What are one or two interesting things you learned while researching this book? I also wanted to write the classic middle grade themes of friendship and family. I was inspired to write the type of sci-fi that I love to read: an adventurous and twisty story that makes one think. When she discovers a corporate plot that threatens her classmates about to be meshed, she must rely on her wits and newfound allies-new friends, junkyard hackers, and a qi gong master-to save them, all while navigating complex family dynamics. In a hyperconnected world under corporate control, twelve-year-old Hana can’t wait to get meshed-her brain connected to the multiweb. When my kids were young, I quit the law to try my hand at children's illustration, which led to writing picture books and eventually middle grade.Ĭongrats on your middle grade sci-fi, Hana Hsu and the Ghost Crab Nation! Tell us about it and what inspired you.Ĭover art by Fiona Hsieh design by Jessica Jenkins I always enjoyed making art, and in the decade I was a public interest environmental attorney, I drew and painted as a hobby. Growing up, I was an avid reader, but never imagined being an author. Tell us about yourself and how you came to write for children.
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