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MacKids Spotlight: Ann Bausum

May 1, 2025May 2, 2025

This month’s Author Spotlight is Ann Bausum, author of White Lies: How the South Lost the Civil War, Then Rewrote the History, a powerful young adult novel that examines racism and deconstructs the warped history of the Civil War for teen readers.

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MacKids Spotlight: Maddalena Bearzi and Alex Boersma

March 26, 2025March 27, 2025

This month’s Author Spotlight features The Secret Life of a Sea Turtle author Maddalena Bearzi and illustrator Alex Boersma—a dazzling nonfiction picture book that explores one sea turtle’s extraordinary life from hatchling to adulthood.

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MacKids Spotlight: Carole Boston Weatherford and Jeffery Boston Weatherford

March 3, 2025March 3, 2025

This month’s Author Spotlight are Carole Boston Weatherford and Jeffery Boston Weatherford, authors Rap It Up!, where aspiring young rappers will delight in this infectious, read-aloud introduction to the poetry and craft of rap.

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MacKids Spotlight: Adina King

February 3, 2025February 3, 2025

This month’s Author Spotlight is Adina King, author of The House No One Sees, an evocative young adult novel written in verse and prose that follows a teen girl and her memories of her childhood, her house, and her mother who battles an opioid addiction.

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MacKids Spotlight: Yohuru Williams and Michael G. Long

January 10, 2025January 16, 2025

This month’s Author Spotlight creators are authors Yohuru Williams and Michael G. Long, who adapted King: A Life by Jonathan Eig for young adults.

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MacKids Spotlight: Gia Gordon

December 9, 2024December 9, 2024

This month’s Author Spotlight is Gia Gordon, author of My So-Called Family, a moving middle-grade debut about foster care, self-advocacy, and realizing that a found family is a real family.

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MacKids Spotlight: Randi Pink and Under the Heron’s Light

October 28, 2024January 16, 2025

This month’s Author Spotlight is Randi Pink, author of Under the Heron’s Light. Inspired by stories about the real-world Great Dismal Swamp, this acclaimed fantasy explores alternate history, a family’s supernatural connections to the swamp, and the strength that comes in knowing your roots.

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MacKids Spotlight: Maysa Odeh

September 27, 2024January 3, 2025


This month’s Author Spotlight is Maysa Odeh, debut author of A Map for Falasteen, a heartfelt picture book about a Palestinian American child’s search for home illustrated by Aliaa Betawi.

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MacKids Spotlight: Kalela Williams

September 6, 2024September 9, 2024
Author spotlight: Kalela Williams


This month’s Author Spotlight highlights Kalela Williams, author of Tangleroot, a debut YA novel about a girl who must face hard truths about blood and family, history and mystery.

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MacKids Spotlight: Craig Kofi Farmer

August 2, 2024August 6, 2024
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This month’s Author Spotlight highlights Craig Kofi Farmer, author of Kwame Crashes the Underworld, a stunning middle grade fantasy novel about a boy hurled into the Ghanaian underworld to help his grandmother save humanity!

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