Children & Young Adult

Sophie

Blackall

Two-time Caldecott Medal Winner and New York Times bestselling children’s author and illustrator

Mona

Golabek

Grammy-nominated concert pianist and celebrated children’s author

Vashti

Harrison

Caldecott Medalist, National Book Award Finalist, and two-time NAACP Image Award recipient

Lydia

Kang, MD

Physician and multi-genre author

Kate T.

Parker

Photographer, New York Times bestselling author, and gender equity advocate

James

Patterson

The world’s bestselling author

Jewell Parker

Rhodes

Coretta Scott King Author Honor recipient and bestselling beloved children’s author

Terry

Virts

NASA astronaut and International Space Station Commander

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