I'm so honored and thrilled that SOME OF US has won the Golden Kite Award for Nonfiction Text for Younger Readers!! Huge congratulations to Vivian Kirkfield for her Honor book, ONE GIRL'S VOTE, and to the other finalists: Kate Messner, Julie Winterbottom, and Amy Hevron! Thank you to SCBWI … [Read more...]
RED, WHITE, AND WHOLE Wins a Golden Kite Award!
On March 15, I joined the Golden Kite Award finalists and hundreds of other SCBWI members for the virtual Golden Kite Awards! Although we couldn't meet in person, it was wonderful to see so many familiar faces (including Jason Reynolds, who gave an amazing keynote address!) and lovely comments in … [Read more...]