Sally Hoch

Yes! Boxcar and Encyclopedia Brown were my faves, too. #kidlitchat

Yes! 🕵🏼 #kidlitchat

HARRIET THE SPY!!! Re-read that one 5 ish years ago. Held up. Still great IMO. #kidlitchat

The real brag was Andrew W who got to wear all the hats. Jealous. But second best role was Wise Woman. #kidlitchat

My first grade class did play of Caps for Sale, and I played the Wise Woman. I'm not bragging, but I'm totally bragging. #capsforsale

The absurdity!! 🙃 #kidlitchat

Not a teacher and not Poe, but my grandpa always recited a poem (that he learned in elementary school, I think!) to us in the winter: The Cremation of Sam McGee. Such a weird, creepy, but AWESOME ONE!! #kidlitchat

Every time I step over a toy in my child's room, I think, "just one or two more days and I'll be feeding the kids with a garden hose and a stick through the window." Ha. #kidlitchat

PIGGLE-WIGGLE!!!!!!!! FOR THE WIN!!!!!! #kidlitchat

I loved Encyclopedia Brown! I've been chasing the high of figuring out the mystery before reading the solution ever since then. Definitely channeled some of that type of story into my middle grade novel... #kidlitchat

I love them so much!!! Haha. I don't allow myself to do them too often, because I really hyper-focus on them... not much else gets done!

Fabulous!! I will definitely check out your educator resources. 💛

Hahahhahaha. Brilliant #kidlitchat

Not my forte either. 😬🤔😭

Jilanne, I love your book RIVER OF DUST. I learned so much that I'd never heard of before!! I'm teaching Geography this year (6th grade) and excited to read it to the students later.

EVERY SINGLE TIME! #kidlitchat

Your story isn't ready to query yet. Be patient. #kidlitchat

I also have a floordrobe, or at least, I have at certain points in my life. Ha! So glad to have such a perfect word for it!

"Floordrobe" haha

I'm headed down to Austin, TX this year instead. (I'm in OK.) I'd love to make it back to L&L in the future--really took a lot of great info away.

I am working on a YA and a couple PBs right now... and querying a MG. Trying to decide which to give my focus... ha. You?

Thank you!! 🤞🏼🤞🏼

I agree. I like the quarterly check ins. Good quarter for me, too!! Very productive! #kidlitchat

All the rage!!

Wow, this is such a big list!! Congrats on a productive quarter!! #kidlitchat

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lol, *fingers* too!

Hi Claire! Congrats! #kidlitchat

This is so many things!! Way to go!!! Crossing my dingers for you!! #kidlitchat

Haha. I like dice, too! Come on, dice! 🎲 #kidlitchat

Well, definitely. There's a reason I put it away for a year. #kidlitchat

Precious. Love that she wanted to chat about it. I'd watch it for that, too. #kidlitchat

Uggghhhhhhhhhhhhh saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaame. Not this one (I got a critique from an agent before querying and realized it was way off base -- such valuable feedback!), but I've definitely done that with others. #kidlitchat