Alone in the Multiverse: 'many worlds' theory, a touch of romance, ya sci fi, timewalkers, life or death, anxiety grief isolation, found family.
Back to the Ridderlands: final battle, growing up, who am I, big feels, sisterhood, saying goodbye.
My new books. Alone in the Multiverse: Kindle ebook and KU only. Back to the Ridderlands: paperback and ebook wherever books are sold.
The best!
Book cover with mostly blue background. Lightning bolts are striking behind a cliff with a kid standing in the foreground. White texts reads “Back to the Ridderlands” and “Melissa Ruth Rotert”
The trilogy is complete! So excited to complete my set of @melruthwrites.bsky.social’s Ridders series. My kiddo has been waiting to have all three before reading them.
Me: Want to get dressed to go to the park?
8: I can't.
Me: Why not?
8: Mom, I'm really stressed right now. I thought of a craft to make for Dad for Christmas and I have to finish it in time!
I've raised myself.
Ugh. I’m sorry :(
Announcement!
Our first issue and discussion guide are now available #free on Teachers Pay Teachers, through our Outreach Editor’s ( @1storyteller.bsky.social ) storefront! We’ll be adding more!
Check them out, tell your teacher friends! #EduSky #TPT #TLSky #TeacherSky #Literacy
Don’t make us beg!!!
Just finished draft one of part one of #breadwip. Was hoping this part would be about 25k, and finished at almost exactly 20k, so right on target!
My mom just told me she no longer tells people I’m a Latin teacher. She tells them that I’m a Latin teacher and a writer. And I just… 😭
image split diagonally - left/top is white background with Epistemic Literary’s logo, a QR code, and text “Oct 1-31 Integrity” Right/bottom has purple background with Nimblewitlit logo, QR code, and text “Trustworthy Oct 1-Nov 30” Word “submit” is on both sides of the diagonal split. Headline across the middle reads “Submissions are open”
Subs are open!!
I’ll have to check out the graphic novel version. My kid loves graphic novels
Book 15: Wings of Fire- a fun MG fantasy read. One of my students said it’s her comfort book, when she just needs a quick escape and I thought that was the perfect description.
Book 14: The Summer I Turned Pretty- not at all my usual choice of book, so to answer the question my students asked, I’m team everyone-needs-therapy and team Cam-the-Latin-nerd. Sorry to all the team Conrad’s and Jeremiah’s. Not a fan of either.
Book 13: The Sun and the Star- had so much fun returning to the world of Percy Jackson. This book featured Nico (yay!) and explored the complexities of past trauma and new relationships.
We are halfway through our submission period for theme: #Integrity!
We have far fewer subs than usual (do you all not like the theme?) so if you’re on the fence about submitting — your chances of being selected are higher than normal!
Send us stuff!!!
Book 12: Front Desk- this one has been in my list for a while and I’m glad I read it! This MG book doesn’t shy away from tough themes like racism, poverty, and immigration. A great read for any kid.
A yellow sticky note on a light blue textured background. The text reads: 5-(not 6)7-5 Write 5 syllables (Not 6)7 for this line Then 5 once again
Had a flash of brilliance last night and wrote the greatest haiku ever. Though it’s probably only funny if you spend all day teaching gen alpha.
8th grader, so getting close to HS. I’ve been surprised by a few of the choices though.
Book 11: Just for the Summer- so not my usual book (and not kidlit). Excepted not to like it and ended up really enjoying it. It made me cry and the explorations of trauma were handled beautifully.
Guess which mags are holding simultaneous submissions with corresponding themes?
@epistemiclit.bsky.social and @nimblewitlit.bsky.social are ready to see what you have to offer on the theme "Integrity/trustworthy."
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Book 10: Milkweed- Told in first person, this book follows a young boy who doesn’t know his past living in Warsaw through the Holocaust. It doesn’t shy away from the horrors that people experienced, and shows the lasting effects of these traumas as well.
So excited to be a part of this!
Book 9: Refugee- my first repeat author! This book follows 3 refugees from 3 different times and places -Germany (WWII), Cuba (1994), and Syria (2015). A story that is all too relevant today, and one I’m glad to see my students reading and connecting too.
Book 8: How Do You Live?- first book that’s a translation! A deeply philosophical story of a young boy growing up and learning to develop his own ethics. It was slow moving but good, and I learned in the postscript it was actually written to teach ethics, which makes sense.
I was like “guys, that was a joke” and a few sympathy laughed 😭
Every year I joke with my students that they need to pick up the trash on the floor because I’m too old to get it. They laugh and pick up their trash. On Friday, when I made the joke, they didn’t laugh. Just politely cleaned my room. So guess I’m old now. 👵 😭
Posts every Saturday.
If you’ve been following along with my book connection challenge, I’m writing more about it on my blog: ehperryauthor.wordpress.com/blog/
