My publisher mailed me this student review, which absolutely made my day as Kai squaring off against the boss fox is my favorite part of The Pearl Hunter, too! And fox fist or kitsune ken was a real game, a variation of rock-paper-scissors. #mglit #kidlit

NEW MG releases for May, curated by Karen LatchanaKenney, w/ titles from Kekla Magoon, Miya T Beck, Rebecca E. F. Barone and MORE! #kidlit #NewReleases #MGlit
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Yuki competes in a high-stakes game of kai-awase, where the players match shells and come up with poems based on the images painted inside, in Through a Clouded Mirror. Available May 28! #mglit #kidlit

Yuki befriends a mysterious golden pheasant in Through a Clouded Mirror, which comes out May 28 and is available for pre-order! #mglit #kidlit

IRL, Japanese writer and imperial attendant Sei Shonagon became famous for her lists. She plays a central role in Yuki’s adventure in Through a Clouded Mirror, which comes out May 28! #kidlit #mglit

The Pearl Hunter in paperback!

Another review in - this one from Booklist! #mglit #kidlit

Thanks to the Junior Library Guild for naming Through a Clouded Mirror a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection! #jlgselection

Grateful to PW for the lovely review! Can't believe Through a Clouded Mirror launches in less than three months. publishersweekly.com/9780063238244

The Pearl Hunter turned 1 today! Thanks to all who accompanied Kai on her journey. I've enjoyed every moment of this debut year! #happybookbirthday #bookversary

Happy book birthday!

More than 1000 words were spoken at St. Ann's in Brooklyn last night - some funny, some thought-provoking, all delightful. And I had my awkward fan girl moment with jami attenberg whose writing has sustained my own process. Thanks Books Are Magic for an amazing event!

Thrilled to share this stunning cover art by Maxine Vee ☁️! In Through a Clouded Mirror (coming out May 28, 2024), 12-year-old Yuki discovers a portal that takes her to Sei Shonagon, the Japanese imperial court attendant famous for writing The Pillow Book over a thousand years ago.

NJ friends, I'll be at the Princeton Children's Book Festival on Saturday along with many other fabulous authors and illustrators. Come say hello and get a signed copy of The Pearl Hunter! #pplbookfest

Davis/Sacramento friends, I'll be signing stock at Avid Reader - Davis in Davis on Thursday 8/10 @ 2 p.m. and at A Seat at the Table Books in Elk Grove on Friday 8/11 @ 11 a.m. If you have Pearl Hunter questions, want to get a book signed, or just say hello, please come by!

I'm just going to watch this all day.

Thanks, F.J. Thomas - appreciate the shout out!

I'll be talking about kitsune, the Dragon King, and other Japanese monsters in The Pearl Hunter at the Brooklyn Public Library's Kensington branch this Thursday at 4 p.m.! #kidlit

Brooklyn peeps, if your kids are interested in Japanese monsters from myths and folklore, send them to the Brooklyn Public Library's Kensington branch on Thursday, 4/27, at 4 p.m. I'll be talking about kitsune, the Dragon King, and more, and reading from The Pearl Hunter. #mglit

Looking forward to seeing family and old friends at Timbre Books in Ventura, Calif., on Saturday, April 8, at 4 p.m.! I'll be talking about my path from Buena High School and the Ventura County Star to writing a middle-grade novel inspired by Japanese myths and fairy tales.