by Adanilsy Polanco | Jun 21, 2023 | Media, News
Family Lore is getting all of love on the summer reading lists! The Story Exchange: Summer Reading List: 8 New Books to Keep in Your Beach Bag Shondaland: The Best Books to Read for Summer 2023 AARP: 32 of 2023’s Hot Summer Novels The Washington Post:...
by Kasie Griffitts | Sep 11, 2022 | Media, News
“Good bruhs, baddies, and beloveds: I’ve just been named by the Poetry Foundation as the Young People’s Poet Laureate for 2022-2024. I am too amped to promote poetry to children and their families, and to devote myself to the vision I have of ensuring poetry...
by Kasie Griffitts | Jun 26, 2022 | Media, News
‘Some people tell me to fix my hair,’ Elizabeth Acevedo gives poetic...
by Kasie Griffitts | Apr 21, 2022 | Media, News, Updates
by Wadzanai Mhute for Oprah Daily “They call them wild curls I call them breathing Ancestors spiraling” Watch Elizabeth read from her visual poem “Inheritance” here.
by Kasie Griffitts | Feb 13, 2022 | Awards
The Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, presented annually by ALAN, is an award in the United States for a book that exemplifies literary excellence, widespread appeal, and a positive approach to life in young adult literature. Named for Amelia Elizabeth Walden who was a...