title: Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Children's Books
author:  Harold D. Underdown 
description: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Children's Books by Harold D. Underdown and Lynne Rominger invites novices into its pages with plenty of white space, clearly labeled sections and humorous line drawings. Sidebars offer "Vocabulary List" words with definitions of industry lingo (such as ISBNs); "Stories from the Playground," with practical advice from published pros; and "Can You Keep a Secret?," with hints on a range of topics, including how to approach an editor at a conference and how to "write using active rather than passive constructions whenever you can."
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  _The Young Elites_
  
  
  
  
  
  _The Rose Society_
  
  
  
  
  
  _The Midnight Star_
  
  
  
  
  
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  _Champion_
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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