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Witness: An Interview with Co-Anthologists Ari Tison and Ty Chapman

Witness: Poems to Address the Past, Present, and Future of Policing is a wide-ranging collection that sprung from a simple invitation to share stories. It includes contributions from nearly forty poets, including Ada Limón, Jason Reynolds, Erin Entrada Kelly, Danez Smith, and Amanda Gorman. It explores experiences and emotions related to policing and over-policing by […]Read more

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The Cloak From Baghdad: An Interview with Author Carol Isaacs

The Cloak From Baghdad follows Flora, a young woman growing up in 1970s London. Her parents and grandmother fled Iraq forty years ago, but no one will tell her why. She gets her answers when a magical cloak—an abaya—transports Louise back in time to her mother’s childhood. This historical middle-grade employs color and imagery to bring […]Read more

An Astonishing Circle: An Interview with Author Maria Parrott-Ryan

In 1628, a controversial medical pamphlet by William Harvey challenged previous scientific beliefs by claiming that blood moved in a circle through the body. This discovery was dismissed as a dangerous lie, but a similar revelation had been made by Ibn al-Nafis, an Arab physician, who made a similar discovery 300 years before. An Astonishing […]Read more

Paloma Joins the Circus: An Interview with Author Lupe Ruiz-Flores

Come one, come all! Witness the marvels of the circus with the new middle grade novel from award-winning author Lupe Ruiz-Flores. Set in 1939, Paloma Joins the Circus follows twelve-year-old Paloma as she travels with la carpa, her Mexican American family’s tent show. Determined to follow in her late mother’s footsteps, she sets out to […]Read more

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The Summer Scrapbook: An Interview with Author Florence Migga

Adventure, friendship, growth. The Summer Scrapbook tests the bonds of three best friends, Ava, Becca, and Cat, as they tackle their first summer apart. They vow to stay in touch through letters and collect souvenirs of their experiences to compile into a joint scrapbook at the end of the summer. As the girls step out […]Read more

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The World Game: An Interview with Author John Coy

The World Cup is quickly approaching and all young soccer fans are on waiting to see who comes out on top! Encourage their love of the game and the love of reading in one fell swoop with this new, high-energy picture book from author John Coy.Read more

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Hmong: An Interview with Author and Illustrator Vicky Lyfoung

Hmong: A Graphic History retraces the account of a vibrant Asian ethnic group, blending rich documentation and personal stories. Long oppressed, the Hmong struggle to preserve their traditions and way of life in a homeland torn by war and strife. Their history is closely linked to France, which colonized Indochina in 1893 and for whom […]Read more

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Whose Tree Is This?: An Interview with Author Marilyn Singer

From the tallest leaf to the buried roots, the oak tree provides food and shelter for many creatures. Whose Tree Is This?: Poems About the Mighty Oak and Its Companions takes readers on a poetic tour from the perspective of thirteen animals to discover the ways oaks benefit them and the environment. Today award-winning author […]Read more

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Red Stones: An Interview with Author and Illustrator Ernesto Saade

In 1981, the Salvadoran Civil War reached Miriam’s village of Santa Marta. In 2021, Ernesto Saade visited to hear her story. Red Stones: A Graphic Account of the Salvadoran Civil War chronicles the conflict and displacement of the Red Stones massacre with nuance and care. Today author and illustrator Ernesto Saade joins us to explore […]Read more

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