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Sarah Arthur

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Sarah Arthur is a fun-loving speaker and the author of a dozen books for teens and adults, including the bestselling "Walking with Frodo: A Devotional Journey Through The Lord of the Rings." Among other nerdy adventures, she has served as preliminary fiction judge for Christianity Today’s Book Awards, was a founding board member of the annual C. S. Lewis Festival in northern Michigan, and co-directs the Madeleine L’Engle Writing Retreats. She lives in Lansing, Michigan with her husband and two preteen sons.

Sarah is represented by the Joy Harris Literary Agency. "Once a Queen" is her long-awaited debut YA novel, the first in a series from WaterBrook/Penguin Random House.
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Sarah Arthur Oh, gosh, Katie! Thank you for reading my book and taking the time to connect. To answer your questions: Early on I had a beta reader who told me--blu…moreOh, gosh, Katie! Thank you for reading my book and taking the time to connect. To answer your questions: Early on I had a beta reader who told me--bluntly but lovingly--"You've got to make this story stand on its own two feet." She meant that I couldn't rely on old fairytales to provide the backstory. Then, my publisher confirmed it. So over the course of about 2 weeks I sat down and drafted nearly all of the fairytale "excerpts" that you see between chapters, written in the spirit of all the stories I already loved but adding my own flair. It was SO FUN--and I'm so glad you think it works! (less)
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Announcing my debut fiction, coming summer 2023!

HERE IT IS, FRIENDS! The moment you’ve all been waiting for.

After 22 years in nonfiction, I’m now doing what I love best: writing portal fantasy for geeky 14-year-old me (eep!!). Get ready for ONCE A QUEEN, the first in a YA series, coming summer of 2023 from WaterBrook & Multnomah, an imprint of Penguin Random House. Books #2 and #3 will follow annually thereafter…and who knows after that?

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"Once a Queen by Sarah Arthur is a lovely YA fantasy.
Eva is a fourteen year old girl on her first trip to meet a grandmother she's never met. Her mother won't tell her why they are estranged and the manor house with it's gardens holds many secrets. Al" Read more of this review »
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"Once A Queen by Sarah Arthur:
Ava, who grew up of modest means in America with parents in research and academia is surprised to find herself spending the summer with her estranged grandmother at her own family’s historic estate in the English countrys" Read more of this review »
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""Once a Queen" is a spellbinding young adult fantasy that instantly drew me in with its dual timelines and enchanting storytelling. Reminiscent of "The Chronicles of Narnia," it seamlessly weaves unique narrative threads and beloved fantasy elements." Read more of this review »
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"I consider myself incredibly lucky to have received an ARC of this book! The concept was very cool and I enjoyed the story within the story. The best way I can describe this book would be "what happend when the magic ends?" Think Susan at the very en" Read more of this review »
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“If only life were more on the scale of Orlando Bloom taking down the giant Oliphaunt in The Return of the King rather than the usual, tedious mall-crawl with the Abercrombie crowd! We often wish the daily grind held a greater resemblance to all those fantasy worlds we’ve come to love, don’t we? In our more desperate moments, we’re tempted to walk smack into pillars at subway stations, just to see if we end up at Platform Nine and Three-Quarters. And which of us, at some point in our not-so-distant childhood (yes, let’s be honest!), hasn’t pushed aside the coats in a closet, hoping to find an entrance to another world?”
Sarah Arthur, Walking through the Wardrobe: A Devotional Quest into The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe

“And that’s what we’re truly longing for. On those weekends when we’re suddenly gripped with the urge to watch all three extended editions of The Lord of the Rings, what we really want, deep down inside (besides therapy), is the assurance that there is a realm someplace where evil has been conquered once and for all.”
Sarah Arthur, Walking through the Wardrobe: A Devotional Quest into The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe

“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; which means that if the rest of us want to get close to God, we seek them out-not because of what we could possible offer them, as if we're the spiritual first responders on the scene to save the day, but because we recognize how much they have to teach us about who God really is." -Quoted by Sarah Arthur, Author of The One Year Daily Grind.”
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