Start Date: 10/22/2024 9:30 AM EDT
End Date: 10/22/2024 1:30 PM EDT
Venue Name: Online Via Zoom
Organization Name:
Maryland Library Association
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Love talking about books? Join us for BEST 2024—The Spring Edition, a celebration of Children’s and Teen Fiction. Learn about the Black-Eyed Susan Award and participate, via Zoom, in a half day of small group discussions of some of the 2023-2024 Juvenile and Teen Fiction nominees. Kerilynn Wilson, author/illustrator of Faint of Heart, will be our keynote speaker. Program check-in begins at 9:25am, and the program will start at 9:30am. There will be two discussion groups, meeting twice, so you can attend both sessions. Please read all the titles for each group.
Group 1 Grades 3-5
•Chantler, Scott—Squire and Knight
•Fairbairn, Nathan (Illustrated by Assarasakorn, Michele)—Paws: Gabby Gets it Together
•Gravel, Elise--Killer Underwear Invasion: How to Spot Fake News, Disinformation & Lies
•Le, Minh (illustrated by Chau, Chan)—Enlighten Me
•Loux, Matthew—Prunella and the Cursed Skull Ring
Group 2 Grades 6-12
•Crilley, Mark—Lost in Taiwan
•Krosoczka, Jared—Sunshine: How One Camp Taught Me about Life, Death, and Hope
•Muniz, Deya—The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich
•Wilson, Kerilynn—The Faint of Heart
•Wilson, Misty (illustrated by Wilson, David)—Play Like a Girl: A Graphic Memoir
