Why We Need Historical Fiction
In the past two weeks, I’ve spoken at two events about my novel Gringolandia and my translation of the picture book Three Balls of Wool (Can Change the World)...
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I’m Going to AWP!
A preview of my two accepted panels at the February 2017 conference of AWP, the Association of Writers and Writing Programs.
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Coming to a Conference Near You! (If You’re in the Twin Cities, That Is)
My three presentations at the NCTE conference and ALAN workshop in Minneapolis, all focusing on aspects of diversity in books for young readers.
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International Literature Shines at the USBBY Conference
I almost didn’t attend the USBBY (United States Board of Books for Young People) conference this year, even though it was held in New York City, five subway stops...
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Historical Fact and Fiction at the Children’s Literature New England Conference
A report on the CLNE conference, “Writing the Past: Yesterday Was Once Today,” held November 14-16, 2014 at Vermont College of Fine Arts.
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Winner, Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature, 2023!
