Join us and School Library Journal on October 10 for the most anticipated librarian gathering of the Fall/Winter 2024 publishing season—fully virtual and free to attend! Come hear about the hottest forthcoming titles for children, tweens, and teens, from nonfiction and romance to picture books and graphic novels. You can also visit the virtual exhibit hall to network with leading publishers and download digital galleys and other free resources. SCROLL DOWN to get a sneak preview on who and what we’ll have going at the event!
11:00 – 11:35 AM ET | Another Time, Another Place
Employing different formats, three YA authors offer thrilling tales of resistance.
Libba Bray, Under the Same Stars (Macmillan Children’s)
Joy McCullough, Everything Is Poison (Penguin Young Readers)
Nadine Pinede, When the Mapou Sings (Candlewick Press)
Moderator: Allison Tran, Library & Cultural Services Supervisor, City of Mission Viejo (CA)
11:00 – 11:35 AM ET | Sources of Strength
A sampler of books for a range of readers that highlight the dreams, stories, and skills of Indigenous cultures.
Trina Rathgeber (Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation), Lost at Windy River (Orca Books)
Violet Duncan (Plains Cree and Taino from Kehewin Cree Nation), Buffalo Dreamer (Penguin Young Readers)
Andrea Fritz (Lyackson First Nation of the Hul’q’umi’num’-speaking Peoples), Raven Gets Tricked (Orca Books)
Moderator: Mandi Harris, Children’s Librarian and University of Washington Information School Doctoral Student
12:35 – 1:25 PM ET | World Builders
A veritable feast of YA speculative fiction.
S.K. Ali, Fledgling (Penguin Young Readers)
Alison Ames, The Devourer (Page Street Publishing)
Richard Ashley Hamilton, Tectiv Vol. 1: Noirtopia (Mad Cave Studios)
Brian Hawkins, Block’D (Mad Cave Studios)
Amélie Wen Zhao, The Scorpion and the Night Blossom (Random House Children’s Books)
Moderator: Clair Quaintance, Librarian, Regis High School (NY)
3:15 – 3:50 PM ET | Interstellar Sports & More
Middle grade sci-fi fans will rejoice to discover three new, action-packed series.
Leland Melvin, Space Chasers (Macmillan Children’s)
Scott Reintgen, Last Dragon on Mars (Simon & Schuster)
J. Scott Savage & Brandon Dorman, Quantum Interstellar Sports League #1 (Penguin Young Readers)
Moderator: Sabrina “Bina” Ponce, Children’s Services Librarian, LA County Library (CA)
3:55 – 4:45 PM ET | Ties That Bind
Circles of love created by caring families emanate from these heartfelt and humorous picture books.
Olivia Abtahi, The Interpreter (Penguin Young Readers)
Winsome Bingham, Fish Fry Friday (Abrams Books)
Lauren Agra Deedy, New Shoes for Leo (Scholastic)
Dac Trung Tran, Remember (Paw Prints Publishing)
Rebecca Walker, Time for Us (DK)
Moderator: Kimberly Olson Fakih, Executive Editor – Reviews, School Library Journal
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