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Diane Magras (she/her) is award-winning author of the NYT Editors' Choice The Mad Wolf's Daughter , as well as its sequel, The Hunt for the Mad Wolf's Daughter , and the upcoming Secret of the Shadow Beasts

An unabashed fan of libraries (where she wrote her first novel as a teenager), history (especially from cultures or people who’ve rarely had their story told), and the perfect cup of tea, Diane lives in Maine with her husband and son. She uses the pronouns she/her. ...more

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Are you planning a followup to add to the story?
Diane Magras Yes, there will be a sequel out next spring, continuing the story with some new elements.
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I loved your book so much! As an adult (and children's librarian) I am just now realizing that most of the books I genuinely enjoy are set during the medieval time period. Any recommendations for read-alikes to your book? (ps: I'm so glad you're writing a sequel!)
Diane Magras I'm so glad you enjoyed my book! Thanks so much for sharing that. I tried very hard to make my book unique, but probably the more comparable would be …moreI'm so glad you enjoyed my book! Thanks so much for sharing that. I tried very hard to make my book unique, but probably the more comparable would be DARK ANGELS (or THE SHADOW HUNT, in the U.S.) by Katherine Langrish. That's a fun, fascinating, well-researched medieval story taking place on the border of England and Wales in a world where it's uncertain whether magic is real or not, but legends abound and a strange feral child may actually be an elf. Pat Walsh's THE CROWFIELD CURSE is also beautifully researched, the tale of a medieval boy who lives at an abbey and is dealing with some rather nasty fae. It's full of magic, religion, and menace. And two more recent medieval stories: THE BOOK OF BOY (Catherine Gilbert Murdock), which has fantastic research as well as a touch of magic; and THE INQUISITOR'S TALE (Adam Gidwitz), also great research with more magic. As you can probably tell, I love to see a story researched. In THE MAD WOLF'S DAUGHTER, I chose not to use magic, as I wanted to see how far I could take the pressures of the medieval world on its own, and found that it provided plenty of drama. But these are all books I'd recommend as being great medieval middle grade.(less)
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I’ve been sitting on this information for a little while, but it’s finally out, so I can share it: I have a new middle grade novel coming out. Here’s the formal announcement!

 

This novel was such a blast to write, and I’m absolutely thrilled to have a book coming out with Scholastic. It’s been so amazing to be linked to two publishers who have made such a difference on me as a writer: Penguin’s ine

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