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Exciting news! Jason Reynolds, the current National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, is virtually visiting with Raul the Third to introduce Stuntboy, In the Meantime, a hilarious, hopeful, and action-packed illustrated middle grade novel about the greatest young superhero you’ve never heard of. Kirkus Reviews, in a starred review calls it “ "Consistently funny and undeniably thoughtful” about “ A boy [who} finds a creative coping mechanism in this original tale that speaks to the heart.” We couldn’t be more exited.
There’s more: They will be joined by Raina Telgemeier, the #1 New York Times bestselling, multiple Eisner Award–winning creator of Smile, Sisters, and Guts, which are all graphic memoirs based on her childhood. She is also the creator of Drama and Ghosts, and is the adapter and illustrator of the first four Babysitters Club graphic novels.
Jason Reynolds is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than a dozen books for young people, including Look Both Ways, All American Boys (with Brendan Kiely), Long Way Down, Stamped (with Ibram X. Kendi) , Ghost, and the Track series. The recipient of a Newbery Honor, a Printz Honor, an NAACP Image Award, and multiple Coretta Scott King honors, Reynolds is also the current National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature.
Raúl the Third is an award-winning illustrator, author, and artist whose work centers around the contemporary Mexican American experience and his memories of growing up in El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. Raúl contributed to the SpongeBob Comics series and illustrated the Texas Bluebonnet Award–winning Lowriders in Space and the Pura Belpré Award–winning Lowriders to the Center of the Earth, both written by Cathy Camper.
Don’t miss this chance to meet three literary icons talk about the highly anticipated critically acclaimed Stuntboy, In the Meantime, and illustrated novels in general.
It does not get better than this!