Tucson Festival of Books

A Call to Action: Fighting for Justice


Teens face a difficult world, constantly confronted by social justice issues that they can choose to either ignore or act to be part of the change rather than the problem. Three bestselling authors invite a discussion around the difficult issues raised in their books.


Panelists
Libba Bray

Libba Bray is the New York Times bestselling author of The Gemma Doyle trilogy, "A Great and Terrible Beauty," "Rebel Angels" and "The Sweet Far Thing," the Michael L. Printz Award-winning "Going Bovine," "Beauty Queens," an L....

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Matt Mendez

Matt Mendez is the acclaimed author of "Barely Missing Everything" and "The Broke Hearts."  Born and raised in El Paso, Texas, Matt Mendez resides in Tucson, Arizona, where he remains deeply connected to the Southwest....

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Nic Stone

Nic Stone is the author of many novels, including the No. 1 New York Times bestsellers "Dear Martin" and "Dear Justyce."  Her new book is the sequel, "Dear Manny." Her other young adult titles include "Odd One Out," "Jackpot" and "Chaos Theory....

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Books:
Under the Same Stars
Libba Bray
Teen
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
February 2025
ISBN 9780374388942
480 pages
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The Broke Hearts
Matt Mendez
Teen
Simon and Schuster
October 2024
ISBN 9781534404496
272 pages
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Dear Manny
Nic Stone
Teen
Random House
March 2025
ISBN 9780593308011
224 pages
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