From: LKBF <team-latinxkidlitbookfestival.com@shared1.ccsend.com>
Date: February 11, 2025 at 10:18:36 AM EST
To: ismeewilliamsauthor@gmail.com
Subject: Give Your Students a Literary Experience They’ll Never Forget!
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Grab these opportunities before they’re gone!

Author Visits & Books for Your Classroom! Bid Now! The Latinx Kidlit Book Festival Auction is LIVE, and it’s full of chances to bring the magic of books directly to your students: 📖 Bid on classroom visits from bestselling and award-winning authors & illustrators 📚 Win book bundles to inspire your readers and expand your library Alex Villasante's debut Young Adult novel, The Grief Keeper, was a Fall 2019 Junior Library Guild Gold Selection and winner of the 2020 Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ Children’s Literature/Young Adult Fiction. Alex’s next young adult novel, Fireblooms, comes out this year on September 30th, 2025. Aida Salazar is an award-winning author, translator, and arts activist whose work explores identity and social justice. Her books have earned numerous accolades, including a Caldecott Honor, Malka Penn Human Rights in Children's Literature Award, and the Américas Award. Her latest novel, Ultraviolet, earned a 2025 Pura Belpré Honor. Janae Marks is the New York Times bestselling author of the Zoe Washington series, A Soft Place to Land, and A Split Second. She has an MFA in Writing for Children from The New School, and lives in Connecticut with her family. Joe is the award-winning illustrator of more than thirty books for children while continuing to create images for magazines and other publications, as well as keeping an eager eye to the ever-changing landscape of illustration. 💡 Don’t wait—bidding closes soon! These unique experiences can ignite a love of reading, storytelling, and creativity in your students. Every bid supports free literacy programs and the rebuilding of school and classroom library shelves impacted by the California fires. See All Auction Items Know someone who could benefit? Forward this email or share the auction on social media! Spread the word about the auction: Click the image to download this social media graphic. You can use the suggested message below as your caption: The LKBF auction is live! From school visits with authors and illustrators to book bundles, and so much more, you'll want it all. Bid today! Find us next: ALA Annual in Philadelphia — June 26-30 NCTE in Denver — November 20-23 Connect with us!

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