Wendelin Van Draanen

Thank you! 🧡🙃🧡

Rob Reiner's Trending Movie On Netflix Is An Underrated Coming-Of-Age Gem Netflix just added the best coming-of-age movie ever.

"A young adult masterpiece that deserves its sudden streaming success on Netflix." Such a thoughtful article. It's a joy to see this happening. Thank you for watching & sharing! screenrant.com/rob-reiner-f... #Flipped #Movie #RobReiner
@netflix
#trending

Thanks for the shoutout!

Cover for Gravity Is Brining Me Down, show brown hair girl in glasses in four frames tumble-slip-sliding down to a crash landing.

📚👍 So many good books.
#kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks

Gravity Is Brining Me Down
Wendelin Van Draanen & Cornelia Li
@wendelinvand.bsky.social
@cornelia-illo.bsky.social

Love this story. Lot of science and heart. Circular story. Filled with facts and ways to look at gravity. Brilliant

So thrilled that THE STEPS is on Kirkus Reviews' list of Best Teen and YA books of 2025! Congratulations @wendelinvand.bsky.social and all the other authors named!

www.kirkusreviews.com/best-of/2025...

Had a great time participating in @booksofwonder.bsky.social
's "YA To Die For" Crowdcast w/ Julie Berry, E.C. Myers, @tomisokay.bsky.social & @barbrosenstock.bsky.social. Overview of new books with thrills & chills, + a fun chat! You can check it out here: crowdcast.io/c/ya-to-die-...

Hello, New England! Come out and see me!

Getting to the Heart of Why I Write, a guest post by Wendelin van Draanen Courage reaches very directly to the heart of why I write. It’s not easy navigating the teen years.

What a terrific write-up by author @wendelinvand.bsky.social about writing and her new book, THE STEPS!

teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/09/09/g...

💕

The Steps Middle school books, middle grade books, books for tweens, middle school library, middle grade literature, #MGLit, librarian, kids

Happy #BookBirthday to @wendelinvand.bsky.social @holidayhouse.bsky.social THE STEPS, a fantastic, suspenseful mystery! I gave a student my ARC and she is LOVING it! msyinglingreads.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-...

You don't need to love (or even play) #chess to enjoy this book...but I hope Ruby and the Chessies win your heart!

Greed! Deception! And...chess? Yes!! So excited for you to read this book!
#book #mystery #YA #thriller

It's hard to convey how wonderful my fans in China are. Here's a little clip from a signing at the South China Book Festival where I was honored to be the novelist from the USA. The line seemed to wrap for miles! #readingcommunity
#writingcommunity #writersky

THE STEPS | Kirkus Reviews A teen adrift in a sea of loneliness is drawn into a mystery surrounding her dysfunctional family’s fortune.

What a terrific review of THE STEPS by @wendelinvand.bsky.social! Kirkus Reviews calls it "A fun, twisty mystery"!

www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

What a lovely sight! 💞

So excited to have a lot of books written by my favorite author, I know she has many many more ... But I am getting there @wendelinvand.bsky.social :)

The Steps|Hardcover Riverdale meets The Queen’s Gambit in this fun, twisty thriller by an Edgar Award-winning author, featuring a deliciously dysfunctional family with dark secrets and shifting alliances.Fourteen-y...

Nice news! Barnes & Noble Premium & Rewards Members get 25% off THE STEPS and other upcoming releases through Friday, July 11th – includes audiobooks and eBooks! #BNPreorder
bit.ly/4nJHNGc
@barnesandnoble.com @holidayhouse.bsky.social

Storytime With Wendelin—Finding Silver Linings YouTube video by Coffee With The Authors

Sharing a little struggling-writer backstory. No matter what your dream is, here's hoping this helps keep you going...and helps you find your situation's silver linings. youtu.be/gR-FPFrqQDw

Writers—Six Reasons You Should Learn To Love Revision YouTube video by Coffee With The Authors

#WritingCommunity : 30 books later I still have to remind myself of these 6 things. I hope this episode encourages you to keep at it! #writing #encouragement #writinglife youtu.be/maDhjhd-0A4

Writers—Six Reasons You Should Learn To Love Revision YouTube video by Coffee With The Authors

#WritingCommunity --30 books later, I still have to remind myself of these 6 things. Hope this episode encourages you to keep at it! #writing #encouragement #writingtips

Writers—Busting 6 Common Publishing Myths YouTube video by Coffee With The Authors

Dear friends in our #writingcommunity - Some encouragement if you've been hearing "it's too hard." Please share with writer friends who may need a boost! youtu.be/yGO94f5M_kY

So excited about #TheSteps! Arriving 9/2--Can't wait!

Sammy has been such a big part of my life--18 books in a series spanned as many years in real life--so I always feel a kinship to readers who love her, too. Thank you, @etcharles.bsky.social

Writers—Conquering Writer’s Block! EPISODE: Struggling with writer’s block? In this video, Mark & Wendelin share strategies to help you get past creative hurdles and boost productivity. Whether you're tackling your first novel or stuck in the middle of a frustrating project, these tips will help! CHANNEL: Bestselling/award-winning authors share tips to help you decode the craft and business of writing, while encouraging you to keep your writing dreams alive. ABOUT THE HOSTS: Wendelin Van Draanen is an international-award-winning, bestselling author of more than thirty traditionally-published titles. Her novels include the popular Edgar-winning SAMMY KEYES mystery series; FLIPPED, which became a Warner Brothers feature film; and the SHREDDERMAN series, which became a Nickelodeon TV movie. * Website w/Contact Info: https://www.wendelinvand.com/ * Wendelin’s Book On Writing: https://bit.ly/4gmaHYy * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wendelinvand/ * X: https://x.com/WendelinVanD * TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wendelinvand Mark Parsons was a prolific non-fiction writer for many years, penning over two hundred articles for national publications as well as a pair of non-fiction books. He now writes YA novels including ROAD RASH (Knopf/PRH) which received accolades from both ALA and Bank Street, and THE 9:09 PROJECT (Delacorte/PRH) which received high critical praise—including “A brilliant literary portrait” in a starred Kirkus review—and has been translated into multiple languages. * Website w/Contact Info: https://www.markhparsons.com/ * X: https://x.com/MarkHParsons #writersblock #writing #creativity

Writers! Here's our latest. Take a quick break for some tips we hope are helpful. (And who hasn't had writer’s block?) #writers #WritingCommunity #writinganovel
bit.ly/3GU6wX5

🧡🍑🧡

#booklovers! We are fortunate to have @etraintalks.bsky.social spreading his love of books and reading. He also asks interesting questions! I really enjoyed my time with him. Check it out! 💞

Flipped Author Shares Cosmic Story Of The Movie's Magnificent Sycamore Tree YouTube video by Wendelin Van Draanen

Another story for fans of FLIPPED. This one still blows my mind! #Flipped #Book to #Movie @warnerbrospictures.bsky.social youtu.be/qCCqGytOvis

Dear FLIPPED fans--I hope you enjoy these! youtu.be/VnKD4ymuAe8

Love that you've discovered this book. I hope all young women find the warrior inside them!

Hi! How nice. 💞 Thanks for the sweet post. Starting over's hard, but I'm giving it a go. Glad to connect with you here!