Representation and Cultural Appropriation in Youth Literature

Program Type:

Author Talks, Lectures, Online

Age Group:

Elementary, Teens, Adults, Seniors
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Program Description

Event Details

Join us on Zoom for a TED-style talk and Q&A with Misa Sugiura, award-winning YA author, about representation and cultural appropriation with a focus on youth literature.

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This event is brought to you by Diverse Books Teach Tolerance and by Scarsdale Public Library's Teen Services Department & Teen Advisory Board.

Portrait of Misa Sugiura, award-winning YA author

Misa Sugiura’s ancestors include a poet, a priestess, a samurai, and a stowaway. Her first novel It’s Not Like It’s A Secret, won the Asian Pacific Islander American Librarians’ Association’s Award for Young Adult Literature; her highly acclaimed second novel, This Time Will Be Different, made the Best of 2019 lists of YALSA, Kirkus Reviews, the New York Public Library, and the Chicago Public Library. Her short story, “Where I’m From” appears in Come On In, a young adult anthology of stories about immigration. Her latest book, Love & Other Natural Disasters has been praised by the American Library Association as "hilariously awkward" and "honestly poignant." You can find her online at misasugiura.com and @misallaneous1 on Twitter and Instagram.

(Photograph and biographical information retrieved from https://www.misasugiura.com)

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