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Las Musas Author Panel

Meet Zoey, Eddie, and Quijana, three mixed Latinx tweens who are on a mission to help their families, to discover their true selves, and have a little adventure and fun along the way. Join Latinx authors Reina Luz Alegre, Rebecca Balcárcel, and Anika Fajardo, all members of the author collective Las Musas, as they explore how dual-culture kids find their footing as they straddle two worlds. This conversation will be fun for kids and adults alike.

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Reina Luz Alegre lives in the Miami area with her family. Shes dreamed of becoming an author since the second grade, and grew up to work on various other professional dreamsincluding as a freelance journalist and lawyerbefore debuting her first novel, THE DREAM WEAVER, a Junior Library Guild Selection. When shes not writing, Reina loves to read, sing, and salivate over baking shows.

Half-Guatemalan, Rebecca Balcárcel loves cats, popcorn, and teaching. Her debut middle grade novel, THE OTHER HALF OF HAPPY, has been named a Pure Belpré Honor Book, ALA Notable Book, Américas Award Honor Book, and Best Middle Grade Book by Texas Institute of Letters. Catch Rebecca on YouTube as the SixMinuteScholar (to see her at her nerdiest!) or find her at rebeccabalcarcel.com.

Anika Fajardo was born in Colombia and raised in Minnesota. Her book about that experience, Magical Realism for Non-Believers: A Memoir of Finding Family was a finalist for the Minnesota Book Awards. A writer, editor, and teacher, she lives in the very literary city of Minneapolis, not far from Lake Harriet. WHAT IF A FISH is her first middle grade novel. https://www.whatifafish.com/