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| The incomparable Sharon G. Flake! |
With millions of books in print, the multi-award-winning author Sharon Flake has earned an international reputation as one of the top MG and YA authors writing today. Her breakout novel The Skin I’m In, in 1998, established
her reputation as a must read author among middle and high school
students, as well as teachers, parents and librarians. Sharon’s work has
been nominated for or has been honored with: an NAACP, Coretta
Scott King Book Award (three-time winner!); and named among the American Library
Association’s Best Books for Young Adult Readers; Chicago Public
Library’s Best of the Best Books; the Texas Lone Star Top Ten Books
List; New York Public Library’s Top Ten Books for the Teen Age; the
American Library Association’s Best Books for Reluctant Readers; Top 100
Books for the Feminist Reader, and most recently Booklist’s Top Ten
Books of the Year. She recently released her first historical mystery, Unstoppable Octobia May.
her reputation as a must read author among middle and high school
students, as well as teachers, parents and librarians. Sharon’s work has
been nominated for or has been honored with: an NAACP, Coretta
Scott King Book Award (three-time winner!); and named among the American Library
Association’s Best Books for Young Adult Readers; Chicago Public
Library’s Best of the Best Books; the Texas Lone Star Top Ten Books
List; New York Public Library’s Top Ten Books for the Teen Age; the
American Library Association’s Best Books for Reluctant Readers; Top 100
Books for the Feminist Reader, and most recently Booklist’s Top Ten
Books of the Year. She recently released her first historical mystery, Unstoppable Octobia May.
Twitter:
@sharonflake
Interview:
Sharon’s conference schedule:
–Saturday, 10:20–11:20am
Breakout Session 1-A, “Creating an Authentic, Non-Stereotyped Voice: Big Ideas”
–Saturday, 4:10–5pm
Keynote, “Flying Scared: How to Get Published In Spite of Yourself”
–Sunday, 8:50am–12:10pm
YA Intensive, “Following Your Intuition: Creating Characters and Stories From Your Gut”