By Alaina Leary Today we’re pleased to welcome Lily LaMotte to the WNDB blog to discuss her MG graphic novel Measuring Up, out now! Twelve-year-old Cici has just moved from Taiwan to Seattle, and the only thing she wants more than to fit in at her new school is to celebrate her grandmother, … [Read more...] about Q&A With Lily LaMotte, Measuring Up
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The Radical Act of “Normalizing” Black Lives
By Varian Johnson In a 2020 Horn Book Magazine essay titled, “Our Modern Minstrelsy,” award-winning author Kekla Magoon discusses many of the challenges that Black writers face in the children’s publishing industry, including the expectations in tone, narrative, and purpose for a “Black” book. … [Read more...] about The Radical Act of “Normalizing” Black Lives
Q&A With Mirion Malle, The League of Super Feminists
By Alaina Leary Today we’re pleased to welcome Mirion Malle to the WNDB blog to discuss her graphic novel The League of Super Feminists, translated by Aleshia Jensen, out October 13, 2020! The League of Super Feminists is an energetic and fierce comic for tweens and younger teens. … [Read more...] about Q&A With Mirion Malle, The League of Super Feminists
