Start Date: 3/2/2023 9:30 AM EST
End Date: 3/2/2023 1:30 PM EST
Venue Name: Online Via Zoom
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Maryland Library Association
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Love talking about books? Join us for BEST 2023—The Spring Edition, a celebration of Juvenile Fiction titles. Learn about the Black-Eyed Susan Award and participate, via Zoom, in a half day of small group discussions of some of the 2022-2023 Juvenile Fiction nominees. Ernesto Cisneros, author of Efrén Divided, 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.
Group 1, Grades 4-6
Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes; Efrén Divided by Ernesto Cisneros; The Lion of Mars by Jennifer L Holm; Red, White, and Whole by Rajani LaRocca; Willodeen by Katherine Applegate
Group 2, Grades 6-12
The Brave by James Bird; Starfish by Lisa Fipps; Hide and Seeker by Daka Hermon; The Shape of Thunder by Jasmine Warga; Pumpkin by Julie Murphy
