PreviewsAlice Kuipers

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  Dropped!

  Alice Kuipers

  Dex’s life has tanked after his girlfriend dumped him and he embarrassed himself at a party trying to win her back. Can being a contestant on an Internet reality TV show help him regain his social media presence, his girlfriend, and his self-esteem? How much should he risk to try to win?

  (Orca Book Publishers, $10.95 Paperback, 96 pages, ISBN: 978-14-59837-74-4)  

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  Pia’s Plans

  Alice Kuipers

  Pia’s plans to strive for the best start to go wrong when she loses an important race and has a fight with her best friend. Then, on the worst day of her life, she injures her ankle, fails a math test, gets detention – and also makes a new friend, discovers a new passion, and learns to strive for balance.

  (Orca Book Publishers, $10.95 Paperback, 112 pages, ISBN: 978-14-59823-78-5)  

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  Spark

  Alice Kuipers on Writing for Kids & Young Adults

  Alice Kuipers

  Including tips and techniques for igniting initial ideas and drafting, editing, publishing, and promoting a book, and for managing other aspects of the writing life, this practical guide leads aspiring writers of children’s and/or young adult books through the entire process, providing examples and exercises along the way.

  (University of Regina Press, $22.95 Paperback, 256 pages, ISBN: 978-17-79400-22-2)