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. We previously revealed the cover for this book here. By Yasmine Aslam-Hashmi Thank you, Kekla, for taking the time to do this interview. … [Read more...] about Walter Honoree Kekla Magoon on Revolution in Our Time & Creating Social Change Now
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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!
WNDB Fall Book Club: Natalia Sylvester on the Power of the Vote
We hope you're enjoying WNDB Fall Book Club! Today, we are welcoming Natalia Sylvester to the blog in this guest post for her young adult novel Running (HMH, 2020). If you’d like to purchase Running, we are using Bookshop, which “[gives] away over 75% of [their] profit margin to stores, … [Read more...] about WNDB Fall Book Club: Natalia Sylvester on the Power of the Vote
WNDB Fall Book Club: Natalia Sylvester’s Running
Welcome to the second week of WNDB's Fall Book Club! Today we are so happy to welcome author Natalia Sylvester. Here's Natalia discussing her YA novel Running (HMH, 2020), and the inspiration behind it. As you begin exploring Running, please check out this educators guide produced by WNDB to … [Read more...] about WNDB Fall Book Club: Natalia Sylvester’s Running
Let’s Talk About Political Activism: Resource Guide
WNDB is well acquainted with grassroots organizing—#WeNeedDiverseBooks began as a rallying cry on social media six years ago. Our message is no less urgent today, and diverse books are only the beginning. During difficult times the call becomes much louder, but it is always present. We know that … [Read more...] about Let’s Talk About Political Activism: Resource Guide
WNDB Fall Book Club: Duncan Tonatiuh’s Separate is Never Equal
Welcome to WNDB's Fall Book Club! Today we are so happy to welcome award-winning author Duncan Tonatiuh. Here's Duncan, along with two special guests, talking about his book, Separate is Never Equal (Abrams, 2014), and the inspiration behind it. As you begin exploring Separate is Never Equal, … [Read more...] about WNDB Fall Book Club: Duncan Tonatiuh’s Separate is Never Equal
Let’s Talk About Political Activism!
WNDB is well acquainted with grassroots organizing—#WeNeedDiverseBooks began as a rallying cry on social media six years ago. Our message is no less urgent today, and diverse books are only the beginning. During difficult times the call becomes much louder, but it is always present. We know that … [Read more...] about Let’s Talk About Political Activism!
