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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.
Amy Makechnie’s Followers (124)
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Amy Makechnie
Goodreads Author
Born
in Provo, The United States
Website
Twitter
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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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What's it Like at an MFA Residency?
So many things went wrong the first day (cancelled flight, lost key, lost I.D., terrible heat wave, mini-fridge died, door handle fell off), but never mind. I finally made it to Minneapolis, took my first uber (eek! I can do hard things and also it was super easy), and wheeled my new little rolling suitcase right into my first class. Late. But I was there.
Now I’m sitting in my dorm room, my home f
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Amy Makechnie
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K.M. Weiland's
blog post:
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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Amy Makechnie
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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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“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
“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
“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 December?
It's our last reading month before the awards!
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 December book of the month.
It's our last reading month before the awards!
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 December book of the month.
Sweep by Jonathan Auxier
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The Book of Boy
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The Season of Styx Malone
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Hope in the Holler by Lisa Lewis Tyre
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The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl by Stacey McAnulty
The Benefits of Being an Octopus by Ann Braden
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Fox Girl and White Gazelle by Victoria Williamson
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Louisiana's Way Home is amazing! I really liked Sweep too.
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Squint
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squint
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Unforgettable Guinever St. Clair
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Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome
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Louisiana’s Way Home
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140 total votes
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“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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