Big Foot plays a role in the story, which grabbed me, since I love everything about Big Foot. JR: Don’t know the other versions, but I agree that this one has plenty of both. They each had elements I loved, but this version by far has the most humor and the wildest magic. I wrote two completely different versions of this story, both with a more serious, somber tone. It was extra fun in this story, since there’s such a light tone and so many quirky details to balance the heavier stuff. KV: Hope and humor are so important in MG, and I always strive to achieve that perfect balance. How difficult was it to get the proper balance when writing this? JR: No, you never accept that! 🙂 You tackle a delicate subject with a lot of humor and heart. But she can’t just sit around and watch her parents’ marriage dissolve, not when there’s a magical shop in town that could be the answer to all her problems! Will June prove her older self wrong and stop the divorce? Or will she have to accept that there are some things in life she can’t fix? But JuniePie28 knows too much about her life to be a fraud, and future June warns her against interfering.

someone who claims to be an older version of June messaging her from the future.Īt first, she assumes it’s a prank. While brainstorming ideas on her new secondhand laptop-purchased from a mysterious store in town called The Shop of Last Resort-June gets a strange IM from someone named JuniePie28. KV: AJust look at all the couples she’s helped find love! So when June learns her parents are getting divorced, she’s determined to use her matchmaking skills to get them together again. For those who aren’t yet familiar with it, can you tell us a little bit about it and where the idea for this story came from? As I like to tell people, it had heart, humor, and Big Foot, which is basically all the ingredients you need for a great book.

JR: First off, I was fortunate enough to get an advanced copy of Hello, Future Me, and really enjoyed it. KV: Thanks, Jonathan! I’m super excited to be here! JR: Hi, Kim and thanks for joining us today! Her book, Hello, Future Me, came out last week from Scholastic Press. Today, I am pleased to welcome to our site, a friend of mine, Kim Ventrella, who is also a fellow member of the Spooky Middle Grade Authors.

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