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Diverse books for children

Reading with a flashlight.

Angela Cervantes / May 21, 2023

Reading is Good Trouble

When I was a kid, I used to get in trouble for reading too much. It’s true. I’d lug books everywhere I went, including to the dinner table. In between bites of chicken enchiladas or a forkful of spaghetti, I’d read. I’d read right up until my mom would call …

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Angela Cervantes / May 4, 2023

Book Cover Reveal Day!!

My next children's novel, The Cursed Moon, will hit bookstores in September! But the book cover reveal is TODAY!! The Cursed Moon is the scary children's story I’ve wanted to write since I was a kid. Actually, the novel's plot is inspired by a scary …

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Support diverse authors

Angela Cervantes / April 18, 2023

Championing Diversity: Ten Ways You Can Support Diverse Children’s Authors

I love being a children’s writer and I enjoy being part of a growing diverse literary world. As I child who loved to read, I never saw children like me or children that had a Hispanic/Latino surnames like mine in the books at our school. That absence felt …

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Angela Cervantes / March 24, 2023

Teacher’s Pick: Me, Frida and The Secret of the Peacock Ring

Let's be honest. Most of us purchase stuff from Amazon. What once started out as an online bookstore is now the world's largest online retailer selling everything from books to bird feeders. Amazon's massive influence has shifted our shopping habits and that …

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Angela Cervantes / July 22, 2014

Ten Coolest Moments as a Published Children’s Author

My first book Gaby, Lost and Found was published by Scholastic in 2012. Since its publication in 2012, there have been some major moments for me as a debut author. See a few highlights below. Enjoy! Let the count down begin! 10. I Met Judy Blume at …

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Check out the creepy fun cover for my upcoming boo Check out the creepy fun cover for my upcoming book THE CURSED MOON! It hits the bookstores in September! 📚 #scarystories #scarybooksarethebest #thecursedmoon
So. I just revealed the cover of my first scary bo So. I just revealed the cover of my first scary book, THE CURSED MOON, to the students at Heartland Elementary. They screamed, they clapped, they gave me lots of high fives. 
Now’s your chance to see THE CURSED MOON book cover created by the talented illustrator @melrosedesign and the Scholastic design team. 😀 
#scarybooks #thecursedmoon @scholasticinc @scholasticbookshelf #kidlit #bookcoverreveal @lasmusasbooks @weneeddiversebooks 📚 #bookjoy
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