Saturday, October 14, 2023
Youth Stage, 4:00-4:45pm

Come end your Festival day at the Youth Stage with six of Minnesota’s finest Middle Grade and YA fiction authors presenting their 2023 books, Showcase style! These short bursts of storytelling magic will be followed by gregarious conversation and a book signing. Celebrate new Middle Grade releases by:

• Alison McGhee (Dear Brother)
• Nina Hamza (Ahmed Aziz’s Epic Year)
• Anika Fajardo (Meet Me Halfway)

And new YA books by

• Claire Forrest (Where You See Yourself)
• Tyler Schwanke (Breaking In)
• Rachel Gold (Curious Minds)

There’s something for every middle grade and teen reader in this Showcase—plus attendees will be entered in our closing raffle of the day! Ages 10+.