Liz Garton Scanlon Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Poems, picture books, chapter books, middle grade novels. VCFA WCYA faculty and faculty co-chair. All the world is all of us. 🌏♥️ She/Her

Into the Bloodred Woods
Martha Brockenbrough
Y'all? This book. Fairy tales, but fractured. Trees, but terrifying. The Patriarchy, but smashed. All that and then some. Please welcome INTO THE BLOODRED WOODS, by @mbrockenbrough 🔥📚💙 https://t.co/5Mc7VXsck7
Hardcover, 2021
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Evelyn del Rey Is Moving Away
Meg Medina
and today we’re thrilled to announce our honor book — You Matter, by Christian Robinson — and this year’s Margaret Wise Brown award winner — Evelyn Del Rey is Moving Away, by @Meg_Medina. We all agreed we’d stay on as the permanent committee if they’d let us — we had so much fun!
Hardcover, 2020
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
I'm an American
Darshana Khiani
I'm An American, written by @darshanakhiani & illustrated by @LauraFreemanArt, is out now! A breathtaking, eye-opening look at the patchwork of cultures that make up our nation & the many ways it means to be an American. #EMLAHoopla https://t.co/EGTpurxemo @VikingChildrens
Hardcover, 2023
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Abnormal Field Guides to Cryptic Creatures: Fairies
World Book
Happy book birthday to Gossamer Summer by @HMBouwman, a magical and moving middle grade story! Four sisters find their summer vacation taking a magical turn when they stumble into the world of some rather unexpected fairies. #EMLAHoopla @SimonKIDS https://t.co/wQJy9ehfzw
Paperback, 2020
$15.49$7.74 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Tryout: A Graphic Novel
Christina Soontornvat
@soontornvat @Meg_Medina @jasminewarga @ChronicleKids Thanks so much, @Christina -- and I absolutely cannot wait to read The Tryout!
Paperback, 2022
$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Why Would I Lie?
Adi Rule
Happy book birthday to Why Would I Lie? by Adi Rule! This suspenseful psychological thriller weaves the unforgettable story of a girl who refuses to be silenced, and who won't back down from what she knows she deserves. @Scholastic #EMLAHoopla https://t.co/uTbptpWpO3 https://t.co/GHe2sbmIzB
Hardcover, 2022
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Lolo's Light
Liz Garton Scanlon
I could not be happier to share the cover for my upcoming middle grade novel LOLO’S LIGHT. I’m so eager to share Millie story with the world… Deep gratitude to @MrSchuReads @ftlonesome @ChronicleKids @agentemurph and @taylor_norm ⭐️💡⭐️💡 https://twitter.com/mrschureads/status/1526611588278628352
Hardcover, 2022
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Manatee Summer
Evan Griffith
It's my Gratitude Giveaway. I loved these books & want you to read them too! 📚WINNERS @MissVegaRamirez gets @zieglerjennifer's WORSER, @MsBlyereads gets @DavidOBowles' They Call Her Fregona, @RachelCKatz wins @Evan_Griffith's Manatee Summer & @LundLibrarian gets my Lolo's Light.
Paperback, 2023
$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Being a Dog: A Tail of Mindfulness
Maria Gianferrari
Bark, wag, and sniff along in Being a Dog: A Tail of Mindfulness by @Gianferrari_M, illustrated by @peteoswaldart! This irresistible picture book is available now from @HarperChildrens - happy book birthday! #EMLAHoopla https://t.co/78Pi6A5ccx https://t.co/SEj8HrxO6I
Hardcover, 2022
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Be a Tree!
Maria Gianferrari
Maria Gianferrari's books are always beautiful, and here's the newest to add to the stack! BE A TREE, illustrated by Felicita Sala, looks at the majesty of trees—and what humans can learn from them. @abramskids #EMLAHoopla https://t.co/bcXHICz34g
Hardcover, 2021
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book