[CASL-L] Fwd: Meet Middle Grade & YA Authors at the PRH Spring Book & Author Festival! 🌱🐣

[Melissa Thom]

Good Morning,

This looks awesome! I am hoping to be able to tune into some of the events.

Melissa

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Date: Mon, Apr 4, 2022 at 5:00 PM
Subject: Meet Middle Grade & YA Authors at the PRH Spring Book & Author
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*Penguin Young Readers will be at the Penguin Random House Spring Book &
Author Festival on April 7th, 2022!* This is a FREE, day-long virtual
event. We have some incredible creators lined up, who you'll see below!

Enjoy a day packed with author panels and interviews, book buzzes, virtual
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*11:05 - 11:55 AM ET | Finding Yourself: Middle Grade Novels about
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These four works from powerhouse authors examine all the struggles that
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superpowers? Featuring:

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   - X-Men *meets* Spy Kids *in this instant* New York Times *bestseller!
   Here’s the first book in a new middle-grade fantasy/adventure series from
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*1:50 - 2:20 PM ET | Afternoon Keynote Conversation*
Writing duo *Irene Latham and Charles Waters*, known for their
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Chronicling the story of the last Africans brought illegally to America in
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*2:25 - 3:15 PM ET | Love Is a Mystery: Books Your Teens Will Love*
>From rom-coms to thrillers, these YA novels are too irresistible to miss.
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Kacen
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