Melissa Dassori
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Melissa Dassori is the author of J.R. Silver Writes Her World, which was a Bank Street Best Book of the Year and a Washington Post KidsPost Summer Book Club Recommendation. Her next book, Greta Ever After, will be out in August 2025.
She invites you to visit her at melissadassori.com |
Greta Ever AfterThere are no fairy tale endings in middle school.
Greta Starr has one dream: to be a famous reporter. Unfortunately she’s been assigned to write for the paper’s most boring beat, and she feels stuck. Then, on her twelfth birthday, Greta receives a mysterious cuckoo clock with a wooden dancer named Lulu inside. Every hour, the doll twirls in time with the music—until one night she comes to life. Lulu is infused with magic and mischief. With Lulu’s sly encouragement, Greta engineers a feel-good story to report, setting in motion a series of remarkable, if deceitful, happy endings at school that help Greta gain popularity. But when the truth threatens Greta’s friendships, she is confronted with very real consequences that Lulu’s magic can’t fix. This coming-of-age story explores the blurred line between fact and fiction as Greta realizes the key to being a great reporter—and a great friend—is striving for truth, not perfection. Publisher: Christy Ottaviano Books ISBN: 9780316568838 (hardcover) Publication Date: Aug 19, 2025 |
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J.R. Silver Writes Her WorldJ.R. struggles to navigate the torments of middle school and her secret power to write wishes into existence in this magical story about finding your voice.
Sixth grade is off to a difficult start for Josephine Rose Silver. Her best friend, Violet, returns from camp with a new best friend; her parents refuse to grant her more independence; and her homeroom teacher, Ms. Kline, is full of secrets. When Ms. Kline unveils a collection of old Gothamite magazines and tells her students to build their writing skills by crafting short stories inspired by the iconic covers, J.R. discovers a peculiar power: The stories she writes come true. Soon J.R. is getting a cell phone, scoring game-winning goals, and triggering school cancellations. But it's not long before she realizes that each new story creates as many conflicts as it does solutions. And when J.R. tries to write about her fallout with Violet, all of her problems converge. With a pinch of magic, mystery, art history, and language arts woven into a journey of growth and self-confidence, this promising debut is a heartfelt and satisfying tribute to the power of words. Publisher: Christy Ottaviano Books ISBN: 9780316331456 (hardcover); 9780316331579 (paperback) Publication Date: July 19, 2022 |
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