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I was delighted to speak with Boston Globe reporter Nancy West earlier this year for a ! I loved reading about the other local authors, including my friend .

I’m thrilled that ! I’ve learned so much and met so many incredible people through SCBWI, and I’m honored to see my book recognized in this way! The virtual awards ceremony will take place on March 15! .

I was thrilled to be on ! Host Callie Crossley and panelists Jabari Asim, Denise Adusei, Mia Wenjen, and I had a fantastic discussion about book bans and the need to read diversely.

I’m so thrilled that !

Each year, the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI) announces 2022 winners of the Mathical Book Prize, which recognizes outstanding fiction and literary nonfiction for youth ages 2-18.

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In honor of the one-year Book Birthday for RED, WHITE, AND WHOLE, its new shiny Newbery Sticker, and a STAR for my forthcoming picture book, I’LL GO AND COME BACK, I’m giving away a signed copy of both books!

Both these books are very close to my heart, and I’m so grateful to have them in the world! Enter below for a chance to win!

I’m thrilled and honored that my forthcoming picture book, ! This story, inspired by my own grandmother, is about a grandmother and granddaughter, and loves that flies across the world. I’LL GO AND COME BACK is gorgeously illustrated by Sara Palacios and releases on March 29 from Candlewick! !

I’m over the moon that !! Given to “most distinguished American children’s book published the previous year,�� this is the oldest children’s book award in the world! I’m so grateful to the Newbery Committee and the American Library Association for recognizing this book of my heart in such a spectacular way. Thank you to Alexandra Cooper and Rosemary Brosnan at Quill Tree Books / HarperCollins for believing in this story!

When I wrote this story, I wasn’t sure that anyone else would want to read it. This recognition is beyond my wildest dreams, and I have no words for what this means to me! I’m lucky to have an agent, of , who believes in me and my writing and encourages me to write what is in my heart. We did it, Brent!!And I couldn’t have written this book without the connections I’ve made through Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators and my amazing writer friends. Thank you SO much!And THANK YOU to all the teachers and librarians and kids out there who have read this book and shared it. Know that you are carrying a piece of my heart in your hands, and I’m so very grateful for your support.I’m stunned and overjoyed and so, so, so thankful!

I’m utterly thrilled and honored that ! The Walter Awards are given by We Need Diverse Books to works of outstanding children’s literature that celebrate diversity.

When I first wrote this book of my heart, I wasn’t sure whether anyone else would want to read it or care about it. Seeing it recognized in this way is so incredible and humbling. The world needs all kinds of stories!

Huge thanks so my publisher, Quill Tree Books/HarperCollins, and my editor, Alexandra Cooper, for believing in this story. And I couldn’t have written it without my amazing agent, Brent Taylor at TriadaUS, so I owe him thanks for…well, everything. This story was inspired by aspects of my own life and childhood, and is dedicated to my parents, who are my heroes.

Congratulations to all the winners and honorees! .

So honored to along with 24 other marvelous books! Each year, a committee of the selects 25 outstanding trade books “for enhancing student understanding of people and cultures throughout the world.�� .

I was thrilled to find that RED, WHITE, AND WHOLE has been selected as a ! A Mighty Girl has incredible suggestions for books, toys, and movies for smart, confident and courageous girls, and I love that they recommend my books , , and !