Williams-Garcia Chosen as 2024 Children's Literature Lecturer

On Jan 4, the Association for Library Service to Children announced that the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh will host the 2024 Children's Literature Lecture, this year featuring author Rita Williams-Garcia. The lecture will be held on Apr 17. Garcia is a New York Times-bestselling author of boo...

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Published in:	American Libraries 2024-03, Vol.55 (3-4), p.8-8
Format:	Magazinearticle
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Children's stories Childrens literature Libraries Literary prizes Novels Young adult literature Young adults
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Summary:	On Jan 4, the Association for Library Service to Children announced that the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh will host the 2024 Children's Literature Lecture, this year featuring author Rita Williams-Garcia. The lecture will be held on Apr 17. Garcia is a New York Times-bestselling author of books for young adults and middle-grade readers. She has won two Coretta Scott King Book Awards, for Gone Crazy in Alabama in 2016 and One Crazy Summer in 2011. Her 2009 novel, Jumped, was a finalist for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature.
ISSN:	0002-9769 2163-5129