Raised in the Boogie Down Bronx, NoNieqa Ramos is an educator and literary activist. Their work includes the young adult novels The Disturbed Girl’s Dictionary and The Truth Is, as well as the picture book Hair Story. They believe Halloween is a lifestyle, not a holiday. If you’re in Virginia, you might catch NoNieqa getting…
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NoNieqa Ramos They Thought They Buried Us Horror fan and aspiring film director Yuiza gets a scholarship to a prestigious boarding school. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. As one of the few students of color at Our Lady of Perpetual Mercy, Yuiza immediately feels out of place. A brutal work-study schedule makes…
J.F.W. Zachariä & Alexandra Prischedko The Peacock and the Crane Being one among many who strive for knowledge and freedom makes life colourful and interesting. Vanity and the desire to please make people lonely and rigid. A timely message when expensive clothes and mobile phones sometimes seem more important than shared experiences and adventures with…
Marcia Argueta Mickelson The Writing Room A slice-of-life coming-of-age story that gracefully addresses larger themes of immigration, economic disparity, and emotional abuse. Immediately after high school graduation, eighteen-year-old Maya is kicked out of her wealthy dad’s NYC home; he prides himself on forcing his kids to “make their own way in the world.” Maya’s mom…
Lupe Ruiz-Flores The Pecan Sheller In 1930s San Antonio, thirteen-year-old Petra dreams of going to college and becoming a writer. But with her beloved father dead, two younger siblings to care for, and with a stepmother struggling to make ends meet, Petra has to drop out of school to shell pecans at a factory. Hoping…
Jona Manow Spy No. 9 and the Art of Not Being Noticed The adventure of being different Estrick is different. He counts things in steps of nine, often doesn’t understand his fellow human beings and has countless questions: Why are there zebra crossings but no zebra stripes on the road? Why are some people nice…
Kristina Andres A Winter to Wiggle Your Ears What does a wild boar do in winter? Matti and Janne are spending their winter holidays with Aunt Olga, who still heats her house with wood from the shed. Wampe, an old boar that even she has never seen, lives nearby. Matti and Janne are excited to…
Iris Genenz & Corinna Böckmann My Secret Life as a Monster Hunter – Why You Should Never Wake a Giant Moth The fate of two worlds lies in my hands once again – seriously?!Actually, the monster hunter exam in the magical parallel world of Otherlands is going quite well for me – after all, I…
Andreas Völlinger and Pascal Nöldner Leo’s Wild Adventures – Moon Fever Aunt Agneta has come up with something very special for her favourite nephew Leo‘s birthday: They fly to the moon with spaceship Amelia and household robot Albert. There‘s even a fast lunar mobile on board. But it‘s not just eating and drinking that prove…
Elizabeth Everett & Shelley Hanmo All by Myself (But Sometimes I Need a Little Help!) I can do many things all by myself, but sometimes I need a little help. A young child boasts about all the new things they can do such as stack blocks, connect two puzzle pieces, and put on their shoes….
Danna Zeiger & Josée Bisaillon Rewriting the Rules How Dr. Kathleen Friel Created New Possibilities for Brain Research and Disability When Kathleen Friel was young, she was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, and a doctor told her parents all the things she’d never be able to do. They left his office for good and found a…