Today we're thrilled to reveal the cover for Treasure Tracks by Sallie Anne Rodriguez! The cover was illustrated by Antonio Javier Caparo. The jacket and book were designed by Trisha Previte. The book was edited by Wesley Adams and will be released on June 28, 2022 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for Treasure Tracks by Sallie Anne Rodriguez
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Q&A With Damian Alexander, Other Boys
By Alaina Leary Today we’re pleased to welcome Damian Alexander to the WNDB blog to discuss Other Boys. Other Boys is a graphic novel memoir for a middle-grade audience. Why were you drawn to MG instead of YA or an adult memoir? What felt right to you about this audience? I … [Read more...] about Q&A With Damian Alexander, Other Boys
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 Mark Oshiro, The Insiders
By Olivia Mules Today we're pleased to welcome Mark Oshiro to the WNDB blog to discuss The Insiders, out now. We previously revealed the cover for The Insiders here. Could you tell the readers of We Need Diverse Books what they can expect from The Insiders? The Insiders is a huge … [Read more...] about Q&A With Mark Oshiro, The Insiders
How Adults Can Discuss 9/11 With Young People
Yusuf Azeem Is Not A Hero by Saadia Faruqi is on sale now. By Saadia Faruqi As the twentieth anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11 approaches, many of us—parents, caregivers, teachers—are wondering how to broach the subject with young people who weren’t alive during the … [Read more...] about How Adults Can Discuss 9/11 With Young People
Q&A With Padma Venkatraman, Born Behind Bars
By Thushanthi Ponweera Today we’re pleased to welcome Padma Venkatraman to the WNDB blog to discuss Born Behind Bars. What did you most enjoy about writing this book? I loved spending time with the characters. Kabir and Rani are such fun kids, and Grandma Knife is just such a cool human … [Read more...] about Q&A With Padma Venkatraman, Born Behind Bars
Q&A With Saadia Faruqi, Yusuf Azeem Is Not A Hero
By Alana Ladson Today we're pleased to welcome Saadia Faruqi to the WNDB blog to discuss Yusuf Azeem Is Not A Hero. The title of the book is Yusuf Azeem Is Not A Hero, yet he made even me feel brave and strong with his actions! Why did you choose this title? Yusuf is kind of a nerdy, … [Read more...] about Q&A With Saadia Faruqi, Yusuf Azeem Is Not A Hero
Q&A With Nic Stone, Fast Pitch
By Ashley Wells Ajinkya Today we’re pleased to welcome Nic Stone to the WNDB blog to discuss Fast Pitch. I read that Fast Pitch is a retelling of The Sandlot featuring a team of young Black girls that you drafted in 2020. How did you come up with this idea and what was it like writing the book … [Read more...] about Q&A With Nic Stone, Fast Pitch
The Many Meanings of Meilan Explores Identity and Grief
The Many Meanings of Meilan by Andrea Wang is on sale now. By Nawal Qarooni Casiano To read this book is to be enveloped in the warm embrace of a wonderfully nuanced young girl whose emotional ups and downs are exactly as they should be: Nebulous and sometimes spiraling but gloriously … [Read more...] about The Many Meanings of Meilan Explores Identity and Grief
