When sweeping generalizations are made about faith communities, the human stories of those whose grew up in various religious traditions are erased. Today, we’re celebrating those stories. The diversity of beliefs in the children’s lit community is vast, and we want to highlight not only novels that grapple with faith and spirituality, but also the role faith has […]
YA Open Mic is back for round two. Our goal with this blog series is to offer authors a platform to share personal stories, in hopes of getting to know them outside of their bios. Like last time, we’re featuring a number of incredible YA authors, all of whom have books releasing this month. They’re bravely opening up about experiences that hit close to […]