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Created by Chicago children's author Kate Hannigan, Author Of is a conversation around children's literature featuring interviews with writers for young readers. Learn about the inspiration behind their books and the "spark" that made them want to tell their stories.

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Kate Hannigan: Chicago children’s author Kate Hannigan does school visits for students in kindergarten through fifth grade.

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Nonfiction Graphic Novel

The Great Chicago Fire: Rising From the Ashes from First Second's "History Comics" series.

"Pitch-perfect action scenes"

Book 2 in The League of Secret Heroes from Simon & Schuster/Aladdin. After defeating the Hisser—and discovering their power as a team—the Infinity Trinity is ready for its next adventure. When Akiko, Mae, and Josie learn that a spy has been betraying secrets to the Japanese military, they join Room Twelve in San Francisco for important work with other code-cracking experts.

History/Mystery/Superheroes

Book 1 in The League of Secret Heroes Series from Simon & Schuster/Aladdin. Mae, Josie, and Akiko discover they have superpowers, and with a little mentoring from the mysterious comic-book heroine Hauntima, they join with real-life superwomen from WWII to battle evil, save the world, and make it back in time for milkshakes.

Nonfiction picture book

Earning 4 starred reviews! "A Lady Has the Floor: Belva Lockwood Speaks Out for Women's Rights" celebrates the life of an early suffragette and the first woman on the ballot for president. Illustrated by the incomparable Alison Jay! From Calkins Creek/Boyds Mills Press (2018)!

Golden Kite Winner

The Detective's Assistant was selected as the 2016 winner of the Golden Kite Award for best middle-grade fiction, by the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI). Woot!

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