Alexandra Bracken, author of THE DARKEST MINDS, a sci-fi trilogy about a young girl who escapes a mysterious illness that kills most of the kids in America, recently took some time to answer our "20 Questions" survey sharing what a typical day is like for her. From her great aunt sharing the book at her nursing home, to watercooler chats with her co-workers, Alexandra sheds some light on what it's like to be an author and work in children's publishing.
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Dear Missing Friend by Susan McGuirk
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Ghost Town by Tom Perrotta
Homebound by Portia Elan
How to Cheat Your Own Death by Kristen Perrin
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Keeper of Lost Children by Sadeqa Johnson
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Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth
The Mother-Daughter Book Club by Susan Patterson and James Patterson
The Mountains We Call Home: The Book Woman's Legacy by Kim Michele Richardson
The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout
Caller Unknown by Gillian McAllister
Dear Missing Friend by Susan McGuirk
Enormous Wings by Laurie Frankel
Ghost Town by Tom Perrotta
Homebound by Portia Elan
How to Cheat Your Own Death by Kristen Perrin
John of John by Douglas Stuart
Keeper of Lost Children by Sadeqa Johnson
Leave Your Mess at Home by Tolani Akinola
Lives of a Salvager: Ancient Language of the Earth, Book Two by Kelsey K. Sather
Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth
The Mother-Daughter Book Club by Susan Patterson and James Patterson
The Mountains We Call Home: The Book Woman's Legacy by Kim Michele Richardson
The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout
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