Writing for Children and Teens: A Crash Course (How to Write, Revise, and Publish a Kid's or Teen Book with Children's Book Publishers) - Softcover

Ms. Liu's works include picture books, chapter books, middle grade, and YA novels. Her latest picture book, BIKE ON, BEAR (Aladdin, S&S) was named to the 2016 Illinois Reads List and the winner of the 2016 Oklahoma Book Award. Her picture book entitled "Tiana and Charlotte's Friendship Fix-up" for Disney was featured in the Disney Princess Storybook Collection. Cynthea also has numerous titles with Disney including GUS LOVES CINDERELLA, FLOUNDER LOVES ARIEL, Chip Loves Belle, Mulan's Perfect Present, and more. Her book, WOOBY & PEEP, a humorous picture book, was published by Sterling. She has also ghostwritten chapter books for a bestselling Disney series, and her middle-grade novel PARIS PAN TAKES THE DARE with G.P. Putnam's Sons was a Scholastic Book Club selection, an APALA selection, and an Oklahoma Book Award finalist. Her YA novel THE GREAT CALL OF CHINA for Puffin's S.A.S.S.bestselling series was a NoveList Grab N' Go selection and an APALA selection. Her work has been translated into Spanish, German, Korean, Chinese, and French.  Based in Chicago, Cynthea has spoken to a number of schools in Illinois and across the country. She has also been a guest speaker for national conferences organized by the American Library Association, American Association of School Librarians, Association for Library Services to Children, and the Young Adult Library Services Association, among others. Locally and regionally, Cynthea has also spoken for the Illinois School Media Library Association, the Illinois Reading Council, the Illinois State Board of Education, and the Chicago Teacher-Librarians Association. Cynthea is also a frequent guest author for local family literacy nights and young author conferences. She is also a writing coach and faculty member for both local and national conferences associated with the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators as well as universities and colleges. She has been featured on ABC's Chicago 7 and the Chicago Sun Times.