By Michele Kirichanskaya Today we're pleased to welcome Sylvia Liu to the WNDB blog to discuss Hana Hsu and the Ghost Crab Nation, out June 21, 2022! Hana Hsu can’t wait to be meshed. If she can beat out half her classmates at Start-Up, a tech school for the city’s most talented … [Read more...] about Q&A With Sylvia Liu, Hana Hsu and the Ghost Crab Nation
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Walter Winner Rajani LaRocca on Red, White, and Whole and Being Caught Between Worlds
The 2022 Walter Awards & Symposium will be held on Thursday, June 23 at 10:30 AM, both in-person and via livestream. For event details, go here. By Nawal Qarooni Today we're honored to welcome Rajani LaRocca to the WNDB blog to discuss Red, White, and Whole, for which she is a 2022 … [Read more...] about Walter Winner Rajani LaRocca on Red, White, and Whole and Being Caught Between Worlds
Q&A With Saadia Faruqi & Aneesa Mumtaz, The Wonders We Seek
By Yasmine Aslam-Hasmi Today we're pleased to welcome Saadia Faruqi and Aneesa Mumtaz to the WNDB blog to discuss their middle grade nonfiction book The Wonders We Seek: Thirty Incredible Muslims Who Helped Shape the World, out today, June 7, 2022! In this biographical collection, with … [Read more...] about Q&A With Saadia Faruqi & Aneesa Mumtaz, The Wonders We Seek
Walter Honoree Eden Royce on Root Magic & Ancestral Ties
The 2022 Walter Awards & Symposium will be held on Thursday, June 23 at 10:30 AM, both in-person and via livestream. For event details, go here. By Nawal Qarooni Today we’re honored to welcome Eden Royce to the WNDB blog to discuss Root Magic, for which she is a 2022 Walter Honoree in the … [Read more...] about Walter Honoree Eden Royce on Root Magic & Ancestral Ties
Q&A With Margarita Engle, Singing with Elephants
By Paola M. Today we're pleased to welcome Margarita Engle to the WNDB blog to discuss middle grade novel Singing with Elephants, out tomorrow, May 31, 2022! Cuban-born eleven-year-old Oriol lives in Santa Barbara, California, where she struggles to belong. But most of the time that’s okay, … [Read more...] about Q&A With Margarita Engle, Singing with Elephants
Q&A With Nina Moreno, Join the Club, Maggie Diaz
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
Q&A With Kathryn Ormsbee & Molly Brooks, Growing Pangs
By Michele Kirichanskaya Today we're pleased to welcome Kathryn Ormsbee and Molly Brooks to the WNDB blog to discuss their graphic novel Growing Pangs, out since May 3, 2022! Katie knows there’s stuff that makes her different. She’s homeschooled, she has freckles, and her teeth are really … [Read more...] about Q&A With Kathryn Ormsbee & Molly Brooks, Growing Pangs
Q&A With Xiran Jay Zhao, Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor
By Nithya Ramcharan Today we're pleased to welcome Xiran Jay Zhao to the WNDB blog to discuss middle grade fantasy Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor, out May 10, 2022! Zachary Ying never had many opportunities to learn about his Chinese heritage. His single mom was busy enough making sure … [Read more...] about Q&A With Xiran Jay Zhao, Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor
Q&A With Dhonielle Clayton, The Marvellers (Part II)
By Steve Dunk Today we're pleased to welcome Dhonielle Clayton to the WNDB blog for the second part of our interview on The Marvellers, illustrated by Khadijah Khatib, out May 3, 2022! Read part one of the interview here. Eleven-year-old Ella Durand is the first Conjuror to attend the Arcanum … [Read more...] about Q&A With Dhonielle Clayton, The Marvellers (Part II)
