Category: Youth Advocacy

Kamanda
Ali
Ali Biko Sulaiman Kamanda is an award-winning filmmaker and social entrepreneur from Sierra Leone, West A…
Katz
Susan B.
Susan B. Katz, NBCT is an award-winning, bestselling, Spanish-bilingual author/illustrator with Scholasti…
Kelly
Lynne
Lynne Kelly’s career as a sign language interpreter has taken her everywhere from classrooms to hospitals…
Khorram
Adib
Adib Khorram is a queer Iranian-American author. He was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. A theat…
King
A. S.
King is the only author ever to win the Michael L. Printz Medal twice, having won it again in 2024 for Th…
LaRocca
Rajani
Rajani LaRocca is a physician and award-winning author of books for young people. She was born in Bangalo…
Lee
Stacey
Stacey Lee is the New York Times and Indie bestselling author of historical and contemporary young adult …
Levis
Caron
Caron Levis (MFA, LMSW) is the author of several star reviewed and award-winning picture books including …
Mangal
Mélina
Working at the intersection of nature, literature, and culture, Mélina Mangal’s work has been published b…
McBride
Amber
Amber McBride is currently an assistant professor at the University of Virginia. She received her BA in E…
McGovern
Kate
Kate McGovern is the author of Rules for 50/50 Chances and Fear of Missing Out, both out now from Farrar …
Metcalf
Lindsay
Lindsay H. Metcalf is a journalist and award-winning author of nonfiction books for young people, includi…