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OUR ONLY AGENDA IS GOOD LITERATURE

Chicken Scratch Books & Courses

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A different kind of publisher covering new traditional middle grade fiction - plus the online novel study courses to match. OUR ONLY AGENDA IS GOOD LITERATURE

Meet our newest author Mindy Baker! Head over to Substack and learn more about Mindy, her writing process, and more! The link for our Substack is in our bio, join us today!

CSBooks4's tweet image. Meet our newest author Mindy Baker!

Head over to Substack and learn more about Mindy, her writing process, and more!

The link for our Substack is in our bio, join us today!

What does a chair have to do with determination? Read our Substack today and find out! The link is in our bio!

CSBooks4's tweet image. What does a chair have to do with determination?

Read our Substack today and find out!
The link is in our bio!

How do you find your determination? What have you noticed about it in your children? Share with us on Substack today!

CSBooks4's tweet image. How do you find your determination?
What have you noticed about it in your children?
Share with us on Substack today!

Join us on Substack today and read Jennifer's take on self-worth. You can find the link to our Substack through our bio. Subscribing is always free. Happy reading!

CSBooks4's tweet image. Join us on Substack today and read Jennifer's take on self-worth. 
You can find the link to our Substack through our bio. Subscribing is always free. 
Happy reading!

We love Kelli's thoughts over on Substack today. She brings up some great food for thought. Join us! Subscribing is free and you'll find the link in our bio.

CSBooks4's tweet image. We love Kelli's thoughts over on Substack today.
She brings up some great food for thought.
Join us!
Subscribing is free and you'll find the link in our bio.

It's Wednesday so we're talking about self-worth on Substack today. Join us and share your thoughts! Subscribing is free and the link is in our bio.

CSBooks4's tweet image. It's Wednesday so we're talking about self-worth on Substack today. 
Join us and share your thoughts!
Subscribing is free and the link is in our bio.

It's a new month and we're focusing on self-worth this month. Head over to Substack and read Erin's article today! Subscribing is free and you can find the link in our bio.

CSBooks4's tweet image. It's a new month and we're focusing on self-worth this month. 
Head over to Substack and read Erin's article today!
Subscribing is free and you can find the link in our bio.

Join us on Substack for Kelli's thoughts on forgiveness. Subscribing is completely free and the link can be found in our bio.

CSBooks4's tweet image. Join us on Substack for Kelli's thoughts on forgiveness. 
Subscribing is completely free and the link can be found in our bio.

We are moving forward this month with actionable ways we can share light in the world. It starts in our homes. Head over to Substack and read Kiri's thoughts. Subscribing is free.

CSBooks4's tweet image. We are  moving forward this month with actionable ways we can share light in the world. 
It starts in our homes. 
Head over to Substack and read Kiri's thoughts. 
Subscribing is free.

We are all still in shock. Join us on Substack and read Erin's thoughts. How has this changed us? We'd love to hear your thoughts. Subscribing is free and can be found through the link in our bio.

CSBooks4's tweet image. We are all still in shock. 
Join us on Substack and read Erin's thoughts.

How has this changed us?
We'd love to hear your thoughts.
Subscribing is free and can be found through the link in our bio.

Are you looking for the next great fantasy series? This is it! Book 2 available now.

Book 2 of the award winning Wingless Cycle is officially available from all major retailers! If you placed a preorder from Amazon, B&N or Chapters Indigo, your book is now on its way to you! And if you haven't gotten a copy yet, what are you waiting for? #kidlit

CatWitzaney's tweet image. Book 2 of the award winning Wingless Cycle is officially available from all major retailers! If you placed a preorder from Amazon, B&N or Chapters Indigo, your book is now on its way to you! And if you haven't gotten a copy yet, what are you waiting for? #kidlit
CatWitzaney's tweet image. Book 2 of the award winning Wingless Cycle is officially available from all major retailers! If you placed a preorder from Amazon, B&N or Chapters Indigo, your book is now on its way to you! And if you haven't gotten a copy yet, what are you waiting for? #kidlit


Perfect explanation for why we publish the books we do, and not the books filled with agendas.

“So the line had stuck in my head. “Sex,” I was pretty sure, meant whether you were a boy or girl, and “sin” made Tante Jans very angry, but what the two together meant I could not imagine. And so, seated next to Father in the train compartment, I suddenly asked, “Father, what is…



We loved Kelli's take on helping our kids create lasting friendships! Head over to our Substack today for some food for thought. Subscribe to our free Substack through the link in our bio!

CSBooks4's tweet image. We loved Kelli's take on helping our kids create lasting friendships!
Head over to our Substack today for some food for thought. 
Subscribe to our free Substack through the link in our bio!

We loved this thought piece by Kiri, join us on Substack and share your thoughts! Follow the link in our bio, subscribing is free.

CSBooks4's tweet image. We loved this thought piece by Kiri,
join us on Substack and share your thoughts!

Follow the link in our bio, subscribing is free.

Life is better with friends! As adults we know that having good friends means being a good friend, this is not always intuitive to our children. Join us on Substack to explore this virtue, we'd love to have you! Subscribe for free through the link in our bio.

CSBooks4's tweet image. Life is better with friends! 
As adults we know that having good friends means being a good friend, this is not always intuitive to our children.
Join us on Substack to explore this virtue, 
we'd love to have you!
Subscribe for free through the link in our bio.

Wow. Do not miss this harrowing true story from Kelli! Featuring Love over Fear on Substack today! Join us!

CSBooks4's tweet image. Wow. 
Do not miss this harrowing true story from Kelli!

Featuring Love over Fear on Substack today!
Join us!

Super excited for Catherine Witzaney and "Wingless!" People love strong, clean books for kids!

So excited and blown away that Wingless is a Ream Award winner in the Middle Grade category! Still can't believe it #awardwinningbook @RealmMakers

CatWitzaney's tweet image. So excited and blown away that Wingless is a Ream Award winner in the Middle Grade category! Still can't believe it #awardwinningbook @RealmMakers


We are loving Jenn's take on how to promote love over fear in your daily life. Head over to Substack and join in the conversation! Subscribing is free and we would LOVE to have you join us.

CSBooks4's tweet image. We are loving Jenn's take on how to promote love over fear in your daily life. 

Head over to Substack and join in the conversation!

Subscribing is free and we would LOVE to have you join us.

Kiri has some great advice in this week's Substack. Head over through our bio to read, subscribing is always free! Happy reading!

CSBooks4's tweet image. Kiri has some great advice in this week's Substack. 

Head over through our bio to read, subscribing is always free!

Happy reading!

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This is so true... I can't tell you how often people conflate the two.

MichaelARothman's tweet image. This is so true... I can't tell you how often people conflate the two.

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