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​Bio for Educator Events

Marcie Flinchum Atkins has spent over 25 years in the elementary classroom and library. She is currently a public school elementary librarian in the outskirts of Washington, DC. Marcie holds an M.A. and M.F.A. in Children’s Literature from Hollins University. She is the author of Ancient China (ABDO, 2015), “Rookie Get Ready to Code” series (Scholastic Children’s Press, 2019), Wait, Rest, Pause: Dormancy in Nature (Millbrook Press, 2019), and is a contributor to multiple poetry anthologies for the classroom edited by Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong (Pomelo Books, 2022, 2023, 2024). Her YA historical fiction novel-in-verse, One Step Forward, is forthcoming from Versify in 2025, and her next nonfiction picture book is coming in 2026 (Chronicle). You can find her online at: www.marcieatkins.com, Twitter/X and Instagram: @MarcieFAtkins.

 

Bio for Student Events

Marcie Flinchum Atkins spends her days as a teacher-librarian at a public school. In the wee hours of the morning, she writes books for kids. She’s written about Ancient China, coding, science, and American history.

 

Bio for Writing Events

Marcie Flinchum Atkins is a teacher-librarian by day and a children’s book writer in the wee hours of the morning. She holds an M.A. and M.F.A. in Children’s Literature from Hollins University. She is the author of Ancient China (ABDO, 2015), “Rookie Get Ready to Code” series (Scholastic Children’s Press, 2019), and Wait, Rest, Pause: Dormancy in Nature (Millbrook Press, 2019) which was one of Kirkus’ Best Picture Books of the Year. Marcie’s poetry has been featured in multiple anthologies edited by Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong (Pomelo Books, 2022, 2023, 2024) and “The Dirigible Balloon.” She has a forthcoming historical fiction verse novel coming in 2025 (Versify) and a nonfiction picture book coming in 2026 (Chronicle). She also muses about mentor texts, making time to write, and poetry at www.marcieatkins.com. You can follow her on Twitter/X and Instagram @marciefatkins.

 

Social Media Links

Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/marciefatkins 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marciefatkins/ 

 

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Young Adult

​Nonfiction Picture Books

 

Nonfiction Books for the School Library Market

  • Ancient China (ABDO, 2015) ISBN: 978-1624035364 | Bookshop | Amazon 
  • Be Smart Online (Scholastic Children’s Press, 2019) ISBN: 978-0531137031 |  Scholastic | Bookshop | Amazon 
  • Build a Website (Scholastic Children’s Press, 2019) ISBN: 978-0531137017 | Amazon | B&N
  • Design a Game (Scholastic Children’s Press, 2019) ISBN: 978-0531137024 | Bookshop | Amazon 
  • Think Like a Computer (Scholastic Children’s Press, 2019) ISBN: 978-0531137000 | Amazon 

 

Poetry Anthologies

Contributor

  • Things We Feel edited by Janet Wong and Sylvia Vardell (Pomelo Books, 2022) ISBN: 9781937057039 |  Pomelo Books | Bookshop | Amazon 
  • What is a Friend? edited by Janet Wong and Sylvia Vardell (Pomelo Books, 2022) ISBN: 9781937057169 |  Pomelo Books | Amazon | QEP | Bookshop
  • What is Hope? edited by Janet Wong and Sylvia Vardell (Pomelo Books, 2023) ISBN: 9781937057220 | Pomelo Books | Amazon | Bookshop
  • Clara’s Kooky Compendium of Thimblethoughts and Wonderfuzz edited by Janet Wong and Sylvia Vardell (Pomelo Books, 2024) | ISBN: 978-1937057848 | Pomelo Books | Amazon | QEP
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Teacher Guides

Riddle-Ku: Haiku For Very Close Reading by Laura Purdie Salas, Teacher Guide by Marcie Flinchum Atkins (2014) ISBN: 978-1502581563 | Laura Purdie Salas’ Website | Amazon | B&N