Tucson Festival of Books

Celebrating 100 Years of HarperCollins


Celebrate the 100th anniversary of HarperCollins Children's Books and their goal to publish the best in books for children. Join bestselling authors to explore their love of books, their stories of how they became authors, and their experiences as authors. This is a celebration not to miss!


Panelists
Katherine Applegate

Katherine Applegate is the Newbery Medal–winning and New York Times bestselling author of beloved books for young readers, including “The One and Only” series, the “Endling” trilogy, “Crenshaw,” “Wishtree,” the “Roscoe Riley Rules” chapter books, and the “Animorphs” series....

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Raúl Third

Raúl the Third is The New York Times bestselling, three-time Pura Belpré Award winning author/illustrator of the World of ¡Vamos! series. He illustrated the Schneider Family Book Award honoree Stuntboy, In the Meantime by Jason Reynolds, and the Lowriders series by Cathy Camper....

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Tiffany D. Jackson

Tiffany D. Jackson is the bestselling author of "The Scammer," "Allegedly," "Monday's Not Coming," "Let Me Hear a Rhyme," "Grown," "White Smoke," and "The Weight of Blood," and coauthor of "Blackout" and "Whiteout....

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Erin Entrada Kelly

Erin Entrada Kelly is the author of the Newbery Medal–winning novels "Hello, Universe" and "The First State of Being," which was also a finalist for the National Book Award. She received a Newbery Honor for "We Dream of Space....

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Cynthia Leitich Smith

Cynthia Leitich Smith writes books for all ages, including "Here Come the Aunties," "Jingle Dancer," "Sisters of the Neversea," the Blue Stars series, "Rain Is Not My Indian Name," and "Hearts Unbroken....

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Books:
The Littlest Elephant
A One and Only Ruby Story
Katherine Applegate
Children
HarperCollins Publishers
March 2026
ISBN 9780063357785
32 pages
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The One and Only Ruby
Katherine Applegate
Teen
HarperCollins Publishers
May 2025
ISBN 9780063080096
240 pages
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Tough Times
El Toro and Friends: a Graphic Novel
Raúl Third
Children
HarperCollins Publishers
March 2026
ISBN 9780063396289
56 pages
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Tacos Today
El Toro and Friends
Raúl Third
Children
HarperCollins Publishers
March 2023
ISBN 9780358539377
56 pages
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The Scammer
Tiffany D. Jackson
Teen
HarperCollins Publishers
October 2025
ISBN 9780063271272
368 pages
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The First State of Being
Erin Entrada Kelly
Children
HarperCollins Publishers
March 2026
ISBN 9780063337329
272 pages

Here Come the Aunties!
Cynthia Leitich Smith
Children
HarperCollins Publishers
February 2026
ISBN 9780063374690
32 pages
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Legendary Frybread Drive-In
Intertribal Stories
Cynthia Leitich Smith
Teen
HarperCollins Publishers
August 2025
ISBN 9780063314269
352 pages
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