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Everyone is invited to meet and hear from Margi Preus, New York Times bestselling author and Newbery Honor winner. Her books are historical fiction, mystery, and fantasy for ages 10 and up. Location: Swanville School Auditorium
This program was made possible with Arts & Cultural Heritage Funds from Minnesota's Clean Water, Land, and Legacy Amendment.
Join Margi, and Abigail and Bella from 2 Kid Interviews, as they talk about writing, rejection, mystery, historical fiction and fantasy genres, book bans and much more!
The NEMBA Awards are presented by Lake Superior Writers, a nonprofit fostering a vibrant literary arts community in northeastern Minnesota and northern Wisconsin. Lake Superior Writers work to build strong writing communities, provide an audience for literature, and further the artistic development of writers through workshops, readings, and publications.
Join Margi for a conversation and collaboration of arts and action. Women writers will share their work on the many aspects of water—celebration, crisis, rescue, legacy, exploration, and place of healing.
Speakers include: Catherine Reid Day, Claire Wahanholm, Cole W. Williams, Diane Brady-Leighton, Diane Jarvenpa, Dralandra Larkins, Freya Manfred, Grace Guenthner, Ellen Rogers, Erin Sharkey, Heid Erdrich, Kathryn Kysar, Leslie Thomas, Lora Robinson, Margaret Hasse, Margi Preus, Noelle Wang, Pat Barron, Rebecca Ramsden, Sharon Chmielarz, Sheila O’Keefe, Su Hwang, Zoë Bird
The Oshkii Giizhik Singers from the Fond du Lac/Duluth area will open and close the program.
The East Side Freedom Library (ESFL) has its home in the former Arlington Hills library, one of St. Paul’s historic Carnegie library buildings at 1105 Greenbrier Street, located in the Payne-Phalen neighborhood.
The ESFL’s mission is to inspire solidarity, advocate for justice and work toward equity for all. The library houses non-circulating research collections that appeal to interested general learners as well as scholars, with innovative databases and finding aids that make using the collections fun and vital.
Sandy Brehl, reviewer, is the author of the ODIN’S PROMISE trilogy about the Resistance movement in Norway during the German occupation in World War II.
“This novel (historical fiction but inspired by real people and events) was released just a month before my novel. I read it immediately and was enthralled by the intensity and density of issues. Two best friends, Norwegian teen boys, choose opposite paths after the Nazi invasion of their homeland. One reveled in the potential glory and power of joining a German Youth club while the other pursued resistance and resilience in protesting the propaganda and power of the military occupation. The escalation of emotions and dangers, actual conflicts, high-stakes tension, and eventual climactic decisions are riveting. This has everything: emotional depth, action, suspicion, suspense, and complex characters in challenging situations. Add the Author Note with details about the truth behind the tale and you’ve got a guaranteed winner of a book.”
Be sure to check out Sandy’s complete list of The best books about young characters with courage, resilience, and resistance in WWII.
Shepherd.com was created by bibliophile and entrepreneur Ben Fox, who believes that books build better humans. The mission behind his website is to help everyone find the book they didn't know they were looking for. As of June 2023, he’s asked 9,0000+ authors to share five of their favorite books around a topic, theme, or mood and why they love each book. This infuses each book with a bit of magic and meaning.
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