In addition to writing and illustrating picture books and early reader graphic novels, Heidi M. Rogers also writes young adult and middle grade fiction. Below is a list of her current projects. You can click on any image or link to read more about the book, its status, and what inspired her to write it.
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These first three YA books by Heidi M. Rogers are companion novels, which means they’re set in the same contemporary world (and in this case, feature characters from some of the same families), but have different main characters.
Divided into a collage of three images with a pink grungy overlay, the left features ice walls, the upper right is a ballerina, and the bottom right is hands on the neck of a guitar. Text reads "THIS YEAR" the title of a three-part, multi-point-of-view contemporary YA about three girls experiencing grief, forgiveness, friendship, and falling in love during the “most wonderful time of the year.”

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This Year (book 1)
A three-part, multi-point-of-view contemporary YA about three girls experiencing grief, forgiveness, friendship, and falling in love during the “most wonderful time of the year.”
This year, Hadley and her dad won’t be doing their annual Black Friday shopping. Because her dad is dead. She continues to text him, though, as she searches for... (read more)

A collage of four images with a pink and green faded overlay. Text reads "ONE YEAR" the title of a four-part, multi-point-of-view contemporary YA that tracks one group of friends through four seasons and four love stories on a journey of discovering their identities.

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One Year (book 2)
A four-part, multi-point-of-view contemporary YA that tracks one group of friends through four seasons and four love stories on a journey of discovering their identities.
Rule-following Mabel convinces everyone that getting jobs lifeguarding at the local water park is how they’re going to connect and make the most of their summer. When she draws on her personal experience to save a... (read more)
A photo of a teen girl relaxing with a cup of cocoa and her small dog resting his head on her lap, complete with a grungy pink and purple overlay. Text says "THAT TYPE OF LOVE STORY" the title of a hilariously awkward YA rom-com for fans of Emma Lord or Lynn Painter, featuring all the romance tropes.

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That Type of Love Story (book 3)
A hilariously awkward YA rom-com for fans of Emma Lord or Lynn Painter, featuring all the romance tropes.
Clara Morgan always wanted the childhood-friends-to-romance trope to be her reality. Fox is her neighbor, her parents’ best friends’ kid, and her movie critique partner. When Clara takes a chance and reveals her feelings for Fox in his yearbook, he pretends it never happened, and she ends up with the unrequited romance she dreaded. Wanting to maintain their fragile friendship, Clara decides the best way to get over him is to... (read more)
The next two books by Heidi M. Rogers are contemporary YA standalones with series potential.
A soft sunset image of a teen girl in shallow waves. Text reads "I AM NOT" the title of a contemporary YA by Heidi M. Rogers set in a small California beach town with a new boy-next-door.

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I Am Not
A contemporary YA set in a small California beach town with a new boy-next-door.
Wren Ford has come to hate life in this remote beach town up the coast of California. The fish entrees, the obsession with mermaids, and the omnipresent sound of the waves taunt her every waking hour. Doodling in pointillism, then burning said doodles, and working shifts at her family’s Creperie are how she erodes away until she can... (read more)
A polaroid photo of two teens swimming and jumping off a dock and paddleboard at a lake, with teal and pink light leaks, on a background of teal water. Text says "Who We're Meant to Be" the title of a sweet summer-time YA romance by Heidi M. Rogers about neurodiversity discovery and self-acceptance.

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Who We're Meant to Be
A sweet summer-time YA romance about neurodiversity discovery and self-acceptance.
It's the summer Berklee has dreaded: her tight-knit group of friends have turned 16 and gotten jobs for the season, while she's still counting the days to her birthday in August. Feeling left out and fragile, Berklee has a melt down and her parents decide she needs some drastic time away. Expecting to spend her days repairing and crafting at their family friends' house in Southern California, she's not exactly thrilled when they... (read more) 
This next book is a middle grade verse novel and honorable mention recipient in the 94th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition.
A two-photo collage with a grungy film overlay. The image on the left is of a redheaded girl from behind while she writes in a notebook. The image on the right is a silhouette of a teen boy performing on stage. Text reads "Stuff as Dreams are Made on" the title of an upper-middle grade contemporary novel-in-verse by Heidi M. Rogers, told in back-and-forth poetry entries between two young teens searching for independence amidst parental separation and addiction.

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Stuff as Dreams are Made on
An upper-middle grade contemporary novel-in-verse told in back-and-forth poetry entries between two young teens searching for independence amidst parental separation and addiction.
Addy is not quite old enough to drive, but she’s old enough to know that her dad’s response to her parents’ divorce is not normal. He sleeps at odd times, lets her fend for herself for meals, and has them living in a hotel room, where she finds... (read more)
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