To survive in an unfair world, teens take action to challenge discrimination, inequity, and conflicting agendas and uncover the truth. Three authors write across the past, present, and future to immerse readers in compelling tales of power and privilege.
| Where: | YA Author Stage (Seats 84)  |
| When: | Sat, Mar 14, 11:30 am - 12:25 pm |
| Signing area: | Sales & Signing Area - Integrated Learning Center (following presentation)
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| Genre: | Teen |
| Moderator: | Kaitlin Murphy |
Hailey Alcaraz writes multicultural coming-of-age books about girls using their heartbreak to change the world. She began her writing career in the sixth grade as a kid reporter for Time For Kids and remains passionate about crafting stories about identity, love and resilience....
Carolina Ixta is a writer from Oakland, California, the daughter of Mexican immigrants. Her debut novel, "Shut Up, This Is Serious," was a Morris Award finalist, an LA Times Book Prize finalist and the winner of the Pura Belpré Award....
Neal Shusterman is the bestselling author of more than 50 award winning books for children, teens and adults, including "Challenger Deep," which won the National Book Award, "Courage to Dream," "Scythe," the Unwind dystology and the novels, "Dry" and "Roxy" which he co-wrote with his son, Jarrod....
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