Families can enjoy free online author interviews with popular and award-winning children’s and young-adult fiction writers this July!
Sign up to watch them at libraryc.org/mentorpl.
The authors include:
- Kate DiCamillo at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 9. DiCamillo is best known for her Mercy Watson and Tales from Deckawoo Drive series. She’s written more than 30 books — several of which have been turned into movies. One was even adapted into an opera. This program is designed with children in pre-kindergarten through second grade in mind. However, all ages may enjoy it.
- Max Brallier at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 16. Brallier is the bestselling author of The Last Kids on Earth series. He’ll share how he came up with the different monsters and villains for his zombie-apocalypse epic, as well as the unique ways his protagonists defeated them. For kids in third through sixth grade.
- Elizabeth Acevedo at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 23. Acevedo won the National Book Award for her novel in verse, The Poet X. High schoolers can enjoy a short reading from her book, followed by a question-and-answer session. Learn the power of poetry!
- Dan Santat at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 30. Santat is the National Book Award winner for Young People’s Literature. He’ll inspire teens and tweens to tell their own stories through graphic novels. His newest book, A First Time for Everything, is a graphic-novel memoir based on his own awkward middle-school years and the trip to Europe that changed his life. For kids in fifth through eighth grade.
All of these programs are free to enjoy, and all ages can watch them. A recording of these program will be available to watch afterward at libraryc.org/mentorpl.