Category Archives: Authors You Should Know

Read Across America!

Celebrate Read Across America with these recorded storytimes featuring readalouds, songs, and more! In English with closed captions: The Runaway Shirt Storytime and Art Demo with Kathy MacMillan and Julia Castaño   Nita’s First Signs Storytime with Kathy MacMillan   … Continue reading

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Celebrate Women’s History Month!

Celebrate Women’s History Month with me and my co-author Manuela Bernardi as we share inspirational voices and a conversation about our book, She Spoke: 14 Women Who Raised Their Voices and Changed the World. Join us to hear about some of … Continue reading

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Join in the Read Local Challenge!

I am excited to once again be participating in the Read Local Challenge, a reading incentive program featuring traditionally-published authors and illustrators in Maryland, Virginia, Washington DC, Delaware, and West Virginia, sponsored by the MD/DE/WV region of the Society of … Continue reading

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Kidlit Class and Spooky Fun This Weekend!

It’s going to be another busy weekend!  Hope to see you at some of these great events: If you’re attending the Maryland Writers Association 2022 Conference, From Brain to Bookshelf, this weekend, be sure to check out Kidlit Market 101 … Continue reading

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Read Local Challenge: Free Webinars and More!

I am excited to once again be participating in the Read Local Challenge, a reading incentive program featuring traditionally-published authors and illustrators in Maryland, Virginia, Washington DC, Delaware, and West Virginia, sponsored by the MD/DE/WV region of the Society of … Continue reading

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Read This!: TRUE BIZ by Sara Nović

True Biz by Sara Nović Summary: True biz (adj/exclamation; American Sign Language): really, seriously, definitely, real-talk True biz? The students at the River Valley School for the Deaf just want to hook up, pass their history final, and have doctors, politicians, … Continue reading

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Read This!: SO THIS IS EVER AFTER by F.T. Lukens

So This Is Ever After by F.T. Lukens Summary: Arek hadn’t thought much about what would happen after he completed the prophecy that said he was destined to save the Kingdom of Ere from its evil ruler. So now that … Continue reading

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Recommended Reading: The best young adult fantasy/sci fi novels about female characters who don’t care if you like them or not

I recently had a chance to put together a booklist for Shepherd.com.  I was inspired by Soraya, the heroine of my YA novel Dagger and Coin, to create a booklist featuring other prickly, wonderful female characters like her.  So, without further … Continue reading

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Read This!: Sitting Pretty by Rebekah Taussig

Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body by Rebekah Taussig Summary: Growing up as a paralyzed girl during the 90s and early 2000s, Rebekah Taussig only saw disability depicted as something monstrous (The Hunchback of Notre Dame), … Continue reading

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Read This!: The Words in My Hands by Asphyxia

The Words in My Hands by Asphyxia Summary: Part coming of age, part call to action, this #ownvoices novel about a Deaf teenager is an exploration of what it means to belong. Set in an ominously prescient near future, this … Continue reading

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