By Suniti Srinivasan Today we're pleased to welcome Joe Cepeda to the WNDB blog to discuss picture book Rafa Counts on Papá, out since May 3, 2022! For fans of Guess How Much I Love You? and Just Me and My Dad comes a heartwarming story perfect for Father's Day about a son and his papá who … [Read more...] about Q&A With Joe Cepeda, Rafa Counts on Papá
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Q&A With Laekan Zea Kemp, Heartbreak Symphony
By Michelle Kirichanskaya Today we're pleased to welcome Laekan Zea Kemp to the WNDB blog to discuss young adult novel Heartbreak Symphony, out today, April 5, 2022! Aarón Medrano has been haunted by the onstage persona of his favorite DJ ever since his mother passed away. He seems to know all … [Read more...] about Q&A With Laekan Zea Kemp, Heartbreak Symphony
Q&A With Angela Velez, Lulu and Milagro’s Search for Clarity
By Suniti Srinivasan Today we're pleased to welcome Angela Velez to the WNDB blog to discuss YA novel Lulu and Milagro's Search for Clarity, out February 8, 2022 from Balzer + Bray! Overachiever Luz “Lulu” Zavala has straight As, perfect attendance, and a solid ten-year plan. First up: nail … [Read more...] about Q&A With Angela Velez, Lulu and Milagro’s Search for Clarity
Nepantla and Writing Latinx Characters
Time Villains by Victor Piñeiro is on sale now. By Victor Piñeiro “Dolly was un-com-FOR-ta-ble.” I wasn’t pronouncing it, I was speaking it. Mrs. Brown and the other four students in my kindergarten reading group snickered. “What did he say?” I’d been reading at home since I was three, but … [Read more...] about Nepantla and Writing Latinx Characters