Kristine Carlson Asselin

Kristine Carlson Asselin's second YA novel FALLING FOR WONDER BOY is available now from Wicked Whale Publishing.

Asselin's debut YA novel ANY WAY YOU SLICE IT (originally published with Bloomsbury Spark, rereleased by Wicked Whale Publishing) is now available.

THE ART OF THE SWAP (Simon and Schuster), co-authored with Jen Malone, came out in spring 2018.

She has also published sixteen nonfiction books with both Capstone Press and Abdo Publishing for the school library market. She tweets at @KristineAsselin as well as her alter ego @QueryGodmother, where she tweets query tips and suggestions.

Find out more about Kristine at www.kristineasselin.com or www.krisasselin.blogspot.com.

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