Today we're thrilled to reveal the cover for Kin by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Jeffery Boston Weatherford! The cover was designed by Greg Stadnyk. The book will be released on September 19, 2023 by Atheneum Books for Young Readers. Preorder it here. Keep scrolling for an exclusive … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for Kin by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Jeffery Boston Weatherford
historical middle grade
Q&A With Alice Faye Duncan, Evicted!
By Chinelo Ikem Today we’re pleased to welcome Alice Faye Duncan to the WNDB blog to discuss Evicted! The Struggle For The Right To Vote, illustrated by Charly Palmer and available now. This critical civil rights book for middle-graders examines the little-known Tennessee’s Fayette County Tent … [Read more...] about Q&A With Alice Faye Duncan, Evicted!
Q&A With Alexis Castellanos, Isla to Island
By Ashley Wells Ajinkya Today we’re pleased to welcome Alexis Castellanos to the WNDB blog to discuss Isla to Island, out March 15, 2022. This stunning wordless graphic novel follows a young girl in the 1960s who immigrates from Cuba to the United States and must redefine what home means to … [Read more...] about Q&A With Alexis Castellanos, Isla to Island
Q&A With Amina Luqman-Dawson, Freewater
By Khadejah Khan Today we’re pleased to welcome debut author Amina Luqman Dawson to the WNDB blog to discuss her middle grade book Freewater, out February 1, 2022! Under the cover of night, twelve-year-old Homer flees Southerland Plantation with his little sister Ada, unwillingly leaving their … [Read more...] about Q&A With Amina Luqman-Dawson, Freewater
Cover Reveal for A Seed in the Sun by Aida Salazar
Today we're excited to reveal the cover for A Seed in the Sun by Aida Salazar! The cover was illustrated by Karina Perez and designed by Jessica Jenkins. The book will be released on October 25, 2022 by Dial Books. Preorder it here, here, here, or here. A farm working girl with big dreams meets … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for A Seed in the Sun by Aida Salazar
Q&A With Nikki Shannon Smith, Lena and the Burning of Greenwood: a Tulsa Race Massacre Survival Story
By Miriam Moore-Keish Today we're pleased to welcome Nikki Shannon Smith to the WNDB blog to discuss Lena and the Burning of Greenwood: A Tulsa Race Massacre Survival Story, illustrated by Markia Jenai, out January 1, 2022. In the early 1920s, the Greenwood District in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is the … [Read more...] about Q&A With Nikki Shannon Smith, Lena and the Burning of Greenwood: a Tulsa Race Massacre Survival Story
Q&A With Adrianna Cuevas, Cuba in My Pocket
By JoAnn Yao Today we're pleased to welcome Adrianna Cuevas to the blog to discuss Cuba in My Pocket, out yesterday! Read the personal essay Adrianna previously wrote for us, "Stories Are How I Preserve My Family's History," here. First of all, thank you for speaking with us! This book … [Read more...] about Q&A With Adrianna Cuevas, Cuba in My Pocket
Q&A with Veera Hiranandani, How to Find What You’re Not Looking For
By Steve Dunk Today we’re pleased to welcome Veera Hiranandani to the WNDB blog to discuss How to Find What You’re Not Looking For, out September 14, 2021. Hi Veera! Thanks so much for chatting with We Need Diverse Books. Personally, I enjoyed the book very much, but I can’t imagine I was … [Read more...] about Q&A with Veera Hiranandani, How to Find What You’re Not Looking For
