We are pleased to announce the official mentor selections for Author Mentor Match Round 4! Like every round before, we had so much talent in the inbox, and it was so hard to choose. Congratulations to everyone selected. If you don’t see your name/book on this list, unfortunately you have not been selected by a mentor.
Many mentors will be sending personalized feedback to those who were not chosen. Please give them a few weeks to do so. If you were not selected, we encourage you to continue to work on your books and submit to a future round. There are new mentors in every round, and mentorship is all about finding the right fit! Every round, mentees are selected who did not make it in previous rounds. Look for Round 5 of AMM in the Fall of 2018.
MIDDLE GRADE/YOUNG ADULT MENTORS
| MENTOR NAME |
MENTEE NAME |
BOOK TITLE |
BOOK GENRE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Guterson | David Brown | GHOST OF THE GRAND OLE OPRY | MG Magical Realism |
| Beth Turley | Daphne Higbee | AMERIXICANA | MG Contemporary |
| Dana Mele | Suja Sukumar | TARNISHED | YA Thriller |
| Heather Kassner | Mary Johnson | THE FOREST OF BEATING HEARTS | MG Dark Fantasy |
| Jamie Krakover | Emily K. Thiede | PARCHED | YA Sci-Fi |
| Joshua Levy | Jenny Pearson | DANIEL STRANGE & THE PRIME MINISTER'S P.L.O.P. | Humorous "Spy" MG |
| Paige Cober | Tana J. Mills | THE DARKNESS WITHIN | YA Fantasy |
| Saadia Faruqi | Reba Khatun | MY OWN KIND OF BEAUTIFUL | MG Contemporary |
| Sarah Kapit | Ivelisse Housman | MIA MONTGOMERY'S MAGICAL MENAGERIE | MG Contemporary Fantasy |
| Tae Keller | Sylvia Liu | JACKED | MG Sci-Fi |
YOUNG ADULT MENTORS
| MENTOR NAME |
MENTEE NAME |
BOOK TITLE |
BOOK GENRE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Higgins | Katie Wyler | CURSES OF GOLD | YA Fantasy |
| Amanda Foody | Haley Sullivan | THE MUSEUM | YA Fantasy |
| Amelia Diane Coombs | Britney Shae | FEARLESS | YA Contemporary |
| Cassandra Frances | Alexandra H. Negrón | WICKED LETTERS | YA Southern Gothic |
| Christine Lynn Herman | Allison Saft | DOWN COMES THE NIGHT | YA Fantasy |
| Deeba Zargarpur | Marina Liu | THE DEATH I GAVE HIM | YA Sci-Fi |
| Emily A. Duncan | Jessica Grace Kelley | MERCY KILLERS | YA Fantasy |
| Emily Skrutskie | Rose Egal | THE SEVENFOLD | YA Sci-Fi |
| Emma Theriault | Jen Castleberry | BEGGARS SEVEN | YA Fantasy |
| Erin Hahn | Hazel Ureta | HEARTBREAK SEASON | YA Contemporary |
| Jaime Olin | Linnea Garcia | OUT LIKE A LAMB | YA Contemporary |
| Jaime Olin |
Sierra Elmore | THE UNTITLED VIRGINITY PROJECT |
YA Contemporary |
| Jaime Questell | Grace Shim | BEING LIKED | YA Contemporary |
| Jennieke Cohen | Kimberly Bea | SIX EASY STEPS TO BECOMING AN ORACLE | YA Contemporary Fantasy |
| Jennifer Lane | Amalie Jahn | PHOEBE UNFIRED | YA Contemporary |
| Jodie Lynn Zdrok | Maria McDaniel | THE YELLOW GIRL | YA Supernatural Thriller |
| Judy Lin | Piraya (Pim) Thanissorn | BREATHE LIFE | YA Contemporary |
| Julia Ember | Carly Whetter | THE BONE DEBT | YA Fantasy |
| Julia Lynn Rubin | Zachary DiGirolamo | THE CLANDESTINE FOREST | YA Fantasy |
| Kalyn Josephson | Sofia Fionda | EVEN THE MOUNTAINS TREMBLE | YA Fantasy |
| Kevin van Whye | Joanne Weaver | A GAME OF MAGIC | YA Historical Fantasy |
| Kim Smejkal | Lyndall Clipstone | AT THE LAKE'S EDGE | YA Fantasy |
| Lora Beth Johnson | Alyssa Capel | THE WINTER KING | YA Fantasy |
| Maggie Soares | Rachel Feinberg | HORROR ANIME GIRL | YA Contemporary |
| Rebecca Barrow | Carlyn Greenwald | FIVE OVER THE SPEED LIMIT | YA Contemporary |
| Rebecca Phillips | Joan F. Smith | THE HALF-ORPHAN'S HANDBOOK | YA Contemporary |
| Rory Power | Kara Kennedy | GHOSTS WE KEEP ALIVE | YA Contemporary Fantasy |
| Rosiee Thor | Emily Grey Feldman | WEAVE A WORLD WITHOUT YOU | YA Fantasy |
| Rosiee Thor | Katherine Hillis | NOTHING BUT DUST AND STARS | YA Sci Fi |
| Sadie Blach | Marisa Urgo | RIPPED | YA Contemporary |
| Sam B. Farkas | Tabatha Duckworth | LUCID | YA Historical Fantasy |
| Sophie Gonzales | Rebecca Weiger | IN THE SPIRIT OF LETTING GO | YA Paranormal |
| Tiana Smith | Rose de Guzman | ON THIN ICE | YA Contemporary |