Student & Alumni Book Publications in
Children's and Young Adults Literature

Our students and alumni do more than hone their craft—they get their work published. Many of the projects that students work on while they are enrolled in the Creative Writing Programs become successful books. These works catch the attention of publishers and critics alike, earning awards and gaining literary recognition. See a list of book publications by MFA and MALS students and alumni in literature for adults.

BELOW IS A LISTING OF BOOKS BY OUR STUDENTS AND ALUMNI PUBLISHED IN LITERATURE FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG ADULTS.

Sarah Ahiers MFAC '16
Assassin's Heart 
HarperTeen, 2016

Megan Atwood, MFAC '09
The Devils You Know

Soho Teen, forthcoming 2017

Ice Cream Summer—an Orchard Novel

Aladdin, forthcoming 2017

Dear Molly, Dear Olive (4 book series)

Capstone Publishing, 2016

The Contest (5 book series)

Darby Creek, 2016

Unicorns
Core Library, 2014

Dario Quincy Academy of Dance (4 book series)

Darby Creek Press, 2013

The Paranormalists (4 book series)

Darby Creek Press, 2012

Count the Critters (6 book series)

Magic Wagon, 2012

Last Desserts (Night Falls series, #9)
Darby Creek Press, 2011

Connor and Clara Build a Concrete Poem (poetry builders)
Norwood House Press, 2011

J.J. Austrian, MFAC '14
Worm Loves Worm
Balzer & Bray, 2016

Cheryl Bardoe, MFAC '10
The Ugly Duckling Dinosaur (picture book)
Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2011

Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age (picture book)
Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2010

Gregor Mendel: The Friar Who Grew Peas (picture book),
Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2006

Georgia Beaverson (as Aiden Beaverson), MFAC '12
The Hidden Arrow of Maether
Delacorte, 2000

Jane Bedell (as J.M. Bedell), MFA '06
Hildur, Queen of the Elves
Interlink Publishing, 2006

Finding Courage: History's Young Heroes and Their Amazing Deeds
Beyond Words Press, 2004

Eileen Beha, MFA '07
The Secrets of Eastcliff-by-the-Sea: The Story of Annaliese Easterling &Throckmorton, Her Simply Remarkable Sock Monkey
Beach Lane Books, 2014

Tango: The Tale of an Island Dog (middle grade novel)
Bloomsbury USA Children's, 2009

Daniel Bernstrom, MFAC '13
One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree
Katherine Tegen Books, 2016

Molly Burnham, MFAC '10
Teddy Mars series (3 books)
Katherine Tegen Books

Almost a World Record Breaker, Book #1, 2015
Almost a Winner, Book #2, 2016
Almost an Outlaw, Book #3, 2017

Miriam Busch, MFAC '14
Raisin, the Littlest Cow (illustrated by Larry Day)
Balzer & Bray, 2017

Lion, Lion (picture book)
Bray/HarperCollins, 2014

Storms! (early reader)
National Geographic, 2009

Sherryl Clark, MFAC '13
Dying to Tell Me (novel)
Kane/Miller, 2011

Bone Song (Cutting Edge series)
Ransom Publishing, 2009

... and more than 50 other books for children and young adults

Melinda R. Cordell, MFAC '12
Courageous Women of the Civil War
Chicago Review Press, 2016

Judy Dodge Cummings, MFAC '12
The American Revolution: Experience the Battle for Independence
Nomad Press, 2015

Self-Injury: The Ultimate Teen Guide
Rowan & Littlefield, 2015

Human Migration: Investigate the Global Journey of Humankind
Nomad Press, 2016

Deborah Davis, MFAC '12
Not Like You
Clarion, 2007

You Look Too Young to be a Mom: Teen Mothers Speak Out on Love, Learning, and Success
Perigree, 2004

My Brother Has AIDS
A Jean Karl Book, Atheneum, 1994

The Secret of the Seal
Crown Publishers, 1989

Jill Davis, MFAC '12
Orangutans Are Ticklish (picture book)
Schwartz & Wade, 2010

The First Rule of Little Brothers (picture book)
Knopf, 2008

Loretta Ellsworth, MFAC '09
Stars Over Clear Lake
Thomas Dunne Books, forthcoming May 2017

Unforgettable
Walker Books for Young Readers, 2011

In a Heartbeat
Walker & Company/Macmillan, 2010

In Search of Mockingbird
Henry Holt, 2007

The Shrouding Woman
Henry Holt, 2002

Brian Farrey, MFA '08
The Vengekeep Prophecies (novel series)
HarperCollins, 2012

With or Without You
Simon Pulse, 2011

Elizabeth Fixmer, MFAC '09
Down From the Mountain
AW Teen, 2015

Saint Training (middle grade novel)
ZonderKidz, 2010

Rebecca Grabill, MFAC
Halloween Goodnight
forthcoming from Atheneum, 2017

Dianne Gray, MALS '96
Tomorrow, the River
Houghton Mifflin, 2006

Together Apart
Houghton Mifflin, 2003

Holding Up the Earth
Houghton Mifflin, 2001

Molly Beth Griffin, MFAC '09
Rhoda's Rock Hunt (picture book)
Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2014

Silhouette of a Sparrow
Milkweed, 2012

Loon Baby (picture book)
Houghton Mifflin, 2011

Christine Heppermann, MFAC '10
Backyard Witch #2, Jess's Story
Greenwillow Books, 2016

Ask Me How I Got Here
Greenwillow Books, 2016

Backyard Witch #1, Sadie's Story
Greenwillow Books, 2015

Poisoned Apples (YA poetry collection)
Greenwillow Books, 2014

City Chickens
Houghton Mifflin, 2012

Geoff Herbach, MFA '06
Anything You Want
Sourcebooks Fire, 2016

Fatboy vs. the Cheerleaders
Sourcebooks Fire, 2014

I'm with Stupid
Sourcebooks Fire, 2013

Nothing Special
Sourcebooks, 2012

Stupid Fast
Sourcebooks, 2011

Barbara Herkert, MFAC '09
Mary Cassatt: Extraordinary Impressionist Painter
Henry Holt and Co., 2015

Sewing Stories: Harriet Powers' Journey from Slave to Artist
Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2015

Melanie Heuiser Hill, MFAC '13
Giant Pumpkin Suite
Candlewick Press, 2017

Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock, MFAC '12
The Smell of Other People's Houses
Wendy Lamb Books, 2016

Ann Iverson, MFA '99
Queen Freda and the Dangerous Dragon
Orange Hat Press, 2016

Jamie Kallio, MFAC '11
The Mayflower Compact—Foundations of Our Nation
Abdo Publishing Company, 2013

Read On: Speculative Fiction for Teens
Libraries Unlimited, 2012

Bill Kennedy, MFAC '09
Tramp: A T.K. and Associates Detective Story
North Star Press, 2014

Akmed Kahlifa, MFA '14
Lil' Spooney, Silverware That Decides To Grow Hair
Authorhouse Books, 2015

The Camel's Shadow Has Four Humps: African Myth, Urban Mystery
iUniverse, 2012

Naomi Kinsman, MFAC '11
Brilliant Hues (novel series)
Zonderkidz, 2012

Waves of Light (novel series)
Zonderkidz, 2012

Flickering Hope (novel series)
Zonderkidz, 2011

Shades of Truth (novel series)
Zonderkidz, 2011

Nancy Loewen, MFA 07
The Last Day of Kindergarten (picture book)
Marshall Cavendish, 2011

Four to the Pole! (with Ann Bancroft)
Linnet, 2001

... and nearly 100 other books for children

Ann H. Matzke, MFAC '09
Can You Guess? (picture book)
Rourke, 2010

Plus 1, Minus 1 (picture book)
Rourke, 2010

Tracy Nelson Maurer, MFAC '09
Noah Webster's Fighting Words
Millbrook Press (Lerner), 2017

John Deere, That's Who!
Macmillan Publishers, 2017

Storm Codes (picture book)
Windward, 2007

... and nearly 100 other books for children and young adults

Debra McArthur, MFAC '10
A Voice for Kanzas (middle-grade novel)
Kane/Miller, 2012

Cheryl Minnema, MFAC '15
Hungry Johnny (picture book)
Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2014

Gary Metivier, MFAC '14
Until Daddy Comes Home
Pelican Publications, 2014

Saluting Grandpa (picture book)
Pelican Publications, 2012

Willie's Wagon Series (early reader)
Wild Horses Publication

Diane Mullen, MFAC '09
Tagged (YA novel)
Charlesbridge, 2015

Jane O'Reilly, MFAC '09
The Secret of Goldenrod (middle-grade novel)
Carolrhoda Books, 2016

Peter Pearson, MFAC '12
How to Eat an Airplane
Katherine Tegen Books, 2016

Melissa Savage, MFAC '13
Lemons (middle-grade novel)
Crown Books for Young Readers (Penguin Random House), 2017

Greys (middle-grade novel)
Crown Books for Young Readers, forthcoming Spring 2018

Anne Tews Schwab, MFAC
Capsized: A Novel in Poems
Polaris Publications, 2013

Caren Stelson, MFAC '09
SACHIKO: A Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Survivor's Story
Carolrhoda/Lerner Publishing Group, 2016

Derek E. Sullivan, MFA '11
BIGGIE
Albert Whitman Teen, 2015

Kelsey Sutton, current MFA
Gardenia
Diversion Publishing, 2017

Jamie A. Swenson, MFAC '09
Big Rig
Disney Hyperion, 2014

If You Were a Dog
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014

Boom! Boom! Boom!
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013

Elizabeth Verdick, MFAC '13
Peep Leap (picture book)
Two Lions, 2013

Tamera Will Wissinger, MFAC '09
Gone Camping: A Novel in Verse
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2017

Gone Fishing: A Novel in Verse
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2013

There Was an Old Lady Who Gobbled a Skink
Sky Pony Press, 2016

This Old Band
Sky Pony Press, 2014

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