Ally
(She/Her) Horror Author. Cryptid Enthusiast.
IT CAME FROM THE TREES
WEDNESDAY: BOOK OF OUTCASTS
MYSTERY JAMES DIGS HER OWN GRAVE
DOWN CAME THE SPIDERS
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- Reposted by AllyAmazing news! 🎉 MYSTERY JAMES DIGS HER OWN GRAVE by Ally Russell has been nominated for a 2026 Edgar Award in the Best Juvenile category. Congratulations, @allyoutthere.bsky.social!! ✨
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- In 2023 I had zero books. Today, my FOURTH book published with Scholastic. Time flies. So do spiders. (Actually, they do something called ballooning.) Please check out my book about creepy-crawlies. 🕷️ DOWN CAME THE SPIDERS
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- Thank you for this! It was fun! 🪱
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- Reposted by AllyLast chance to sign up for my newsletter and get the chance to win a copy of ARROW and FREE author visits for your class or child’s class. #kidlit
- Reposted by Allyso exciting to see both Eelgrass Bog AND Bitterfly Bay on the back cover of The Week Jr magazine!! alongside some other fabulous Penguin Young Readers titles!!!
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- I'm really excited to chat with my friend @forgottencorners.bsky.social. Come celebrate cemeteries, ghosts, and MYSTERY JAMES DIGS HER OWN GRAVE with us on Friday, September 26, at Stories Like Me in Pittsburgh! #kidlit
- Well...have you? allyoutthere.beehiiv.com
- I write horror for kids, but I also write a monthly blog/newsletter called actuALLY scary. This month's post is up now, and there's a lot of mention of worms. 🪱 allyoutthere.beehiiv.com/p/hope-you-r... #kidlit #spookymiddlegrade
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- I'm going to #ALA2025 in Philly! I'll be signing IT CAME FROM THE TREES at the Playaway booth (1527) at 2:30pm on Sunday. If you catch me haunting the exhibit hall, say hello! I'll have stickers, bookmarks, and a bag full of worms to celebrate MYSTERY JAMES DIGS HER OWN GRAVE. #ALAAC25 #kidlit
- Millennials, I did it. IT CAME FROM THE TREES made it into the Scholastic Book Fair catalog. 😭 #kidlit #spookymiddlegrade #horrorbooks
- I used to run with a pretty tough gang when I was younger. The gang:
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- After another upsetting week, I'm hoping to lift some spirits this Friday the 13th. The Mystery James Galley Giveaway is live and you have about one week to enter. Hang in there, creeps. Horror has taught us that evil is eventually defeated. #kidlit 🫠 allyoutthere.beehiiv.com/p/happy-frid...
- It's National Camping Month. These books are just as important as sunscreen and water! 👀 spookymiddlegrade.com/2025/05/27/a...
- I miss OG Jeopardy so much.
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- It's Thursday but Wednesday is in our hearts, so I'm giving away a signed copy of Book of Outcasts! Enter on Instagram before Saturday, May 17. #kidlit #spookymiddlegrade
- Reposted by AllyWe Need Diverse Books is proud to stand with Dr. Carla Hayden, who started her career as a children’s librarian in Chicago and who became the first woman and first Black appointee to serve as the Librarian of Congress. Find our statement below ⬇️
- Is it Tuesday or Wednesday? BOOK OF OUTCASTS is out now! I've been a huge fan of the Wednesday character since childhood, and writing this book was akin to completing the best homework assignment. ✌🏽 #spookymiddlegrade #kidlit
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- MYSTERY JAMES DIGS HER OWN GRAVE pubs in less than 6 months! If you haven't, please sign up for my newsletter. Everyone has a newsletter, but mine is scary. And you can read it while you're enjoying your morning coffee or tea. allyoutthere.beehiiv.com/subscribe #spookymiddlegrade #kidlit
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- If you're going to buy a book based on its cover art, this is the one. Thank you for the tag and for your amazing art @chrisshehanart.bsky.social! #kidlit
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- He's such a king.
- I had the best time at #txla25. Librarians, thank you for you overwhelming enthusiasm for IT CAME FROM THE TREES! Librarians really are the best people. They have a hard job to do, so please ask your local librarian or school librarian how you can best support them. #kidlit
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- Just bought 144 fake worms for $20. I feel like I got a very good deal. 🪱
- MYSTERY JAMES DIGS HER OWN GRAVE ARCs arrived just in time for spring reading! 🪱🪦 #kidlit #spookymiddlegrade
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- Last week was a great week for IT CAME FROM THE TREES. Young readers at the Lititz Kid Lit Festival were excited to get their hands on it, *the* A.S. King went home with a signed copy 🥹, it was on the local news, and it's getting a second reprint! #mglit #kidlit Amazing art by Chris Shehan.
- Does anyone know of any #middlegrade discords? #kidlit
