A Warning From Venezuela
The recent election in Venezuela as a cautionary tale on how hard it is to get rid of a dictator once he’s in office.
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Book and Movie Combinations: Immigration Stories
A book/movie combination review of the YA novel Go Home and the film Green Border, both addressing refugees and immigration.
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A Book Launch in Uncertain Times
Connecting Eyes Open, launching this week, with the freedom struggle in Portugal and the need to value our democracy.
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Authors Speak Out Against Book Bans
Introducing Authors Against Book Bans, an organization for freedom of expression that I joined along with more than a thousand other authors.
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Rattling the Cage for Ukraine
We need to step it up in supporting Ukraine on the second anniversary of the full-scale invasion. The message from my watching a new film about Ukrainian restaurant Veselka.
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Winner, Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature, 2023!
