We’re Raising Readers… One Book at a TimeStart HereAmina Luqman-DawsonAmina Luqman-Dawson loves using writing to tell stories and to build an understanding of race, culture and community. Her published writing includes op-eds in newspapers, magazine articles, travel writing and book reviews. She’s authored the pictorial history book Images of America: African Americans of Petersburg (Arcadia Publishing). She has a BA in Political Science from Vassar College and a Master of Public Policy from UC Berkeley. Freewater (Little Brown) is her debut novel. The Novel is a New York Times Bestseller and has received critical acclaim, including the John Newberry Medal and the Corvette School King Award. Amina’s ProfileAlan GratzAlan Gratz is the bestselling author of nineteen novels and graphic novels for young readers. His 2017 novel Refugee has spent more than three years on the New York Times bestseller list, and is the winner of 14 state awards. Its other accolades include the Sydney Taylor Book Award, the National Jewish Book Award, the Cybils Middle Grade Fiction Award, a Charlotte Huck Award Honor, and a Malka Penn Award for Human Rights Honor. Refugee was also a Global Read Aloud Book for 2018 and has spent more than four years on the NYT list.Alan’s ProfileAngeline BoulleyHer debut novel, instant #1 NYT Bestseller Firekeeper’s Daughter, swept this year’s award season, earning a Printz Medal, a Morris Award, Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine Book Club pick, and will soon be adapted at Netflix for TV with President Barack & Michelle Obama’s production company, Higher Ground.Angeline’s ProfileAdib KhorramAdib Khorram is the author of Darius the Great is Not Okay, which earned the William C. Morris Debut Award, the Asian/Pacific American Award for Young Adult Literature, and a Boston Globe–Horn Book Honor, as well as a multitude of other honors and accolades. His followup, Darius the Great Deserves Better, received three starred reviews, was an Indie Bestseller, and received a Stonewall Honor. Adib’s Profile
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