Discussion, Reading, Q&A After the death of her mother, Natalie tries to find her place in the world, while her brother joins an extreme right-wing group. At the same time, Sammy flees from conscription in Eritrea to start a new life in Europe. An unexpected twist brings the fates of
Discussion, Reading, Q&A Until their fight, Salahudin and Noor were best friends. Both wanted to escape their California desert town, where they face xenophobia on a daily basis, as soon as possible. But Salahudin worries about his parents’ health and maintaining the family motel, while Noor must work in her
Discussion, Reading, Q&A In class, Addie learns about women who were condemned as witches in her village centuries ago – because they were misunderstood by the people around them. Being misunderstood is something Addie knows very well. She has to mask every day, and hide the fact that her environment
Discussion, Reading, Q&A October’s life is completely turned upside down when her father has a serious accident on her 11th birthday. Now, as she has to move to the city to live with her mother during her father’s recovery, she finds herself in an entirely new life: nothing reminds her
Opening Speech, Discussion, Reading, Q&A Amber only feels really free when she runs. She runs to escape her everyday life. Her everyday life is dominated by a violent and controlling father, who sinks further and further into alcoholism. Amber and her mother long for independence and freedom. Freedom can mean
was born in the Mojave Desert, California, into a family running an eighteen-room motel. Immersed in an environment of fantasy novels, comic books, and music, her affinity for literature took root early on. Her educational journey led her to a career as a newspaper editor where she worked night shifts,
Marguerite Abouet was born in 1971 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. At the age of 12, she moved to France with her brother, under the care of their great uncle. After her education, she worked as a legal assistant before embarking on her writing career. Abouet’s significance in the literary field
Gary Lonesborough, an acclaimed Yuin writer, was born in 1995 in Bega, situated on the Far South Coast of New South Wales. A member of a large Aboriginal family, his diverse career spans various sectors: Aboriginal health, child protection, the disability sector, youth justice, and the film industry, where he
Donna Barba Higuera was born in 1969, in a small town in Central California. As a child, her interests lay in stories, often dialing the library’s dial-a-story service and fabricating her own eerie narratives inspired by an off-limits pioneer cemetery. This early fascination with storytelling, combined with her life experiences
Li Xiaoguang was born in 1975 in the Ji district of Tianjin, China. He completed his Bachelor’s degree at the Faculty of Fine Arts at Hebei Normal University in 1999 and earned his Master’s degree from the Department of Printmaking at the Central Academy of Fine Arts a decade later.
born in 1961 in Potsdam, New York, started her career as a journalist before shifting to work part-time in a bookstore, allowing her the freedom to pursue her literary ambitions. After garnering success with her powerful young adult novels, she committed herself fully to writing, teaching, and speaking. »Speak« (1999),
Mathieu Sapin was born in 1974 in Dijonand studied Illustration in Strasbourg. He developed a penchant for graphic novels early on, contributing his first notable work »Supermurgeman« to a school magazine. Beyond just being an illustrator, Sapin’s career has been marked by his diverse roles as a documentarian and storyteller.
