

May 21, 2022
We Are Family
- 10:30 am - 11:30 am
- | Location of Session: McNutt Garden Tent
- Middle Grade Sessions
- Start of Signing: 11:45 AM
- | Signing Location: Festival Marketplace
About the Event
A sequel exploring immigration, family, and what it means to feel at home; a story exploring themes of toxic masculinity and family legacy; and a bullied 12-year-old boy must find a new normal after his mother has a stroke. Youth People’s Poet Laureate Naomi Shihab Nye (The Turtle of Michigan), Coretta Scott King Honoree Varian Johnson (Playing the Cards You’re Dealt), and beloved author Jennifer Ziegler (Worser) delve into themes of family, toxic masculinity, refuge, and home.
About the Authors
Moderator

Erika Murray
Erika Murray is a lover and promoter of all things books and book-related. She is a certified school librarian and has worked in elementary, middle, and high school libraries. Erika has a passion for connecting self-proclaimed non-readers of all ages to the book that hooks them and has them asking for more. She is a strong supporter of the #WeNeedDiverseBooks movement and believes that everyone deserves to see themselves reflected in the pages of books.