Author Archives: Crystal Faris

Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown – Steve Sheinkin

Ophie’s Ghost—Justina Ireland

Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre – Carole Boston Weatherford

The Genius Under the Table – Eugene Yelchin

The Legend of Auntie Po – Shing Yin Khor

Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance—Nikki Grimes

Red White and Whole—Rajani LaRocca

The Beatryce Prophecy – Kate DiCamillo

Starfish—Lisa Fipps

Amari and the Night Brothers – B.B. Alston

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As a result of the increase in cases, we are cancelling the in-person meeting at Plaza Library. Here’s hoping for 2023! Stay current with virtual discussions on the Facebook page!

Save the date! The Mock Awards return in 2020. More info coming soon.

When: Wednesday, January 22
Mock Newbery from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Mock Printz from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Where: The Cohen Center at Kansas City Public Library – Plaza Branch
4801 Main Street, Kansas City, MO 64112

RSVP here: https://forms.gle/1fKWUphbzc1yfiEVA

Stick it on your calendars and remember to join the mailing list for updates. Please let us know about the excellent books you’ve been reading this year by nominating titles here.

Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed

Front Desk by Kelly Yang

Boots on the Ground by Elizabeth Partridge

The Book of Boy by Catherine Gilbert Murdock

The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson

Be Prepared by Vera Brosgol

Rebound by Kwame Alexander

The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle by Leslie Connor

The Journey of Little Charlie by Christopher Paul Curtis

The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani

Happy Reading!