“Stories do more than tell us how to live in this world; they tell us how to make this a world worth living in.” — Roshani Chokshi at #ALAN23 #NCTE23

“The further along I got in my coming out journey, the less I saw myself in Shakespeare.” Molly Horton Booth reimagines Shakespeare so kids like them can see they’ve always been in these plays. #ALAN23 #NCTE23

Wonderful talks by amazing YA authors today at #alan23 day one! From inspiring keynote by Renee Watson to every great thing shared by Sara Raasch, Beth Revis, Ruta Sepetys & many others. Thanks for sharing your process & personal stories behind your terrific books. +free books for my teens FTW!

I forgot to see if there were any NCTE23 or ALAN23 folks on here. Desperately missing an easy way to connect with folks at this massive conference.