Sunday, March 11, 2012

Meet Guadalupe Garcia McCall at SCBWI Meeting

Join award-winning author, teacher, and literacy advocate, Guadalupe Garcia McCall, for a glimpse into the future of the American youth readership and the ever-growing need for cultural diversity in the themes and characters of children’s literature.


McCall will be speaking at the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) meeting on:

Saturday, March 17, 2012
10 a.m.
Barnes & Noble
San Pedro Crossing
321 Northwest Loop 410, #104
San Antonio, TX 78216
210-342-2386

McCall received the prestigious 2012 American Library Association’s Pura Belpré Award for her debut young adult novel, Under the Mesquite. Her book was also a 2012 William C. Morris Debut Award Finalist. She will follow her presentation with a book signing.

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