Exciting news! My upcoming release has been named a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard! Since 1929, the Guild has curated books for libraries, and about 95% of those selected go on to win awards and industry accolades. The nonfiction middle grade book, “The Last Unexplored Place on Earth: Investigating the Ocean Floor with Alvin the Submersible,” will be released in fall 2023 from Feiwel and Friends, a Macmillan imprint. Having selected it as a Gold Standard, the Guild will then distribute copies to its library members. The story follows the creation and scientific discoveries made using a human-operated submersible named Alvin, which can carry three people to the bottom of…