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John Berkowitz is querying 🪤 @johnberkowitz.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Meet Clank. 10yo Edison Skrooluse’s failed invention (until he adds a forbidden golem scroll which brings it to life). Clank has many hidden “talents.” Think a post-apocalyptic Chitty-Chitty Bang-Bang.

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John Berkowitz is querying 🪤 @johnberkowitz.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

EDISON SKROOLUSE AND THE WARLORD HORDE SWORD MG Elf Punk In this scene, 10yo Edison and his friends (Ziggy is a 2-inch tall sprite, Kit is a kitsune) are naming Edison’s toy sword, which they just discovered is magical and alive. It’s name will determine its personality forever.

Ziggy made a face. "Not half mean enough, mate.
He should call it something dangerous. Like ... like
Wartip the Watchful!"
While they argued, I sat down next to Kit. "So,
what do you think I should call it?"
"Me?" She looked startled. "Mmmm. How about...
Pointy McStabbyface?"
I grinned. "Good name. But it's quite a mouthful."
"You could just call it Wacky."
"Hilarious." I smirked.
"You were going to name it Jeff."
We both laughed.
"Bruv!" Ziggy zipped over to Kit and me. "I have
the perfect name for your Horde Sword. Sir
Thwackalot!" He gestured majestically.
Kit snorted. "How do you know it's a boy sword
and not a girl sword?"
"They're ALL boy swords!"
Kit crossed her arms. "I don't believe you."
"Oh, yeah?" Ziggy rose higher and glared down at
Kit. "Then give me one girl sword name."
"Stabitha."

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John Berkowitz is querying 🪤 @johnberkowitz.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

#CRPSugarGliders Hi, guys. I'm 62, Director of Pubs by trade (I lay out magazines), and I'm working on my 5th book (4th MG). I've been in the querying trenches for the last decade with little or no success, but my amazing editor @mariatureaud.bsky.social assures me it's not me; it's the market.

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John Berkowitz is querying 🪤 @johnberkowitz.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

WIP is the sequel to my #amquerying book: He’s 10. He doesn’t have fae abilities. Just scrap metal, tools, a sprite who smells magic, and a broken robot. To save his fae friends from the Anti-Fae League, Edison must become the hero he’s been trying to build. #CampRevPit #CampKickoff #CRPSugarGliders

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John Berkowitz is querying 🪤 @johnberkowitz.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Chapter One: “I can smell magic, mate ... and I smell some right now!” Chapter Two: "It would seem our home is under a wee bit of an attack.” Chapter Three: The note was signed with a big, red “W.” #amquerying #MG #KidLit #Writesky #MGBookChat

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John Berkowitz is querying 🪤 @johnberkowitz.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

I hesitate to call her an “animal,” but 10yo Kitomi is a kitsune (her other 6 tails haven’t grown in, yet). #FiFRevPit

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John Berkowitz is querying 🪤 @johnberkowitz.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Well, there’s the human Anti-Fae League that hates all refugees from the Faerie Realm and demands they go back where they came from. Then there’s the army of mercenary issalfar (ice elves) tasked with capturing criminal fae and sending them back to the war-ravaged Realm. Take your pick.

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John Berkowitz is querying 🪤 @johnberkowitz.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

What do y’all think about using this as my author photo when my MG novel (currently querying) gets published? #FiFRevPit #writingcommunity

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John Berkowitz is querying 🪤 @johnberkowitz.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

10yo Edison is just a kid with no magic, a broken robot, and a workshop full of failed inventions. But when the Anti-Fae League targets his fae friends with hate and lies, Edison must fix the one thing he doesn’t believe in to save them: Himself. #MG #STEM #F #SkyWrite #amquerying #KidLit #MSWL

Edison Skrooluse and the Junkyard Bodyguard book cover

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John Berkowitz is querying 🪤 @johnberkowitz.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

#TimeTravelAuthors Day 3: Time Travel on purpose or accidentally? Clio O'Neill most definitely went back in time by accident, when she angrily wished her family's curse never existed while holding a coin of leprechaun gold. She was also holding her best friend's hand... #amquerying #writeSky #MG

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John Berkowitz is querying 🪤 @johnberkowitz.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

The cover mockup I made to inspire my #WIP. 10yo Edison wishes just ONE of his inventions would work so he can defend his orphanage. When his robot comes to life, they resist the Anti-Fae League who demands all his fae friends go back where they came from and leave Earth to the humans. #amwriting

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John Berkowitz is querying 🪤 @johnberkowitz.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

10yo Edison Skrooluse wishes just ONE of his inventions would work so he can defend his orphanage. When his 7-foot robot comes to life, they resist the Anti-Fae League who demands all fae-born go back where they came from and leave Earth to the humans. BIG HERO SIX + BUMBLEBEE #MG #STEM #Fantasy

Edison Skrooluse and the Junkyard Bodyguard
by John Berkowitz

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John Berkowitz is querying 🪤 @johnberkowitz.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

13yo Clio learns too late magic and curses are real when a wish whisks her and her BFF to 1508 Ireland where Clio must prevent the curse that kills every first-born in her family. Clio races to save her ancestor’s life but must give up her BFF to go home. #MG #Historic #Fantasy #amquerying

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