Tonya Duncan Ellis
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Sophie Washington: Lemonade Day releases in less than a month! I included a lemonade recipe (created by Sophie's grandmother) in my book and had to try it myself. It's so good I hid it in the back of …
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Before the pandemic, I was a vendor at from two to three live events per month, where I sold hundreds of books. At times I felt like a mall kiosk person, but the experiences have been invaluable in …
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If they don’t crack a book in June, July, and August kids can lose up to 20 percent of their classroom reading gains. How can you keep kids reading when school doors close? Follow these tips:Join a …
I won! My latest manuscript was selected for the 2021 Austin SCBWI Cynthia Leitich Smith Writing Mentor Award! For the next year, author/mentor Bethany Hegedus will work with me to polish my book for …
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I've been selected as one of twenty-four authors in The Brown Bookshelf's first-ever, Amplify Black Stories cohort! Sponsored by the Highlights Foundation, the group will be working to support Black …
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I was over the moon excited when Sophie Washington: The Snitch was selected as River Oaks Elementary of Woodbridge, Virginia's 2020-2021 One Book/One School, Book of the Year! The month-long event …
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