Wishes by Mượn Thị Văn, illustrated by Victo Ngai, is on sale on May 4, 2021. By Mượn Thị Văn Wishes is a story that I have always wanted—and needed—to tell. Thanks to Victo Ngai and the incredible team at Scholastic, I am finally able to tell this story, as honestly and as directly as I … [Read more...] about I Wrote Wishes so Readers Could See What It’s Like To Be a Refugee
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Challenging Damaging Stereotypes About Refugees
By A. M. Dassu Boy, Everywhere is on sale on April 20, 2021. Order the book here! Take a look at our cover reveal for the book. A. M. Dassu was a participant in the WNDB Mentorship Program in 2017. Read an interview with the author on Lee & Low Books and watch A. M. Dassu discuss Boy, … [Read more...] about Challenging Damaging Stereotypes About Refugees
Cover Reveal for Boy, Everywhere by A.M. Dassu
By Alaina Leary Today we are thrilled to reveal the cover for Boy, Everywhere by A.M. Dassu. The book will be released on October 22, 2020, by Old Barn Books, and will be published in the US by Lee & Low Books in spring 2021. The cover artist for Boy, Everywhere is Daby Zainab Faidhi, and the … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for Boy, Everywhere by A.M. Dassu
Writing About Migrant Justice and Asylum for a Ya Audience
By Francisco X. Stork My first contact with U.S. immigration laws came when I was nine years old. That’s when my adoptive father, Charles Stork, attempted to bring my mother and me into the United States. At the Stanton Street Bridge to El Paso, my father was asked to park his old Rambler in an … [Read more...] about Writing About Migrant Justice and Asylum for a Ya Audience
