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Chapter Book with Jewish themes

December 23, 2020 No Comments

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Chapter Book with Jewish themes
Hello! My name is
Lisa
Chapter Book
Contemporary
Last Modified: Dec 23, 2020 @ 11:31 am
About Me

Hi, I’m Lisa, a kid lit writer and Jewish mom. I have an MFA and have been querying serious for a few years. I recently had a story accepted for publication by Highlights magazine. This is my first time writing a chapter book manuscript.

Love to Read

I read widely in fantasy, comedy, and realistic fiction in middle grade, YA, and chapter books. I would love to write as well as Kristin Cashore.

Hard No's

I’m not a good reader for horror or thrillers.

Experience
I've written a lot, I'm actively seeking an agent
Critique Styles
Back-and-forth Discussion
Brainstorming/Plotting
Chapter-by-Chapter
Track Changes in Document
Critique Strengths
Description
Dialogue
Grammar
Time Commitment
Monthly, Intermittant (ie. when you have something to share)
Life Stages
Work Full-Time, Parent (Young Kids)
Preferred Contact Style
Email
Approximate Location
Connecticut
Around the Web
About the Work In Progress
Details About/Query First Page Other Projects
Working Title
The Tikkun Olam Club and the Big Trash Problem
Age Category
Chapter Book
Genres
Contemporary
Type of Project
Early Reader or Chapter Book
Tags
Jewish, school
Seeking Critique Styles & Strengths
Back-and-forth Discussion
Brainstorming/Plotting
Chapter-by-Chapter
Sandwich Critique
Big Picture
Description
Pacing
About the WIP (Query)

Tess is tired of everyone thinking she’s a mess. She never wants to hear the nickname Messy Tessy again! When her parents enroll her in a dance class to help her become more graceful, Tess has a different plan to change her reputation. She starts a club at school to clean up other people’s messes. Based on the Hebrew phrase that means “to heal the earth,” Tess’s Tikkun Olam Club is on a mission to help Birch Lane School and the world. For its first project, the club works to reduce the amount of trash at lunch. Tess races to avoid the dance class and prove that she can solve problems, not make them.

First Page

Chapter 1

Tess was in the way again. She moved under the arms of her mom and Beth, sliding between spatulas and ladles, listening to the bubbles and sizzles of the kitchen that meant Erev School.

“I can stir,” Tess said, pushing her curly, tangled hair out of her face. “Or measure. Or set the table.”

“We’ve got it all under control,” her mom said.

Tess tried to be patient, thinking if she stayed in the kitchen long enough, her mom or sister would find something for her to do, but they seemed intent on ignoring her.

“Fine,” Tess sighed and slumped into the living room. There she found Uncle Aaron, who was a gardener and one of her favorite grownups.

“Hi, sprout!” he said. That’s gardener humor.

“Hi. Here for Erev School dinner?” Tess asked.

“Wouldn’t miss it,” he said.

Erev School was what Tess’s family called the night before the first day of school because Tess’s family was Jewish and Erev was Jewish for “the night before,” like Erev Rosh Hashanah was the night before Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year. When Beth started kindergarten, their parents started the tradition. They told Beth she could have whatever she wanted to eat for dinner. She picked latkes and spaghetti. (Beth always ate a ton!) Two years ago, Tess’s parents said they would add her favorite to Erev School, and she picked noodle kugel.

Other Projects

I’ve written middle grade, YA, and stories. I am currently working on a middle grade about a cooking competition.

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