Join us for a reading and Q&A with 2017 Newbery Medalist Kelly Barnhill (The Girl Who Drank the Moon) and acclaimed author Karen Rivers (Love, Ish).
In The Girl Who Drank the Moon, Barnhill draws readers into an enchanted new realm, populated by a poetic Swamp Monster, a Perfectly Tiny dragon with delusions of grandeur, a prowling Sorrow Eater with a tiger's heart, flocks of dangerous paper birds, and oh, so much more. The Girl Who Drank the Moon is the 2017 Newbery Medal Winner, given to the author of the year's most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
In Love, Ish, Karen Rivers brings readers an exceptional narrator facing extraordinary circumstances. Twelve-year-old Mischa Love, nicknamed Ish, dreams of one day of leaving behind all she knows on Earth for the ultimate destination, Mars. But when Ish suddenly collapses on the first day of seventh grade, she receives a shocking diagnosis that threatens her future plans: she has a tumor the size of a Brussels sprout in her brain.
With humor and heart, Rivers's masterful storytelling allows readers to not only follow Ish as she battles cancer—and how it affects her family and friendships—but also experience the adventure she has always dreamed of.
Books available for purchase from University Bookstore.
