Claire Legrand has a sweet heart and a dark imagination - a combination that has made for two magical middle grade novels (THE CAVENDISH HOME FOR BOYS AND GIRLS and THE YEAR OF SHADOWS), and a forthcoming YA, WINTERSPELL, due out September 30 from Simon & Schuster. We met at her home in Princeton, New Jersey to talk scary stories for kids, earning honor badges in life, and finding time amidst the “author” madness to actually write.
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Claire Legrand Show Notes
Claire’s agent Diana Fox
Claire’s blog post about leaving New York
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R.R. Martin
The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley
Lucy Ruth Cummins with S&S
Sarah Watts, artist for covers with S&S
Karl Kwasny, artist for Year of Shadows with S&S
E.T.A. Hoffmann’s original Nutcracker
His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik
Story by Robert McKee