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February 18, 2016 by Battle Commander
Maris Wicks is the author behind Human Body Theater, as well as the illustrator of New York Times bestselling Primates, with Jim Ottaviani. Wicks has also created comics for Spongebob Comics, DC, and Marvel. When she’s not making comics, Wicks works as a program educator at the New England Aquarium. She is quite fond of […]
February 17, 2016 by Battle Commander
And here we are with this year’s brackets. (We will let you know about the judges’ assignments once we’ve revealed them all –on 2/24.) Being traditionalists, we stayed with our mostly-usual alphabetical order by title. So, what do you all think? Which eight will advance to Round 2? For those of you who registered for the previous […]
February 17, 2016 by Battle Commander
Padma Venkatraman is an oceanographer by training and an author by choice. Her latest novel, A TIME TO DANCE (Nancy Paulsen Books, Penguin) was released to 5 starred reviews (Kirkus, Booklist, SLJ, VOYA and BCCB) and received numerous awards: ALA Notable, IRA Notable, Kirkus Best Book, NYPL Top 25, IBBY outstanding, etc. Her two earlier […]
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February 16, 2016 by Battle Commander
Pamela S. Turner is the author of award-winning books for young readers, including Hachiko: The True Story of a Loyal Dog, The Dolphins of Shark Bay, A Life in the Wild, and former Battle of the Books contender The Frog Scientist. Her 2016 releases are Samurai Rising: The Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune and Crow […]
February 15, 2016 by Battle Commander
Mariko Tamaki made ALA award history when This One Summer (the First Second/Macmillan graphic novel she co-created with her cousin Jillian Tamaki) won both a Printz and Caldecott Honor in 2015! In April 2016, Roaring Brook Press/Macmillan will publish Mariko’s Saving Montgomery Sole–a YA novel about an outcast girl who explores the mysteries of friendship, […]
February 13, 2016 by Battle Commander
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February 12, 2016 by Battle Commander
Meg Medina is an award-winning Cuban American author who writes picture books, middle grade, and YA fiction. She is the 2016 recipient of the Pura Belpré honor medal for her picture book, Mango, Abuela and Me, and the 2014 Pura Belpré Award winner for her young adult novel, Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass , […]
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