My Interview with Miss Vermont, Yamuna Turco!
I had such a fantastic time chatting with our very own Miss Vermont, Yamuna Turco, on her local TV show, The Miss Vermont Voice!
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Preorder Giveaway for the Wayward Creatures Paperback!
Have YOU preordered your copy of the paperback edition of Wayward Creatures??? My most recent middle grade novel? Yes, that one. The one with the starred review from Kirkus! The one that won the 2023 NCTE Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children! You HAVE preordered your copy?! HUZZAH! I want to send you…
Wayward Creatures Wins the 2023 NCTE Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children
I received the most amazing email from a friend attending the annual conference for the National Council of Teachers of English two weekends ago with this picture: According to the NCTE website, The NCTE Charlotte Huck Award® for Outstanding Fiction for Children was established in 2014 to promote and recognize excellence in the writing of…
Curriculum Guide for Wayward Creatures
I’m so excited to present the Discussion and Teaching Guide for Wayward Creatures that I created with Dr. Shannicka Johnson of LIGHT in Education, LLC. I hope that educators find this guide helpful! Please contact me if you’d like to schedule a school visit!
Wayward Creatures releases TUESDAY!
My next middle grade novel, Wayward Creatures, releases on Tuesday! I am so excited to share this book with all you wonderful readers! It’s about friendship and family and struggling through hard times, both inside and outside yourself. It’s about the power of restorative practices, both for the natural world and a community. And it’s…
Dayna Lorentz is the author of the DOGS OF THE DROWNED CITY series (Scholastic) and NO SAFETY IN NUMBERS (Dial).
I write because I have to; I write because I love to; I eat cupcakes because they’re there.