Children need hope to move forward from displacement in a broken world, be it a dystopian future with robots and evacuation camps or our contemporary present of forest fires and discrimination toward immigrants. These tales captivate readers through graphic novels, novels-in-verse, and nonfiction.
Where: | Education Room 353 (Seats 92, Wheelchair accessible) ![]() ![]() ![]() |
When: | Sun, Mar 16, 1:00 pm - 1:55 pm |
Signing area: | Signing Area - Children (following presentation)
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Genre: | Children |
Moderator: | Loren Reyes |
Sponsor: | Session made possible courtesy of Helios Education Foundation |
Megan E. Freeman attended an elementary school where poets visited her classroom every week, and she has been a writer ever since. She writes middle grade and young adult fiction. Megan is also a Pushcart Prize–nominated poet....
Guojing is an award-winning author and illustrator based in Canada. Her debut book, "The Only Child," was a New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book of the year and has many other distinctions and accolades....
Jose Pimienta was raised in Mexicali, Baja California and resides in Los Angeles, CA where they work on comics and storyboards for animation and film. "Suncatcher" was their debut YA graphic novel and ended on many best of lists....
Jessica Stremer is an award-winning children’s author who combines her love of science and writing to create books that inspire kids to explore and think critically about the world. Her titles include "Great Carrier Reef" which was a Cook Prize Silver Medalist and NY Public Library Best Book of the Year, "Lights Out: A Movement to Help Migrating Birds," "Fire Escape: How Animals and Plants Survive Wildfires," a JLG Gold Standard selection....