Anthology Launch Day: Spinning Toward the Sun
Announcing a new anthology to benefit two organizations crucial in the recovery of western North Carolina following Hurricane Helene.
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The Grief Narrative in Books for Young Readers
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Now More Than Ever: A Workshop on Writing Disabled Characters
Most recent articles
Paying for Our Own Oppression
At tax time, reflections on a Chilean duo that also resisted a dictatorship.
Global and International Literature for Kids at nErDcampCT
Why we need portrayals of life outside our own country, including literature in translation.
Democracy Envy
Thoughts on the German elections and why people move countries in search of freedom.
Laid Up With the Flu
The reading I did while sick with the flu, in preparation for a panel on youth activism.
A Small, Vulnerable Minority
Why standing up for a small group of people targeted by demagogues and despots protects us all.
Let’s Connect!
Winner, Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature, 2023!
