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Sara F. Shacter
@sarashacter.bsky.social
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Children's Book Author/Teacher
Most Recent Book: Georgia Watson and the 99 Percent Campaign
Writing for the world's best audience!
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COVER REVEAL!
SHARDFALL: TRAGEDY REIMAGINED drops 10.27. cover art by me!
September 3, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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@AISLEd_org #AISLEd26
September 2, 2026 at 11:49 PM
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Thanks to Publishing Cocktails Chicago for the great program @thebookstall last night. And thanks to panelists @carolyncrimi.bsky.social Robert McDonald, @keirgraff.bsky.social, Susan Davis, and Delanie Dochelli.
August 25, 2026 at 2:48 AM
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Best thing this week!

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Cookie Monster sings Take Me Out to the Ball Game on National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day 🍪
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August 5, 2026 at 8:16 PM
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Would love to get your students excited about writing!

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August 5, 2026 at 8:14 PM
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Thanks to Northwestern University’s School of Education and Social Policy for this article about my political depolarization work overlapping with the themes of connection in my #middlegradenovel.

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July 26, 2026 at 12:07 AM
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This will be fun!
July 12, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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Thanks to @bookfairepod.bsky.social for having me!

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July 10, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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Just So Willow fan art!
July 9, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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What fun, wonderful friends and writers at #ALA!

@barbrosenstock.bsky.social @alicebmcginty.bsky.social Lisa Anchin Janet Nolan Darcy Zoells Kate Hannigan @hisiheyah.bsky.social @ruthspiro.bsky.social Amy Alznauer Esther Hershenhorn Lee Wind Shirin Shamsi
July 1, 2026 at 10:09 PM
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Thanks for the support, @dandelionbookshop.bsky.social — appreciated!!
June 29, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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@regalhouse.bsky.social at ALA!
June 27, 2026 at 11:24 PM
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The NIEA stickers arrived! 🥹

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June 21, 2026 at 3:05 AM
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Got my pals’ books at The Book Stall!
June 21, 2026 at 3:04 AM
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What a powerful and hopeful story of love conquering trauma. Another important book from J.S. Puller.
June 19, 2026 at 1:41 AM
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I had the great privilege to discuss revisions on the Write It Scared podcast.

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Turning Revision Up to 11: Sara F. Shacter on Resilience, Joy, and the Long Road to Publication - The Write It Scared Podcast
Submit your writing win to the Courage Files for Season 4!What keeps a writer going through fifteen years of rewrites, rejection, and uncertainty?Middle-grade author Sara F. Shacter joins me to talk a...
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June 16, 2026 at 1:36 AM
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Join the new Book Cheer Discord for folks who love books for “kids, teens, and in betweens”!
June 16, 2026 at 1:20 AM
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Fun weekend at book fairs and a middle grade novel panel. Got to see @jennywaugh.bsky.social @patriciatoht.bsky.social @nicolemhewitt.bsky.social @kimberlyoclon @puller.writes @lieslshurtliff

#kidlit writers are the best people!
June 15, 2026 at 12:56 AM
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Just found out about this today!

Thanks to @regalhouse.bsky.social for believing in Georgia.
June 11, 2026 at 8:38 PM
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Lit Kids needs published #kidlit authors, artists, and photographers to feature in future blog interviews!
As a perk, we'll list one of your books in our Bookshop. Check out past interviews here, shout if interested, and please share. Keep shining! ✨
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A New Day Brings New Opportunities
Alt: The gif reads "A New Day Brings New Opportunities" with a heart around it.
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June 10, 2026 at 9:38 PM
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SCBWI members - go to your Member page and vote for the Crystal Kite awards in all 15 divisions!
June 5, 2026 at 11:11 PM
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Thanks to @bookfairepod.bsky.social for a great discussion.

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June 1, 2026 at 11:15 PM
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Middle grade fun! Come listen to middle grade novelists. Ask questions. Check out a new BN in Chicago’s Hyde Park

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Summer of Stories for Young Readers
Join us for an in-store event, Summer of Stories for Young Readers, on Sunday, June 14, 2026.
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May 20, 2026 at 6:46 PM
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Lots of authors, lots of fun!
May 20, 2026 at 6:24 PM
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Wouldn’t have happened without you, @deborahhalverson.bsky.social!
deborahhalverson.bsky.social Deborah Halverson @deborahhalverson.bsky.social · May 8
It was my honor to be a part of @sarashacter.bsky.social’s journey in creating this fantastic MG novel for kids ❤️📘🥳
May 8, 2026 at 11:39 PM