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Join this panel to hear authors discuss the role mental health and neurodiversity play in their powerful middle grade titles.Д¬arol Cujec & Peyton Goddard, RealВ (Shadow Mountain Publishing) Middle Grade Mental Health: Embracing Neurodiversity Moderator: Kristin Brynsvold, Media Specialist, Tuckahoe Elementary School, V Pauline Vaeluaga Smith, Dawn RaidВ (Levine Querido)

Cunningham, Leo: Inventor ExtraordinaireВ (Zonderkidz) Kate Albus, A Place to Hang the MoonВ (Holiday House)Д¬hrystal Giles, Take Back the BlockВ (RHCB) Moderator: Myiesha Speight, Resident Librarian, Towson University, MDДЄuthor Spotlight: Debut Middle Grade CreatorsДЄ conversation with debut creators about the excitement and challenges of breaking into the realm of middle grade. Shakirah Bourne, Josephine Against the SeaВ (Scholastic)

Mariah Marsden, The Secret GardenВ (Andrews McMeel) Meaghan Carter & Lilah Sturges, Girl HavenВ (Lion Forge/Oni) Sangu Mandanna, Kiki Kallira Breaks a KingdomВ (Penguin) How do creators infuse magic into the everyday in their upcoming fantasy titles? (Bloomsbury)Д«etween Real and Fantasy: Tales with Magical Elements Moderator:В Monisha Blair, School Librarian and SLJВ ReviewerД¬oauthors RenГ©e Watson and Ellen Hagan ( Watch Us Rise) discuss how encouraging young students to write can empower ALL kids and ensure their voices have value and are heard. The illustrious author trio discuss writing about social-emotional learning, grief, and empathy for young readers, in the pandemic and beyondДЄnn Braden, Flight of the PuffinВ (Nancy Paulsen Books)ДЄnn Hood, Jude Banks, SuperheroВ (Penguin Workshop) Moderator: Marybeth Kozikowski, Sachem Public Library, Holbrook, NY Juno Dawson, This Book is GayВ (Sourcebooks) Just the Facts?: Nonfiction and Factual FictionДЄuthors talk about the importance of facts and nonfiction for tween readers. Moderator: Emily Beasley, Library Media Specialist, Franklin Elementary, Omaha, NE

#Mg magix series#

Liz and Lucy Lareau, Geeky Fab Five Series (Papercutz) Salima Alikhan, Soraya and the DragonВ (Reycraft)ДЄnnie Barrows & Sophie Blackall, Ivy & Bean Get to WorkВ (Chronicle) Moderator: Caitlin McMahan, Youth Services Coordinator, Fern Ridge Public Library, ORД¬hapter books, perfect for readers new to middle grade. (HarperCollins & LBYR)Д®co-Activism and Environmental AdventuresДЄs climate change and tween activism remain ever-relevant, this panel will discuss books that center middle graders fighting for the world around them.Д¬ylita Guy, Chasing Rats and Catching Bats: Urban Ecology, Community Science, and How We Share Our CitiesВ (Annick) Bestselling authors Samira Ahmed ( Love, Hate, & Other FiltersВ and Internment) and Jasmine Warga ( Other Words for Home) discuss the importance of honest storytelling and enduring hope.