HeyJaredYoung at Heart
books, reading, writing, & life... -middle grade and YA reviews, peeks into library & life, and discussions on what keeps us young at heart- from Nicole Bennett, a MG/YA writer & k-6 librarian
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The Follow-Back (opens the original)
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Last week something fun happened, and I was added to the Substack Rising in Literature list (#97!), which was a very happy surprise for me. I’m honestly not sure what it really means or if it even matters, but it was really nice to hit that little milestone. And so I thought to “celebrate” that I would share with you all my favorite short fiction piece that I’ve ever written. I wrote this short story back in 2018 and then revised it in 2020, where it was then published by Voyage YA Literary Maga
Something to Stir up the Water (opens the original)
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When the Sea Lights Return is a serialized YA novel published weekly for paid subscribers. For more information and a table of contents, click here. For a complete index of WTSLR posts with newest chapters first, click here.If you’re a free subscriber and you’re interesting in upgrading, you can read <a href="https://support.substack.com/hc/en-us/articles/6051838054932-How-do-I-upgrade-from-being-a-free-sub
Every summer must come to an end (opens the original)
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Hi friends! Happy second day of fall, and yes, this is me putting on my best smile and trying to look forward with optimism instead of lamenting that my favorite season has once again come and gone too quickly. So in an effort to not complain any more than that, let’s focus on the good. There is a lot to like about autumn, but first, I’ll share some good things from the last month or so of summer.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Y7P_!,f_a
A Loophole (opens the original)
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When the Sea Lights Return is a serialized YA novel published weekly for paid subscribers. For more information and a table of contents, click here. For a complete index of WTSLR posts with newest chapters first, click here.If you’re a free subscriber and you’re interesting in upgrading, you can read <a href="https://support.substack.com/hc/en-us/articles/6051838054932-How-do-I-upgrade-from-being-a-free-sub
When the Sea Lights Return (opens the original)
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When the Sea Lights Return is a serialized YA novel published weekly for paid subscribers (except this first edition is free for all subscribers!). For more information and a table of contents, click here. For a complete index of WTSLR posts with newest chapters first, click here.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ieBF!,
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