MG Writer. 🐳 WHALE FALL, Coming 2026!🐳
I read past my bedtime, sleep past my alarm, and always pick Chikorita as my starter. She/Her.
Rep: Rachel Courage @ Courage Literary
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Elysia Rourke
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If you (or your young reader!) enjoy(s) these books, give #WhaleFall a try, available everywhere books are sold September 15th. #Preorder🔗 in bio!
#youngreaders #middlegrade #pax #theoneandonlyivan #blueplanet #blackbeauty #freewilly #killerwhale #conservation #theelephantsecret #songforawhale
Pssst! News and updates over on Substack! 🔗 in Bio!
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Looking for something to read this summer while you wait for #WhaleFall? Check out my fave literary magazines! All FOUR are free to read online.
(Pssst. #Preorder Whale Fall today! Out 09/15).
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“Kurrah was the same with everyone: a wretched, grumpy old bird. But Whale loved him even if he ignored her. It made her feel almost normal.”
Read the rest of...Kurrah's??...story in #WHALEFALL on September 15.
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Knowing the science was really important to me while writing #WhaleFall. I spent a lot of time doing research and reading about how incredible #killerwhales are!
Here are some fun facts about #echolocation!
#Preorder today, wherever books are sold. 🔗 in bio!
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"Unlike Red, who was happy just to be together, Pup needed to be constantly entertained."
Read the rest of Whale's story in #WHALEFALL on Sep15. #PREORDER NOW!
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Thank you to @shakirahwrites for reading & blurbing WHALE FALL! She's read it *twice* now and hasn't yelled at me for making her cry even once! <3
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Read the rest of Whale's story in #WHALEFALL
#bookquote #whalefall #whalefallelysiarourke #orca #killerwhale #amreading #middlegrade #novelstudy #2026debut #debutauthor #nancypaulsen #penguin #preordernow
This is the cleanest my desk ever gets!
What do you guys have on your desks?
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Whale Fall is available for a limited time on #NetGalley. Request (and then #preorder) today!
#middlegradefiction #newmiddlegrade #childrenslibrary #amreading #youngreaders #ecofiction #earlyreader #reviewcopy #arccopy #arcreview #2026debut
