Meet the Authors 2020 NCTE Virtual Annual Convention

NOVEMBER 19-22

MEET THE AUTHORS

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CONFLUENCIA! SONGS OF OURSELVES

2020 NCTE VIRTUAL ANNUAL CONVENTION

MEET THE AUTHORS We are excited to bring you opportunities to engage with authors in our virtual Exhibit Hall. “Meet and Greets” will take place within the exhibiting company’s booth (listed below) during the date and time noted.

Please note: beginning and ending times for the Meet and Greets are estimates only.

Visit each exhibiting company’s booth for the most up-to-date information as well as for details on how to engage with each author.

2020 NCTE ANNUAL CONVENTION Denver, Colorado | November 19-22

http://convention.ncte.org

THURSDAY, 11/19 5:15–6:00 P.M.

5:15–6:00 P.M.

Laura Robb and David L. Harrison Corwin Literacy • Guided Practice for Reading Growth, Grades 4-8: Texts and Lessons to Improve Fluency, Comprehension, and Vocabulary

Robin Aufses, Renée Shea, and Kate Cordes Bedford, Freeman & Worth High School Publishers • American Literature and Rhetoric

5:15–6:00 P.M. Kate Temple and Jol Temple Kane Miller/Usborne Books • Room on Our Rock

5:30–6:00 P.M. Alex Aster Sourcebooks • Curse of the Night Witch

5:15–6:00 P.M. Taylor Overbey Crimson Dragon Publishing • The I-Wants and the Gimmies

THURSDAY, 11-19-2020 •

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FRIDAY, 11/20 2:00–2:20 P.M.

2:00–2:30 P.M.

Tehlor Kay Mejia Disney Publishing Worldwide • Paola Santiago and the River of Tears

Gary D. Schmidt Houghton Mifflin Harcourt • Just Like That

2:00–2:20 P.M. Kwame Mbalia Disney Publishing Worldwide • Tristan Strong Destroys the World

2:00–2:30 P.M. Christina Soontornvat Candlewick Press • All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team

2:00–2:30 P.M. Dawn Clark Crimson Dragon Publishing • Little Astro and the Mysterious Moon Rock

2:00–2:30 P.M. Lindsay Metcalf Boyds Mills & Kane • Farmers Unite! Planting a Protest for Fair Prices

2:00–2:30 P.M. Hena Khan Simon & Schuster • Amina’s Song

2:00–2:30 P.M. Annette Bay Pimentel Sourcebooks • All the Way to the Top

2:00–3:00 P.M. Megha Majumdar Penguin Random House Education • A Burning: A Novel

2:30–3:00 P.M. Kara Lee Corthron Simon & Schuster • Daughters of Jubilation

2:30–3:00 P.M. Victoria Jamieson Penguin Young Readers • When Stars Are Scattered

2:00–2:30 P.M. Suzanne McConnell co-author with Kurt Vonnegut Seven Stories Press • Pity the Reader: On Writing with Style

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• FRIDAY, 11-20-2020

2:30–3:00 P.M. Patrice Vecchione, editor Seven Stories Press • Ink Knows No Borders: Poems of the Immigrant and Refugee Experience

FRIDAY, 11/20 2:30–3:00 P.M.

3:00-3:45 P.M.

Miranda Kenneally Sourcebooks • Catching Jordan

Mary Jo Fresch and David L. Harrison NCTE Publications Booth • Empowering Students’ Knowledge of Vocabulary: Learning How Language Works, Grades 3–5

2:30–3:00 P.M. Kass Morgan and Danielle Paige Houghton Mifflin Harcourt • The Ravens

2:30–3:00 P.M. Wanda C. Phillips Easy Grammar Systems • Easy Grammar

3:00–3:30 P.M. Seamus Kirst American Psychological Association/Magination Press • Papa, Daddy, and Riley

3:00–3:30 P.M. Barbara Dee Simon & Schuster • My Life in the Fish Tank

3:30–4:00 P.M. Chloe Gong Simon & Schuster • These Violent Delights

3:30–4:00 P.M. Charles Yu Penguin Random House Education • Interior Chinatown: A Novel

4:00–4:30 P.M. Carrie Lara American Psychological Association/Magination Press • The Heart of Mi Familia

FRIDAY, 11-20-2020 •

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FRIDAY, 11/20 4:00–4:30 P.M.

7:15–8:00 P.M.

Renée H. Shea, Lawrence Scanlon, Robin Dissin Aufses, Megan Harowitz Pankiewicz Bedford, Freeman & Worth High School Publishers • The Language of Composition

Mickey Huff, coeditor Seven Stories Press • State of the Free Press 2021 by Project Censored

4:30–5:15 P.M. Shelbie Witte, editor NCTE Publications Booth • Writing Can Change Everything: Middle Level Kids Writing Themselves into the World

5:00-5:45 P.M. Mariana Souto-Manning, editor NCTE Publications Booth • In the Pursuit of Justice: Students’ Rights to Read and Write in Elementary School

7:15–7:45 P.M. Ally Carter Houghton Mifflin Harcourt • Winterborne Home for Mayhem and Mystery

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• FRIDAY, 11-20-2020

7:15–8:00 P.M. Duane M. Abel Crimson Dragon Publishing • Bowlers

7:15–8:00 P.M. Matthew Johnson Corwin Literacy • Flash Feedback: Responding to Student Writing Better and Faster—Without Burning Out

7:30–8:00 P.M. Michael Genhart American Psychological Association/Magination Press • Accordionly: Abuelo and Opa Make Music Kosoko Jackson Sourcebooks • Yesterday Is History

SATURDAY, 11/21 9:00–9:30 A.M.

12:30–1:15 P.M.

Maïlys Pitcher (illustrator) Crimson Dragon Publishing • Winnie and the Mystery of the Missing Moonstones

Renée Shea, John Golden, Carlos Escobar, and Tracy Scholz Bedford, Freeman & Worth High School Publishers • Foundations of Language and Literature

9:30–10:00 A.M. Lynnette Mawhinney American Psychological Association/Magination Press • Lulu the One and Only

10:00–10:30 A.M. Duane M. Abel Crimson Dragon Publishing • Bowlers

10:00–10:45 A.M. Jennifer Ochoa, editor NCTE Publications Booth • Already Readers and Writers: Honoring Students’ Rights to Read and Write in the Middle Grade Classroom

10:30–11:00 A.M. Kirsten W. Larson Boyds Mills & Kane • Wood, Wire, Wings

10:30–11:00 A.M. Rebecca Growe American Psychological Association/Magination Press • A Kid’s Guide to Coronavirus

1:00–1:30 P.M. Gaye E. Pitman American Psychological Association/Magination Press • My Maddy

2:00–2:30 P.M. Jeffrey D. Wilhelm Corwin Literacy • Planning Powerful Instruction: 7 Must-Make Moves to Transform How We Teach—And How Students Learn

2:00–2:30 P.M. Michael W. Smith Corwin Literacy • Diving Deep into Nonfiction : Transferable Tools for Reading ANY Nonfiction Text

2:00–2:30 P.M. Allan Wolf Candlewick Press • The Snow Fell Three Graves Deep: Voices from the Donner Party

2:00–2:30 P.M. Nancy Rust and Carol Stubbs Crimson Dragon Publishing • The Rose without a Name SATURDAY, 11-21-2020 •

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SATURDAY, 11/21 2:00–2:30 P.M.

3:00–3:30 P.M.

Leah Henderson Barnes & Noble • The Magic in Changing Your Stars

Michael A. Tompkins American Psychological Association/Magination Press • Zero to 60: A Teen’s Guide to Manage Anger, Frustration, and Everyday Irritations

2:00–2:30 P.M. Linda Sue Park Houghton Mifflin Harcourt • The One Thing You’d Save

2:00–2:30 P.M. Ryan La Sala Sourcebooks • Be Dazzled

2:00–2:45 P.M. Melissa Stewart, editor NCTE Publications Booth • Nonfiction Writers Dig Deep: 50 Award-Winning Children’s Book Authors Share the Secret of Engaging Writing

3:15–4:00 P.M. Duane M. Abel Crimson Dragon Publishing • Bowlers

3:30–3:50 P.M. Alexandra Bracken Disney Publishing Worldwide • Lore

4:00–4:30 P.M. Irene Latham Boyds Mills & Kane • This Poem Is a Nest

2:30–3:00 P.M.

4:00–4:30 P.M.

Barry Wittenstein and Jerry Pinkney Holiday House • A Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation

Jack Yerby Crimson Dragon Publishing • The Secret of the Haunted House

2:30–3:00 P.M. Jon McGoran Holiday House • Spliced • Splintered • Spiked

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• SATURDAY, 11-21-2020

4:00–4:30 P.M. Jacqueline Davies Houghton Mifflin Harcourt • Sydney and Taylor Explore the Whole Wide World

SATURDAY, 11/21 4:00–4:30 P.M.

9:00–9:30 P.M.

Julie Berry Sourcebooks • Wishes and Wellingtons

Rena Barron Houghton Mifflin Harcourt • Maya and the Rising Dark

9:00–9:30 P.M. Jack Yerby Crimson Dragon Publishing • The Secret of the Haunted House

SATURDAY, 11-21-2020 •

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SUNDAY, 11/22 11:00–11:30 A.M.

2:00–2:30 P.M.

Traci Sorell Charlesbridge • We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga

Nancy Rust and Carol Stubbs, with Melissa Vandiver (illustrator) Crimson Dragon Publishing • The Rose without a Name

11:00–11:30 A.M. Lesléa Newman American Psychological Association/Magination Press • Remembering Ethan

11:30 A.M.–12:00 P.M. Amanda Rawson Hill American Psychological Association/Magination Press • You’ll Find Me

11:30 A.M.–12:00 P.M. Carole Boston Weatherford Candlewick Press • BOX: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom

1:30–2:00 P.M. Taylor Overbey Crimson Dragon Publishing • The I-Wants and the Gimmies

1:30–2:15 P.M. Renée Shea, John Golden, Carlos Escobar, and Tracy Scholz Bedford, Freeman & Worth High School Publishers • Foundations of Language and Literature

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• SUNDAY, 11-22-2020

2:00–2:30 P.M. Lauren H. Kerstein American Psychological Association/Magination Press • Home for a While

2:00–2:45 P.M. April Baker-Bell NCTE Publications Booth • Linguistic Justice: Black Language, Literacy, Identity, and Pedagogy

3:00–3:45 P.M. Robin Dissin Aufses, Renée H. Shea, Lawrence Scanlon, and Katherine E. Cordes Bedford, Freeman & Worth High School Publishers • American Literature and Rhetoric

3:30–4:00 P.M. Dawn Clark Crimson Dragon Publishing • Little Astro and the Mysterious Moon Rock

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