Searching for YA critique partner
I have worked for many years as a teacher and school librarian with kids ranging from pre-K to 12th grade. I enjoy reading and writing different genres – current WIP is a realistic near-historical (set in the 90s), but I have other projects with speculative elements. I have a complete draft of WIP and am digging into revisions so I can query agents. This is my second completed MS; I put my last one out on submission but didn’t get much interest. I’d like a beta reader for this project, with the potential for an ongoing CP arrangement.
Besides reading and writing, I love crafting, playing music (ukulele and guitar), superheroes, Hello Kitty, my actual kitty, Chris Evans, and Beyoncé.
A few favorites: anything by Sarah Dessen, The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater, The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, any of the Hawkeye comics featuring Kate Bishop (not technically YA, but YA adjacent), The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon, Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein, and Midnight at the Electric by Jodi Lynn Anderson (underrated gem!).
I am out on animals in peril, and I have a hard time with sexual violence, unless it is handled very delicately. I’m also not the best choice for horror or anything super dark.
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