Grades 3 – 7 Introduced by Cierra Bragan, Miami Mom Collective Woke: A Young Poet’s Call to Justice is a collection of poems by Mahogany L. Browne, Olivia Gatwood, and Elizabeth Acevedo that reflects the joy and passion in the fight for social justice, tackling topics from discrimination and empathy to acceptance and speaking out. […]
Grades PreK-2 Introduced by Cierra Bragan, Miami Mom Collective. I Am a Promise takes readers on Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce’s journey from her childhood in the tough inner-city community of Waterhouse in Kingston, Jamaica, through her development as a young athlete, to her first Olympic gold medal in the 100-meter sprint in 2008. The story […]
Grades PreK – 3 Introduced by Cierra Bragan, Miami Mom Collective. In A Girl Named Rosita, Pura Belpré Honor winner Anika Aldamuy Denise (Planting Stories) and New York Times bestselling illustrator Leo Espinosa (Islandborn) tell the story of Rita Moreno, the Puerto Rican superstar best known for her Oscar-winning performance in the original West Side […]
Event starts Monday, November 16 at 10:30 a.m. For the first time, the National Book Awards Teen Press Conference will be a wholly virtual experience! Co-presented with Miami Book Fair and in partnership with 92nd Street Y, this year’s event will continue a decades-long tradition, bringing the excitement of the most prestigious literary award in […]
Live Q&A: Monday, November 16 @ 11 a.m. EST Grades 5 – 9 Moderated by Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald sportswriter. From rising young star to co-captain of the 2015 Women’s World Cup Champion team, Abby Wambach’s impressive career has shown her what it truly means to be a champion. Whether you’re leading from the bench […]
Grades 9 – 12 Four Tor Teen authors – TJ Klune (The Extraordinaries and House of the Cerulean Sea), Bethany C. Morrow (A Song Below Water), Mark Oshiro (Each of Us a Desert), and Lauren Shippen (A Neon Darkness) – come together to tackle contemporary issues with fantasy elements, writing characters who must reconcile with […]
Grades 9 – 12 Moderated by Ismery Pavon, program coordinator at Miami Book Fair. In Jeff VanderMeer’s A Peculiar Peril, Jonathan Lambshead stands to inherit his deceased grandfather’s overstuffed mansion – a veritable cabinet of curiosities – once he and two schoolmates catalog its contents. But the three soon discover that the house is filled […]
Grades 9 – 12 Moderated by Oline Cogdill, mystery fiction book reviewer for the Sun Sentinel and Publishers Weekly. Jennifer Lynn Barnes’ new mystery novel follows Avery, whose fortunes change when a billionaire dies and leaves her his entire fortune. To receive her inheritance Avery must survive and solve The Inheritance Games. In the Study […]
Grades 3 – 7 Introduced and moderated by Jessica Rebhan, Miami-Dade County Public Schools teacher. In James Ponti's City Spies, a group of five kids from various parts of the world join a secret British MI6 agency. When they’re not attending the local boarding school, they’re honing their unique skills, such as sleight of hand, […]
Grades PreK – 3 Introduced by Cierra Bragan, Miami Mom Collective; moderated by Carmen A. Centeno, Miami Dade Public Library System. And the People Stayed Home, Kitty O’Meara’s thoughtful poem about the pandemic, quarantine, and the future suggests there is meaning to be found in our shared experience of the coronavirus and conveys an optimistic […]
Grades 3 – 7 Moderated by Ismery Pavon, program coordinator at Miami Book Fair. Before he was a household name, Cassius Clay was a kid with struggles like any other. Kwame Alexander and James Patterson join forces to vividly depict the legendary boxer’s life up to age 17 in both prose and verse, including his […]
To see the LIVE Q&A replay, click the “Next Up” arrow on the player beside the volume icon. In Leigh Bardugo’s Ninth House, Galaxy “Alex” Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale's freshman class. The sole survivor of a horrific and unsolved multiple homicide, Alex is offered a second chance: to attend one of […]