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Saturday, June 25, 2022
9:30am – 10:20am
Authenticity in Historical Fiction Writing

9:30am – 10:20am

Authenticity in Historical Fiction Writing
Location: Exhibit Hall - PopTop Stage

Stage Presenter: Angela Jackson-Brown

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Stage Contact: Kerri Potts
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Stage Presenter: Angela Jackson-Brown

10:30am – 11:20am
Fiction, Community, and Activism: How YA Depicts the "Real Lives" of Teens

10:30am – 11:20am

Fiction, Community, and Activism: How YA Depicts the Real Lives of Teens
Location: Exhibit Hall - PopTop Stage

Stage Presenter: Francesca Padilla, (she/her) – Soho Teen

Stage Presenter: Darcie Little Badger, (she/her) – Levine Querido

Stage Presenter: Vincent Tirado, (they/them) – Sourcebooks

Stage Presenter: Jas Hammonds, (they/them) – Macmillan Children's Publishing Group

Stage Presenter: Yamile Saied Méndez, (she/her) – Algonquin Young Readers

Stage Presenter: S. Michele Echols, (she/her)

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Erica Loberg – Soho Press ### 1649897###Stage Contact######Soho Press###
Stage Contact: Erica Loberg – Soho Press
@@@ Francesca Padilla, (she/her) – Soho Teen ### 1653916###Stage Presenter###Author###Soho Teen###
Stage Presenter: Francesca Padilla, (she/her) – Soho Teen
@@@ Darcie Little Badger, (she/her) – Levine Querido ### 1654720###Stage Presenter###Author###Levine Querido###
Stage Presenter: Darcie Little Badger, (she/her) – Levine Querido
@@@ Vincent Tirado, (they/them) – Sourcebooks ### 1654721###Stage Presenter###Author###Sourcebooks###
Stage Presenter: Vincent Tirado, (they/them) – Sourcebooks
@@@ Jas Hammonds, (they/them) – Macmillan Children's Publishing Group ### 1660261###Stage Presenter###Author###Macmillan Children's Publishing Group###
Stage Presenter: Jas Hammonds, (they/them) – Macmillan Children's Publishing Group
@@@ Yamile Saied Méndez, (she/her) – Algonquin Young Readers ### 1660392###Stage Presenter###Author###Algonquin Young Readers###
Stage Presenter: Yamile Saied Méndez, (she/her) – Algonquin Young Readers
@@@ S. Michele Echols, (she/her) ### 1660394###Stage Presenter###Librarian Moderator######
Stage Presenter: S. Michele Echols, (she/her)

11:30am – 12:20pm
Two Authors from Gibson House Press introduce their new and forthcoming novels

11:30am – 12:20pm

Two Authors from Gibson House Press introduce their new and forthcoming novels
Location: Exhibit Hall - PopTop Stage

Stage Presenter: Amy E. Casey – Gibson House Press

Stage Presenter: Junior Burke – Gibson House Press

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Deborah Robertson, deb@gibsonhousepress.com – Gibson House Press (dist. by PGW) ### 1649906###Stage Contact###Publisher###Gibson House Press (dist. by PGW)###
Stage Contact: Deborah Robertson, deb@gibsonhousepress.com – Gibson House Press (dist. by PGW)
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Stage Presenter: Amy E. Casey – Gibson House Press
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Stage Presenter: Junior Burke – Gibson House Press

12:30pm – 1:20pm
Golden Age Locked Room Mysteries

12:30pm – 1:20pm

Golden Age Locked Room Mysteries
Location: Exhibit Hall - PopTop Stage

Stage Presenter: Otto Penzler

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Stage Contact: Charles Perry – Penzler Publishers
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Stage Presenter: Otto Penzler

1:30pm – 2:20pm
Bigger than Tiny, Smaller than Average with Sheri Koones: How Our Homes Have Changed Since COVID

1:30pm – 2:20pm

Bigger Than Tiny, Smaller Than Average with Sheri Koones: How Have Homes Changed Since COVID
Location: Exhibit Hall - PopTop Stage

Stage Presenter: Sheri Koones

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Lizzi Middleman – Gibbs Smith ### 1649887###Stage Contact######Gibbs Smith###
Stage Contact: Lizzi Middleman – Gibbs Smith
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Stage Presenter: Sheri Koones

2:30pm – 3:20pm
Authors for the Freedom to Read presented by Random House Children/s Books

2:30pm – 3:20pm

Authors for the Freedom to Read presented by Random House Children/s Books
Location: Exhibit Hall - PopTop Stage

Stage Presenter: David Levithan

Stage Presenter: teen 1

Stage Presenter: teen 2

Stage Presenter: teen 3

Stage Presenter: teen 4

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Lizeth Cruz, n/a – Penguin Random House ### 516927###Stage Contact###Director###Penguin Random House###
Stage Contact: Lizeth Cruz, n/a – Penguin Random House
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Stage Presenter: David Levithan
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Stage Presenter: teen 1
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Stage Presenter: teen 2
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Stage Presenter: teen 3
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Stage Presenter: teen 4

3:30pm – 4:20pm
Magnificent Middle Grade!

3:30pm – 4:20pm

Magnificent Middle Grade!
Location: Exhibit Hall - PopTop Stage

Stage Presenter: Nick Brooks

Stage Presenter: Graci Kim

Stage Presenter: Nicole Melleby

Stage Presenter: Frantzy Luzincourt

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Caitlin Rubinstein – Workman Publishing ### 1649915###Stage Contact######Workman Publishing###
Stage Contact: Caitlin Rubinstein – Workman Publishing
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Stage Presenter: Nick Brooks
@@@ Graci Kim ### 1651932###Stage Presenter#########
Stage Presenter: Graci Kim
@@@ Nicole Melleby ### 1651933###Stage Presenter#########
Stage Presenter: Nicole Melleby
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Stage Presenter: Frantzy Luzincourt