By Laia Feliu Today we're pleased to welcome Nina Moreno to the WNDB blog to discuss Join the Club, Maggie Diaz, illustrated by Courtney Lovett and out today, May 17, 2022! Everyone in Maggie Diaz's life seems to be finding their true passion. The one thing that defines them as a person. Her … [Read more...] about Q&A With Nina Moreno, Join the Club, Maggie Diaz
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Q&A With Natalia Sylvester, Breathe and Count Back From Ten
Breathe and Count Back from Ten is out May 10, 2022. We previously revealed the cover for the book here. Verónica has had many surgeries to manage her disability. The best form of rehabilitation is swimming, so she spends hours in the pool, but not just to strengthen her body. Her Florida town … [Read more...] about Q&A With Natalia Sylvester, Breathe and Count Back From Ten
Q&A With Monica Zepeda, Boys of the Beast
By Paola M. Today we're pleased to welcome Monica Zepeda to the WNDB blog to discuss young adult novel Boys of the Beast, out April 12, 2022! THE ROUTE. Seventeen hundred miles from Portland, Oregon, to Albuquerque, New Mexico. THE BEAST. Grandma Lupe's 1988 Ford Thunderbird Turbo … [Read more...] about Q&A With Monica Zepeda, Boys of the Beast
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 Vanessa L. Torres, The Turning Pointe
By Paola M. Today we're pleased to welcome Vanessa L. Torres to the WNDB blog to discuss young adult novel The Turning Pointe, out February 22, 2022! When sixteen-year-old Rosa Dominguez pirouettes, she is poetry in pointe shoes. And as the daughter of a tyrant ballet Master, Rosa seems … [Read more...] about Q&A With Vanessa L. Torres, The Turning Pointe
Q&A With NoNieqa Ramos, Beauty Woke
By Anisa Lewis Today we're pleased to welcome NoNieqa Ramos to the WNDB blog to discuss picture book Beauty Woke, illustrated by Paola Escobar and released today, February 15, 2022! Beauty Woke is a powerful story of pride and community, told with bold lyricism and the heart of a fairy tale. … [Read more...] about Q&A With NoNieqa Ramos, Beauty Woke
Q&A With Crystal Maldonado, No Filter and Other Lies
By Michele Kirichanskaya Today we're pleased to welcome Crystal Maldonado to the WNDB blog to discuss YA novel No Filter and Other Lies, which came out February 8, 2022! Twenty one-year-old Max Monroe has it all: beauty, friends, and a glittering life filled with adventure. With tons of … [Read more...] about Q&A With Crystal Maldonado, No Filter and Other Lies
Cover Reveal for Esme’s Birthday Conga Line by Lourdes Heuer, illustrated by Marissa Valdez
Today we're thrilled to reveal the cover for Esme's Birthday Conga Line by Lourdes Heuer, illustrated by Marissa Valdez! The cover art and illustrations are by Marissa Valdez, and the cover was designed by John Martz. The book will be released on May 10, 2022 by Tundra Books. Preorder it … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for Esme’s Birthday Conga Line by Lourdes Heuer, illustrated by Marissa Valdez
Q&A with David Valdes, Spin Me Right Round
By Shannon Rygg Today we're thrilled to welcome David Valdes to the WNDB blog to discuss Spin Me Right Round, out January 4, 2022! From lauded writer David Valdes, a sharp and funny YA novel that's Back to the Future with a twist, as a gay teen travels back to his parents' era to save a … [Read more...] about Q&A with David Valdes, Spin Me Right Round