Guest Post: Fire on the Mountain
In this guest post, author Pamela McDowell shares the inspiration for her book, Fire on the Mountain, and how wildfires affect families, communities, animals and more.
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Jen Sookfong Lee explains what she hopes young readers take away from Finding Home
Finding Home author Jen Sookfong Lee explains what she hopes young readers will take away from her new book about immigration and refugees. (Video with transcript provided.)
Read an excerpt from Finding Home + listen to a special podcast episode!
Read an excerpt from Finding Home: The Journey of Immigrants and Refugees and listen to special podcast episode where author Jen Sookfong Lee discusses the book with her 10-year-old son, Oscar.
Watch Orca’s #GetToKnowHiLo panel!
In case you missed it, you can now watch Orca’s #GetToKnowHiLo panel whenever you’d like!
Q&A: Mahtab Narsimhan on magic wishes and Genie Meanie!
Author Mahtab Narsimhan explains where she got her ideas for Genie Meanie and what it was like to write a powerful, magical character.
Guest Post: Melanie Jackson on teaching online during COVID-19
Author Melanie Jackson shares her experience teaching a creative writing course online due to COVID-19—and offers tips!