Wild One: A Novel-In-Verse
By: Kassie Lamro
STATUS (05/2023): Querying!
WORD COUNT: 26,000 (Complete!)
GENRE: MG Fantasy, novel-in-verse
Carefree eleven-year-old Kit only knows her island of peaceful monsters until she discovers a wrecked sailboat. When worked on, it triggers memories of happier times with her forgotten sister. She must decide if mending her relationship with her sister is worth losing her island home and monster family for each time she repairs the boat, more of the island disappears.
Inspired by Where the Wild Things Are, WILD ONE has the mystery of Circus of Stolen Dreams by Lorelei Savaryn and the sister friendship and poetic lyricism of Mirror to Mirror by Rajani LaRocca.
WORD COUNT: 26,000 (Complete!)
GENRE: MG Fantasy, novel-in-verse
Carefree eleven-year-old Kit only knows her island of peaceful monsters until she discovers a wrecked sailboat. When worked on, it triggers memories of happier times with her forgotten sister. She must decide if mending her relationship with her sister is worth losing her island home and monster family for each time she repairs the boat, more of the island disappears.
Inspired by Where the Wild Things Are, WILD ONE has the mystery of Circus of Stolen Dreams by Lorelei Savaryn and the sister friendship and poetic lyricism of Mirror to Mirror by Rajani LaRocca.
The Star Princess
By: Kassie Lamro
BEGAN: (8/10/2022)
STATUS (7/21/2023): Brainstorming/ Drafting
WORD COUNT GOAL: 45-50,000
WORD COUNT STATUS: 2,853
GENRE: MG Science Fiction/ Fantasy
Stardust X Ponyo
Withdrawn eleven-year old boy living in remote Colorado, craving the attention of his astronaut dad, develops a relationship with an upbeat runaway star princess after rescuing her from an avalanche that leaves them both snowed-in for several days. He must convince the angry sky god that his friendship is genuine or risk a deadly meteor shower that will not only take out his dad and their team of astronauts, but the whole world.
THE STAR PRINCESS is a middle grade sci-fi, dual point of view, novel-in-verse hybrid.
STATUS (7/21/2023): Brainstorming/ Drafting
WORD COUNT GOAL: 45-50,000
WORD COUNT STATUS: 2,853
GENRE: MG Science Fiction/ Fantasy
Stardust X Ponyo
Withdrawn eleven-year old boy living in remote Colorado, craving the attention of his astronaut dad, develops a relationship with an upbeat runaway star princess after rescuing her from an avalanche that leaves them both snowed-in for several days. He must convince the angry sky god that his friendship is genuine or risk a deadly meteor shower that will not only take out his dad and their team of astronauts, but the whole world.
THE STAR PRINCESS is a middle grade sci-fi, dual point of view, novel-in-verse hybrid.
Little Devil
By: Kassie Lamro
STATUS (01/10/2022): Brainstorming
WORD COUNT GOAL: 45-50,000
WORD COUNT STATUS: 0
GENRE: MG Fantasy
It's been five years since a little devil appeared in eleven-year old Nat's first foster home and offered her (in exchange for her soul) the last cookie in the cookie jar. Now Todd, the little devil, is back. He's supposed to collect her soul, but instead asks for her help getting into heaven. Nat has one week to help Todd earn his angel wings or be dragged down to hell with him. But what does a kleptomaniac foster kid know about being a good person? And is it morally right to help a devil into "the good place"?
Fans of Wish by Barbara O'Conner and the TV series The Good Place.
WORD COUNT GOAL: 45-50,000
WORD COUNT STATUS: 0
GENRE: MG Fantasy
It's been five years since a little devil appeared in eleven-year old Nat's first foster home and offered her (in exchange for her soul) the last cookie in the cookie jar. Now Todd, the little devil, is back. He's supposed to collect her soul, but instead asks for her help getting into heaven. Nat has one week to help Todd earn his angel wings or be dragged down to hell with him. But what does a kleptomaniac foster kid know about being a good person? And is it morally right to help a devil into "the good place"?
Fans of Wish by Barbara O'Conner and the TV series The Good Place.
Almost Sundown
By: Kassie Lamro
STATUS (9/25/2021): SHELVED
WORD COUNT: ~51,000 (complete)
GENRE: MG Fantasy
Still grieving her grandpa— her partner in crime— who died of a heart attack two years ago, twelve-year old Karlee chases a dragon that stole her baby brother into a death portal. Teaming up with a death predicting cat, a talking dog, and her grandpa's ghost, Karlee has until sundown to solve the afterlife maze or her and her brother will become ghosts forever.
For fans of Studio Ghibli, The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson, and The Line Tender by Kate Allen. The manuscript was part of the 2021 Write Team Mentorship Program (WTMP). Check out what my mentors have to say about the book!
WORD COUNT: ~51,000 (complete)
GENRE: MG Fantasy
Still grieving her grandpa— her partner in crime— who died of a heart attack two years ago, twelve-year old Karlee chases a dragon that stole her baby brother into a death portal. Teaming up with a death predicting cat, a talking dog, and her grandpa's ghost, Karlee has until sundown to solve the afterlife maze or her and her brother will become ghosts forever.
For fans of Studio Ghibli, The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson, and The Line Tender by Kate Allen. The manuscript was part of the 2021 Write Team Mentorship Program (WTMP). Check out what my mentors have to say about the book!