By Samantha Leong Today we’re thrilled to welcome Dustin Thao to the WNDB blog to discuss You’ve Reached Sam. If I Stay meets Your Name in Dustin Thao's You've Reached Sam, a heartfelt novel about love and loss and what it means to say goodbye. How do you move forward when everything you … [Read more...] about Q&A With Dustin Thao, You’ve Reached Sam
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Black Was the Ink Connects Past and Present
Black Was the Ink is out now. By Michelle Coles Their stories are forgotten. Our memories of them have faded. But their impact lasts forever. Who were these people that walked from the shackles of slavery into the halls of Congress; who helped pass laws to realize the founding … [Read more...] about Black Was the Ink Connects Past and Present
Q&A With ZR Ellor, May the Best Man Win
By Alaina Leary Today we’re pleased to welcome ZR Ellor to the WNDB blog to discuss his YA novel May the Best Man Win, out May 18, 2021! A trans boy enters a throw-down battle for the title of Homecoming King with the boy he dumped last summer in ZR Ellor's contemporary YA debut. Jeremy … [Read more...] about Q&A With ZR Ellor, May the Best Man Win
Cover Reveal for Rest Easy by Warona Jolomba
Today we are thrilled to reveal the cover for Rest Easy by Warona Jolomba. The book will be released on October 26, 2021, by Wattpad Books. Preorder the book here. Heartsick from the death of his mother and heartsore from breaking up with his girlfriend, Dee Washington is barely getting by. … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for Rest Easy by Warona Jolomba
Writing for the Next Generation of Activists
Content note: Mentions of police violence and systemic racism against Black people and how the criminal justice system and prison industrial complex perpetuate racism and anti-Blackness By Kim Johnson Activism and organizing were an important part of my educational experience and heavily … [Read more...] about Writing for the Next Generation of Activists
Second-Generation Protagonists Deal With a Cultural Divide Too
By Reina Luz Alegre We Need Diverse Books published a cover reveal for The Dream Weaver, which you can read here. The Dream Weaver is a fun, heartfelt summer read about a girl who helps her grandpa save the beachside bowling alley he’s owned for decades. But it’s also, more subtly, a story … [Read more...] about Second-Generation Protagonists Deal With a Cultural Divide Too
Cover Reveal: ISAIAH DUNN IS MY HERO by Kelly J. Baptist
Today we are thrilled to reveal the cover for ISAIAH DUNN IS MY HERO by Kelly J. Baptist! The book will be released August 18, 2020 by Crown Books for Young Readers. Preorder here! A coming-of-age tale about a boy who discovers a love of poetry after finding his late father's journal. Adapted … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal: ISAIAH DUNN IS MY HERO by Kelly J. Baptist
Cover Reveal: THE DREAM WEAVER by Reina Luz Alegre
We are so excited to reveal the cover for THE DREAM WEAVER by Reina Luz Alegre. The book will be released on May 26, 2020, by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. Twelve-year-old Zoey comes from a family of dreamers. From startup companies to selling motorcycles, her dad is constantly … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal: THE DREAM WEAVER by Reina Luz Alegre
