Social thrillers engage readers in high-octane action within the context of social justice issues. In these books, teens deal with power and influence and work to reveal and challenge injustice. Nick Brooks and Ari Tison uncover inequity in the treatment of teen boys of color within school context and Brittney Morris follows a group of teens working to save their community.
| Where: | Teen & Author Stage (Seats 105)  |
| When: | Sun, Mar 5, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm |
| Signing area: | Sales & Signing Area - Integrated Learning Center (following presentation)
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| Genre: | Children / Teens |
| Moderator: | Julie Andrews |
Nick Brooks is an author and award-winning filmmaker from Washington, D.C. He is a 2020 graduate of the University of Southern California's TV and Film Production program. His short film, "Hoop Dreamin'," earned him the George Lucas Scholar Award and was a finalist in the Forbes 30 Under 30 Film Fest....
Brittney Morris is the bestselling author of "SLAY," "The Cost of Knowing," "Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales - Wings of Fury" and "The Jump." She also writes video games and has contributed to projects such as The Lost Legends of Redwall, Subnautica: Below Zero and Spider-Man 2 for PS5....
Ari Tison is a Bribri (Indigenous Costa Rican) American and African descended poet and storyteller. Her poems and short works have been published in Yellow Medicine Review, The Under Review, Rock & Sling and POETRY's first ever edition for children....
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