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Cordelia Jensen
@cordeliajensen.bsky.social
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MG/YA verse novelist, author of LILAC AND THE SWITCHBACK, EVERY SHINY THING, SKYSCRAPING, THE WAY THE LIGHT BENDS. Creative writing teacher, freelance editor and certified book coach.
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Cordelia Jensen @cordeliajensen.bsky.social · 8d
Calling all 4th-7th grade educators! I’m so pleased to share this Discussion Guide of Lilac and the Switchback. Here are 4/16 pages of this truly amazing guide. You can find the rest on my website: www.cordeliajensen.com/classes #kidlit #middlegrade #versenovels #discussionguides #teachersofbluesky
Cover of Lilac and the Switchback discussion guide image of back of girl, trees and switchback on mountain Image of mountain and image of trees Questions in discussion guide Stained glass cookies and place to write a recipe
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Cordelia Jensen @cordeliajensen.bsky.social · 17h
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Cordelia Jensen @cordeliajensen.bsky.social · 17h
ICYMI, @mitumalhotra.bsky.social provided me with such a special opportunity on the Cynsations blog. Read her interview of me here: cynthialeitichsmith.com/2025/09/auth... #kidlit #versenovels
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Cordelia Jensen @cordeliajensen.bsky.social · 17h
ICYMI, @mitumalhotra.bsky.social provided me with such a special opportunity on the Cynsations blog. Read her interview of me here: cynthialeitichsmith.com/2025/09/auth... #kidlit #versenovels
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Cordelia Jensen @cordeliajensen.bsky.social · 4d
ICYMI, #LilacandtheSwitchback is a poetry.org 2025 Featured Fall Book for Young Readers!! #kidlit #middlegrade #poetry #versenovels
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Cordelia Jensen @cordeliajensen.bsky.social · 3d
Grateful for this lovely review of Lilac and the Switchback in @thehornbook.bsky.social! Review is not final or published yet and will be excited to share all soon but here’s a glimpse! #kidlit #versenovels #middlegrade @holiday-house.bsky.social
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Meg Eden Kuyatt @medenkuyatt.bsky.social · 3d
Hope you'll join us at @magfest.org #magfest2026! @plaidcorelynn.bsky.social
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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · 8d
@sarahnfisk.bsky.social has a great podcast for people who want to see Kid Lit queries that have worked. There's a whole youtube playlist, too! youtu.be/nngGutSWBqU...
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Queries, Qualms, & Quirks podcast trailer
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Cordelia Jensen @cordeliajensen.bsky.social · 3d
Grateful for this lovely review of Lilac and the Switchback in @thehornbook.bsky.social! Review is not final or published yet and will be excited to share all soon but here’s a glimpse! #kidlit #versenovels #middlegrade @holiday-house.bsky.social
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Cordelia Jensen @cordeliajensen.bsky.social · 4d
ICYMI, #LilacandtheSwitchback is a poetry.org 2025 Featured Fall Book for Young Readers!! #kidlit #middlegrade #poetry #versenovels
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Cordelia Jensen @cordeliajensen.bsky.social · 8d
Calling all 4th-7th grade educators! I’m so pleased to share this Discussion Guide of Lilac and the Switchback. Here are 4/16 pages of this truly amazing guide. You can find the rest on my website: www.cordeliajensen.com/classes #kidlit #middlegrade #versenovels #discussionguides #teachersofbluesky
Cover of Lilac and the Switchback discussion guide image of back of girl, trees and switchback on mountain Image of mountain and image of trees Questions in discussion guide Stained glass cookies and place to write a recipe
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Cordelia Jensen @cordeliajensen.bsky.social · 8d
Calling all 4th-7th grade educators! I’m so pleased to share this Discussion Guide of Lilac and the Switchback. Here are 4/16 pages of this truly amazing guide. You can find the rest on my website: www.cordeliajensen.com/classes #kidlit #middlegrade #versenovels #discussionguides #teachersofbluesky
Cover of Lilac and the Switchback discussion guide image of back of girl, trees and switchback on mountain Image of mountain and image of trees Questions in discussion guide Stained glass cookies and place to write a recipe
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Cordelia Jensen @cordeliajensen.bsky.social · 9d
Amazing to see Lilac and the Switchback on this list from The Acedemy of American Poets: poets.org/2025-feature... #kidlit #versenovels #lilacandtheswitchback @holiday-house.bsky.social
2025 Featured Fall Books for Young Readers
As the days start to get colder, get cozy with these new poetry titles for children, YA novels in verse, and books by poets for young readers from our partners and advertisers.
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Nikki Grimes @poetnikki.bsky.social · 8d
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Jen @popgoesthereader.bsky.social · 10d
🌟 You won't want to miss these 92 middle grade books being published in October 2025! 🌟

Get access to this post and 220+ more for $5 or save 15% off an annual membership. Membership on Patreon makes a huge difference in supporting Pop! Goes The Reader!
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A compilation of ten October 2025 middle grade book covers in shades of green and blue. Books featured include White House Undercover, Busted, Goalkeeper, Robot Island, Winging It, Time Lions and The Chrono Loop, A Glimmer of Change, The Vanishing of Lake Peigneur and Nox Winters and The Stygian Serpent.
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Cordelia Jensen @cordeliajensen.bsky.social · 21d
Fall events! Excited to participate in these!
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Cordelia Jensen @cordeliajensen.bsky.social · 9d
Amazing to see Lilac and the Switchback on this list from The Acedemy of American Poets: poets.org/2025-feature... #kidlit #versenovels #lilacandtheswitchback @holiday-house.bsky.social
2025 Featured Fall Books for Young Readers
As the days start to get colder, get cozy with these new poetry titles for children, YA novels in verse, and books by poets for young readers from our partners and advertisers.
poets.org
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Cordelia Jensen @cordeliajensen.bsky.social · 14d
@mitumalhotra.bsky.social Thank you for these wonderful questions! I am so thankful! Check out this interview with me on Cynsations: cynthialeitichsmith.com/2025/09/auth... #kidlit #versenovels #authorinterview #middlegrade
Author Interview: Cordelia Jensen on a New Novel, a Decade of Writing & Teaching Verse - Cynthia Leitich Smith
Laurie Morrison, Mitu Malhotra and Cordelia Jensen at the MAPSO Book Festival Today we are excited to welcome Cordelia Jensen to Cynsations to talk about her latest verse novel Lilac and the Switchba...
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Cordelia Jensen @cordeliajensen.bsky.social · 14d
@mitumalhotra.bsky.social Thank you for these wonderful questions! I am so thankful! Check out this interview with me on Cynsations: cynthialeitichsmith.com/2025/09/auth... #kidlit #versenovels #authorinterview #middlegrade
Author Interview: Cordelia Jensen on a New Novel, a Decade of Writing & Teaching Verse - Cynthia Leitich Smith
Laurie Morrison, Mitu Malhotra and Cordelia Jensen at the MAPSO Book Festival Today we are excited to welcome Cordelia Jensen to Cynsations to talk about her latest verse novel Lilac and the Switchba...
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Cordelia Jensen @cordeliajensen.bsky.social · 21d
Fall events! Excited to participate in these!
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Cordelia Jensen @cordeliajensen.bsky.social · 23d
#Kidlit crowd! Revising a novel in verse? Join us! Only three spaces left: www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/rev...
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Cordelia Jensen @cordeliajensen.bsky.social · 23d
#Kidlit crowd! Revising a novel in verse? Join us! Only three spaces left: www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/rev...
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Cordelia Jensen @cordeliajensen.bsky.social · 26d
So grateful for this new review of Lilac and the Switchback on the Can We Read? Substack! #kidlit #versenovels #middlegradereaders #middlegrade
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Cordelia Jensen @cordeliajensen.bsky.social · 26d
So grateful for this new review of Lilac and the Switchback on the Can We Read? Substack! #kidlit #versenovels #middlegradereaders #middlegrade
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Grace Lin @authorgracelin.bsky.social · Sep 12
Guess what?? The Gate, the Girl and the Dragon GIFT BOX is now available!

Great for a holiday gift (be an early bird) or a special present—this box is VERY limited, so order yours now:

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Pre-order now to receive an exclusive sticker! In this beautifully illustrated tale by award-winning author Grace Lin, join Jin the Stone Lion on a quest to return the Sacred Sphere to the spirit worl...
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YAbookscentral @yabookscentral.bsky.social · Sep 11
#kidlit #bookreview THE BOY WHO LOST HIS SPARK is at YABC!
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#modernfolktale #magic #newhouse
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