McCall Hoyle

In a nutshell: I'm a sixth-grade teacher, mom, and author who loves reading and dogs!

My hopeful, heart-warming middle grade books, Stella, Just Gus, and Millie are part of Shadow Mountain Publishing's empathy-building line of books. They're available everywhere books are sold.

You can find my young adult novels. The Thing with Feathers and Meet the Sky​, anywhere books are sold.

A Little More Detailed: When I'm not reading or writing, I'm probably spending time with my family and our dogs, Apple and Edith. I would love to be a professional dog trainer when I grow up.

I come from a long line of strong women. I'm named for my grandmother, "Pinkie", who was the first female editor of an Associated Press newspaper. Her sister, my great-aunt, was a physics professor at Auburn University. They were women ahead of their times, which I think is pretty cool.

My husband, son-in-law, and I all teach at the same middle school. My daughter teaches at the high school next door. Education literally runs in the family. I secretly, although not-so-secretly since I'm sharing it here, hope my fifteen-year-old son will be a teacher someday too.

School and library visits bring me great joy as does meeting readers in person! So I invite you to reach out to me on the Contact Me page on mccallhoyle.com. Maybe our paths will cross in person someday.

On the Web

• Website [1]

Books

• Just Gus - 2023
• Meet The Sky - 2018
• Millie - 2024
• Stella - 2021
• The Thing With Feathers - 2017

Recognitions

• 2018 Junior Library Guild - Selection, Meet The Sky
• 2018 RITA Award Finalist - First Book, The Thing With Feathers
• 2018 RITA Award Finalist - Young Adult Romance, The Thing With Feathers
• 2017 Junior Library Guild - Selection, The Thing With Feathers
• 2017 RT Book Reviews Top Pick, The Thing With Feathers