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Amy’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Amy’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Amy Makechnie
Goodreads Author
Born
in Provo, The United States
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Influences
Judy Blume, Amy Tan, Kate DiCamillo, Celeste Ng, E.B. White, Jodi Pico
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Member Since
April 2008
URL
https://www.goodreads.com/amymakechnie
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The Unforgettable Guinevere St. Clair
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2018
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6 editions
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Ten Thousand Tries
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2021
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10 editions
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The McNifficents
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2023
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4 editions
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Quatre enfants dans le vent
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The unforgettable Guinevere St. Clair (Littérature 10 ans et +) (French Edition)
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Write Sentences That Sing, Sting, and Sizzle
I’m reading a lot of books right now, and for each book I am to pay attention to craft: What literary element(s) is the author using, and How? What is the effect on the story?
Lately, I’m really digging personification. It’s suddenly ubiquitous, all over the page, and the result is so delightful.
Personification is when you give an inanimate object, emotion or idea sentient (living), human chara
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Amy’s Recent Updates
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9 Tips for How to Write Dark Stories Responsibly (And Make Hope Feel Earned)
"Why do some dark stories feel true and even redemptive while others feel icky and draining? And why do some hopeful stories resonate deeply while others feel saccharine and shallow? When writers consider how to write dark stories responsibly, what..."
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Belles Middle Grade Library's status update
Belles Middle Grade Library
is on page 92 of 416 of Mia and the Lightcasters
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Amy Makechnie
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“You were teeny tiny like a baby tomato. But you've gotten so big! And you're going to keep growing until you're bigger and stronger and taller. So instead of thinking about dying, how about you think about how awesome it is to be alive? Dad can't run right now, but you can. Dad can't jump right now, but Roma can! Before you die you get to LIVE!”
― Ten Thousand Tries
― Ten Thousand Tries
“The game isn't over until we stop fighting.
Like my ten thousand hours chart.
Ten thousand touches.
Ten thousand tries.
Ten thousand spectacular fails until you finally get it.
I'm trying so hard to stay positive. Just because I'm failing right now doesn't mean I'll stop.
Believe me, if I could, I'd never doubt again. I'd believe every single second and never stop.”
― Ten Thousand Tries
Like my ten thousand hours chart.
Ten thousand touches.
Ten thousand tries.
Ten thousand spectacular fails until you finally get it.
I'm trying so hard to stay positive. Just because I'm failing right now doesn't mean I'll stop.
Believe me, if I could, I'd never doubt again. I'd believe every single second and never stop.”
― Ten Thousand Tries
“We always have choices.
Choose to respond with our best selves.
Choose to focus on what we can control.
-Coach AKA The Hulk”
― Ten Thousand Tries
Choose to respond with our best selves.
Choose to focus on what we can control.
-Coach AKA The Hulk”
― Ten Thousand Tries
Polls
What book should we read in November?
We have read a lot of fantastic books this year, but did we miss your favorite 2019 Newbery Contender? Please "write in" your choice for the November book of the month.
We have read a lot of fantastic books this year, but did we miss your favorite 2019 Newbery Contender? Please "write in" your choice for the November book of the month.
Louisiana's Way Home by Kate DiCamillo
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The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani
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THE TRUTH AS TOLD BY MASON BUTTLE by Leslie Connor
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Echo’s Sister by Paul Moser
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the book of boy by catherine gilbert murdock
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Other Wood by Pete Hautman
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Harbor Me
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Resistance by Jennifer A Nielsen
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The Unforgettable Guinevere St. Clair
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Squint by Chad Morris and Shelly Brown
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The Season of Styx Malone
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The Prophet Calls by Melanie Sumrow
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Auntie Luce's Talking Paintings by Francie Latour
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Wagons Ho!
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| A Million More Pages: Mythological Monster Spell-Out | 179 | 185 | Dec 03, 2021 07:06PM | |
| Crazy Challenge C...: 23x23 Challenge | 223 | 114 | Nov 24, 2025 11:41AM | |
| Crazy Challenge C...: 2023 Countdown | 167 | 122 | Dec 24, 2025 09:26AM | |
| Crazy Challenge C...: 2022-2023 Unlock that TBR Gridlock Yearly Challenge | 1609 | 174 | Mar 10, 2026 08:49PM |
“Be clearly aware of the stars and infinity on high. Then life seems almost enchanted after all.”
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“So what'd you write about?'
'I wrote about how last weekend my parents and I waited in line at the movies for an hour, and when we finally got up to the ticket booth lady, they were sold out! Isn't that sad?'
'That is super sad,' I said, wishing, hoping, one day that would be my super sad.”
― Front Desk
'I wrote about how last weekend my parents and I waited in line at the movies for an hour, and when we finally got up to the ticket booth lady, they were sold out! Isn't that sad?'
'That is super sad,' I said, wishing, hoping, one day that would be my super sad.”
― Front Desk
“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.”
― All American Boys
― All American Boys
“You can't run away from who you are, but what you can do is run toward who you want to be.”
― Ghost
― Ghost
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