Guest Blogger: Minnie Phan with Viet Thanh Nguyen
"We read stories to children about a big bad wolf displacing three little pigs and rendering them homeless and threatening to eat them but we can’t discuss wildfires?"
Guest Blogger: Margaret Finnegan
"So, of course, some people will doubt our professionalism; they will doubt the value of our work. We are world builders. They should be afraid."
Guest Blogger: Rex Ogle
"I put my difficult life experiences to paper—so young people know they are not alone, and that they can grow, even in the face of adversity."
Guest Blogger: Meredith Adamo
"I want readers to engage with the book on their terms and come to their own conclusions. If a reader thinks Jo is unlikable or stressful or funny or loveable, then I think the reader is right."
Guest Blogger: Catherine R. Daly
"It’s a challenge to come up with a fun, engaging story while also teaching readers subjects that might be considered dry."
Guest Blogger: Anu Chouhan
"However, there was one thing I was quite worried about—I was a professional artist, but I had never written a story before!"
