Tucson Festival of Books

High-Stake Action: Saving What Matters


The world is under attack by forces that include international criminals, colonizers and ancient beings out for revenge. Immerse yourself into Afro-Caribbean culture and history, an Indigenous portal into the land of Misewa, and an international group of young spies. In each book, children must take action to save what matters most.


Panelists
Tracey Baptiste

Tracey Baptiste is a New York Times bestselling author of twenty-six books for children, including the popular Jumbies series (“The Jumbies,” “Rise of the Jumbies,” and “The Jumbie God’s Revenge”) and the picture book “Looking for a Jumbie....

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James Ponti

James Ponti is The New York Times bestselling author of four middle grade series: The Sherlock Society, about a group of young detectives, “City Spies,” dealing with an elite MI6 kid spy team, the Edgar Award winning Framed! series, concerning tween sleuths in Washington, D....

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David A. Robertson

David A. Robertson is the author of "The World's End," the last book of the Misewa Saga, the picture book "Little Shoes," and new releases "All the Little Monsters" and "52 Ways to Reconcile." He won the Governor General's Literary Award for "On the Trapline" and "When We Were Alone" and the Writers' Union of Canada's Freedom to Read award....

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Books:
Carnival Chaos
Tracey Baptiste
Children
Disney-Hyperion
January 2024
ISBN 9781368074377
400 pages
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Moko Magic: Museum Mayhem
Tracey Baptiste
Children
Disney Publishing Worldwide
January 2025
ISBN 9781368075374
384 pages
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Europa
James Ponti
Children
Aladdin
February 2026
ISBN 9781665959988
384 pages
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Hurricane Heist
James Ponti
Children
Simon and Schuster
September 2025
ISBN 9781665932561
320 pages
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The World's End
The Misewa Saga, Book Six
David A. Robertson
Children
Random House
August 2025
ISBN 9781774883372
280 pages
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