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A Festival for Families

Posted by: Leah Knobel

Children, teens and families will find a full schedule of free activities at the 2022 National Book Festival this Saturday, Sept. 3 — both in person and online! The schedule is online and can be sorted by stage and by area of interest. This year’s festival offers three stages for young readers: Please Read Me …

Dark-haired woman in a gray top, holding a stack of twelve books while she looks down at more books. Several people are behind her

2021 National Book Festival Highlights: Kekla Magoon

Posted by: Anne Holmes

This week we highlight Kekla Magoon discussing her young adult book "Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party’s Promise to the People" at the 2021 Festival. This post includes prompts for writing and thinking that teens, families and teachers can use to explore the author and the author’s work — recommended for ages 12-17.