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Uncle Sam

Uncle Sam (American Symbols)
by Anastasia Suen and Matthew Skeens (Illustrator)
@ Amazon | Capstone | Overdrive | WorldCat

Booktalk: He has become one of the country’s most well-known characters. Tall and firm, Uncle Sam stands for a strong U.S. government. Join meatpacker Sam Wilson in Uncle Sam as he shares the wild story of how he, a clown, and countless artists shaped this American symbol.

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New agent at Storm Literary

The Storm Literary Agency has a new page for Jackie Garcia-Morales, Associate Literary Agent that says:

“Children’s Literature: Seeking author-illustrators that want to work across fiction and nonfiction picture books, chapter books, and graphic novels (spanning age audiences). Particularly interested in STEM/STEAM, social-emotional learning, irresistible humor/silly, mystery, epic adventure, mindfulness/similar wellness concepts, and stories centering diverse or underrepresented lived experiences, including neurodiversity, disability, multicultural identity, and unconventional family structures.”

At the top of the MSWL on her website it says: “As a new associate literary agent at Storm, Jackie is looking for the following to build her list:”

Her detailed lists give more specifics about the fiction and nonfiction she wants to see for MG, YA, and adults.

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