Literary Agents Assess the Middle Grade Landscape

"This is a rich and wonderful time to be working in middle grade," according to Laura Rennert, executive agent at the Andrea Brown Literary Agency. "I am definitely receiving submissions from a wider variety of voices than I have in the past," she says, "and that is part of what is making this such an exciting time for middle grade. There are so many voices, points of view, and stories that haven't previously been represented in middle grade. I think many authors are trying to write books they wish they had when they were young, and these stories are giving so many more readers the chance to feel seen and understood."