Today we're thrilled to reveal the cover for middle grade fantasy debut Speculation by Nisi Shawl! The cover was illustrated by Hillary Wilson. The book was designed by Neil Swaab and will be released on February 14, 2023 by Tu Books at Lee & Low. Preorder it here, here, here, or here. Read on … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal & Exclusive Q&A for Speculation by Nisi Shawl
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Cover Reveal for The Ashe Brothers by Judy Allen Dodson, illustrated by David Wilkerson
Today we're thrilled to reveal the cover for The Ashe Brothers: How Arthur and Johnnie Changed Tennis Forever by Judy Allen Dodson, illustrated by David Wilkerson! The book will be released on December 30, 2022 by Capstone Editions. Preorder it here. As the 2022 US Open is set to begin in late … [Read more...] about Cover Reveal for The Ashe Brothers by Judy Allen Dodson, illustrated by David Wilkerson
How Educators Are Keeping the 1619 Project in the Classroom
By Andrea Ruggirello In her Pulitzer Prize-winning essay, The Idea of America, journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones writes, “I had been taught, in school, through cultural osmosis, that the flag wasn’t really ours, that our history as a people began with enslavement and that we had contributed little … [Read more...] about How Educators Are Keeping the 1619 Project in the Classroom
Q&A With Amina Luqman-Dawson, Freewater
By Khadejah Khan Today we’re pleased to welcome debut author Amina Luqman Dawson to the WNDB blog to discuss her middle grade book Freewater, out February 1, 2022! Under the cover of night, twelve-year-old Homer flees Southerland Plantation with his little sister Ada, unwillingly leaving their … [Read more...] about Q&A With Amina Luqman-Dawson, Freewater
Q&A With Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Yas Imamura, Love in the Library
By Edie Ching Today we're pleased to welcome Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Yas Imamura to the WNDB blog to discuss their historical picture book Love in the Library, out February 8, 2022! We previously revealed the cover here, with an author's note from Maggie. Set in an incarceration camp where the … [Read more...] about Q&A With Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Yas Imamura, Love in the Library
Q&A With Jetta Grace Martin, Freedom! The Story of the Black Panther Party
By Christine Lively Today we're pleased to welcome Jetta Grace Martin to the WNDB blog to discuss Freedom! The Story of the Black Panther Party, out January 18, 2022 from Chronicle Books. There is a saying: knowledge is power. The secret is this. Knowledge, applied at the right time and place, … [Read more...] about Q&A With Jetta Grace Martin, Freedom! The Story of the Black Panther Party
Q&A With Martha Brockenbrough, Grace Lin, and Julia Kuo, I Am An American
By Edie Ching Today we're thrilled to welcome co-authors Martha Brockenbrough and Grace Lin as well as illustrator Julia Kuo to the WNDB blog discuss their picture book I Am an American: The Wong Kim Ark Story, out November 23, 2021! He challenged the Supreme Court on his right to be called … [Read more...] about Q&A With Martha Brockenbrough, Grace Lin, and Julia Kuo, I Am An American
