Alice Kuipers

Bestselling, award-winning author Alice Kuipers has published 14 books for kids and young adults, including Life on the Refrigerator Door, 40 Things I Want to Tell You, and the Polly Diamond series. Kuipers has had stories produced for the CBC and essays published in Bristol Review of Books and Easy Living magazine and has blogged for Today’s Parent and The Huffington Post. Her work has been published in 36 countries, and she works as a writing coach for The Novelry. Kuipers lives in Saskatoon with her family.

Website: alicekuipers.com
Instagram/Threads: @alicekuiperswriter

FESTIVAL BOOKS

Spark: On Writing for Kids & Young Adults

In Spark, acclaimed children’s and YA author Alice Kuipers shares her rules for writing for readers both young and young at heart, all while discussing the importance of travelling through passion, purpose, joy, and fear across the creative process.

In each chapter, Kuipers explores key aspects of writing for young readers—from voice and character to setting and plot—and provides examples and exercises to help you develop your story. Drawing on her experience as an author and writing coach, Kuipers shares crucial tips, tricks, and techniques that make all the difference for writers, along with some highs and lows of her own writing journey.

Spark is open, honest, and practical—a must-read for aspiring authors and literature fans alike that shows you how to become the writer you’ve always wanted to be.

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Owl’s Nest Books

Dropped!

Dex is one of six contestants on Dropped!, an internet reality show. He’s glad to escape his real life after being dumped by his girlfriend, Lola, and destroying his social life. He and the other contenders have to spend five days on a deserted island, and the person who gains the most likes and followers will be the winner. The prize is a ton of money and status as an influencer.

Keeping people watching is the challenge, and Dex will do whatever it takes. He needs to win—it’s the only way to get Lola and his popularity back. But on the island, away from his ex, he finds himself flirting with the gorgeous and popular Amina. When Dex keeps placing behind Amina, he realizes he has to be more daring to get the engagements he needs. But how extreme will he need to be? And is it worth it to win?

This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for middle-grade readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read, or say they don’t like to read! The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.

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Owl’s Nest Books | Calgary Public Library

BE CURIOUSER

• Ten Tips to Get More Creative. –Alice Kuipers, Confessions and Coffee
• Dropped!: A compact, existential, reality-show adventure with strong reluctant reader appeal. –Kirkus Reviews
• The one writing rule YA novelist Alice Kuipers never breaks. –CBC Books