Featuring:
Sue Corbett
The Last Newspaper Boy in America
Sue Corbett, author of The Last Newspaper Boy in America, is the award-winning author of three middle grade novels and writes about children's literature for the Miami Herald, Publishers Weekly and People magazine.
Genre:Family
Kathryn Erskine
Mockingbird
Kathryn Erskine is the author of several books for young people, including the critically acclaimed novels, Mockingbird and Quaking. She tackles difficult subjects inspired by real events to encourage readers to think, hope, and find their own way.
Genres:Fiction, Publishing, Family
Sara Lewis Holmes
Operation Yes
Sara Lewis Holmes is the author of the middle-grade novel, Operation Yes, which ALA's Booklist called "purest stagecraft: quick, funny, sad, full of heart, and irresistibly absorbing." Her first book, Letters from Rapunzel, won the Ursula Nordstrom Fiction Prize.
Genres:Fiction, Publishing, Family
Irene Latham
Leaving Gee's Bend
Irene Latham is the author of Leaving Gee's Bend, a historical mid-grade novel, inspired by an art exhibit called The Quilts of Gee's Bend. Her favorite characters are ones who have the courage to go their own way. She lives in Birmingham, Alabama.
Genres:Publishing, Family
Fran Cannon Slayton
When the Whistle Blows
Fran Cannon Slayton is the author of When the Whistle Blows, a coming-of-age adventure set in 1940s Appalachia against the backdrop of the B&O Railroad. It was on Indiebound's Top Ten list of children's books for fall 2009.
Genres:Fiction, Publishing, Family
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