See People You Admire Saying Compelling Things!
Leah Langby
March 1, 2018
Keeping Up With Kids
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Wow!  CBS News did a short segment on African American storytelling with various artists of great renown, and 3 of the people they interviewed are authors of award-winning books for youth!  Check it out and see Jason Reynolds, Representative John Lewis, and National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Jacqueline Woodson saying smart and beautiful things.

And if you have time for more awesomeness to celebrate Read Across America day, watch the Facebook Live event with Kwame Alexander, Gene Luen Yang, and Jesse Holland today at noon!

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