On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Nashae Jones about her newest middle grade novel: As You Wish.

In this middle grade novel, a girl learns the hard way to be careful what she wishes for and features a chaos-loving West African Trickster God. It has all the things we look for in a middle grade novel with a bit of magic, too.  

Come listen as we talk about Shanae’s love of children’s literature, what finally helped her find her writing joy and how middle grade novels can help readers find themselves AND a bit of empathy, too. 

You’ll find the show notes for the episode with links to all of the books and resources mentioned right here: https://www.alitlife.com/2025/01/30/finding-ourselves-others-as-you-wish-by-nashae-jones/

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