Is there any atmosphere more euphoric than the National Council of Teachers of English conference? It gets no better than pairing educators, dedicated to nurturing the love of reading and writing, with authors who…well, are dedicated to nurturing the love of reading and writing. Match made in heaven, we think.
And we’re here!
Friday, Nov. 22 2 p.m.
Brown Bookshelf Featured Panel
Stop and Think: The Brown Bookshelf Examines Black Representation in Children’s Literature
BCC | Room 309
BBS Member Panelists:
Gwendolyn Hooks
Tameka Fryer Brown
Kelly Starling Lyons
Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Don Tate
Look for our members throughout the conference at the following sessions and signings:
Thursday, Nov 21
9:30 a.m. PANEL Putting Poverty on the Page: Representing and Supporting Readers from Low-Income Families (BBS Member Panelist: Kelly Starling Lyons) – Room 348
1 p.m. PANEL The Black Roundtable: Beyond Black History Month & Social Justice (BBS Participants: Paula Chase & Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich) – Room 307
Friday, Nov 22
11 a.m. PANEL Sparking an Early Love for Reading in All Students with Own Voices Chapter Books (BBS Member Panelist: Kelly Starling Lyons) – Room 330
2 p.m. PANEL You Can’t Say That in MG (BBS Member Panelist: Paula Chase) – Room 328
4:30 p.m. SIGNING of Going Down Home with Daddy by Kelly Starling Lyons – Peachtree Booth #925
Saturday, Nov 23
8 a.m. PANEL Real Revision: Award Winning Authors Share Favorite Strategies to Get Student Writers Excited about Revising (BBS Member Panelist: Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich) – Room 327
10 a.m. SIGNING Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich – Solstice MFA booth #1158
11 a.m. SIGNING of Hero Next Door by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich – Random House Booth #1158
11 a.m. PANEL Where Are the Books for 8th Graders? (BBS Member Panelist: Paula Chase) – Room 326
3 p.m. SIGNING Sing a Song and Jada Jones: Dancing Queen by Kelly Starling Lyons – Penguin Young Readers Booth #1110
Sunday, Nov 24
10:30 a.m. PANEL The Truth is in the Back Matter: How Back Matter Can Spark New Inquiry in Young Readers. (BBS Member Panelist: Don Tate) Room 347