farm girl Blaire Wilson is American Girl’s 2019 GOTY

This year, American Girl’s 2019 girl of the year is Blaire Wilson, a creative girl growing up on her family’s sustainable farm and B&B in upstate New York.

ages 8-12

November 5, 2018

Journey of the Pale Bear author Susan Fletcher is a ‘collector of words’

Journey of the Pale Bear author Susan Fletcher has always loved words—playing with them, their meanings and their sounds.

MG interview

September 6, 2018

Writing is ‘therapeutic zen’ for Splintered Light author Ginger Johnson

Writing means something different to everyone. For Ginger Johnson, author of The Splintered Light, it’s a form of therapy.

MG interview

August 27, 2018

Storytelling is essential, says Doughnut Fix author Jessie Janowitz

Jessie Janowitz is a born storyteller. She’s the author of The Doughnut Fix, a book about a boy whose life changes when he moves to a small town.

MG interview

June 8, 2018

Liesl Shurtliff adds some ‘mind-benders’ to her new MG novel, Grump

Liesl Shurtliff’s new MG novel, Grump, stars the grumpy dwarf who gets tangled up in Snow White’s feud with the wicked queen.

MG interview

May 14, 2018

Aisha Saeed connects readers across faith, race, geography in Amal Unbound

“The world is a beautiful place with people who have many different cultures and faiths but at the end of the day we are all human,” says Amal Unbound author Aisha Saeed.

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