Children's Literature

Jack Andraka was just a fifteen year old Maryland high school sophomore when he invented an inexpensive early detection test for pancreatic, ovarian, and lung cancers....

Jack Andraka

Teen Innovator

ROBIN BENWAY

Robin Benway is a National Book Award-winning and New York Times-bestselling author of six novels for young adults, including Audrey, Wait!, Emmy & Oliver (HarperTeen),...

Robin Benway

National Book Award-Winning and New York Times Bestselling Author

STEVE BREEN

Steve Breen won the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning in 1998 and 2009. His syndicated editorial cartoons appears nationwide and in about 300 papers around the...

Steve Breen

Two-time Pulitzer Prize Winning Editorial Cartoonist

SUSANE COLASANTI

Susane Colasanti is the bestselling and acclaimed author of When It Happens, Take Me There, Waiting for You, Something Like Fate, So Much Closer, Keep Holding On, All...

Susane Colasanti

Bestselling Author and Motivational Speaker

ANDREA DAVIS PINKNEY

Andrea Davis Pinkney is the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of more than thirty books for children and adults. Named one of the “25 Most Influential...

Andrea Davis Pinkney

New York Times Bestselling and Award-Winning Author

ANDREA ‘ANDY’ GONZALES

Andrea “Andy” Gonzales is a computer programmer, feminist, and captivating public speaker. When Andy was 16, she created Tampon Run, a video game to destigmatize...

Andrea ‘Andy’ Gonzales

Coder, Writer, Activist

CRAIG GROSSI

In 2010, Sergeant Craig Grossi was an intelligence collector assigned to Marine RECON—the most elite fighters in the Corps—in a remote part of Afghanistan. While...

Craig Grossi

The Power of Stubborn Positivity from an Eight-Year Marine Veteran, Purple Heart Recipient, Georgetown University Graduate, & Animal Lover

MEGHAN COX GURDON

Meghan Cox Gurdon is an internationally-known children’s book critic and the author of The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction....

Meghan Cox Gurdon

Wall Street Journal Children’s Book Critic & Author of The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction

ELAINE HALL

Elaine Hall has worn many hats in her multi-faceted and accomplished life including: the child whisperer, educator, writer, consultant, performer, international speaker,...

Elaine Hall

Coach E, Internationally Recognized Autism Educator and Advocate, The Child Whisperer, and Founder of The Miracle Project

NADIA HASHIMI

Nadia Hashimi is the Afghan-American author of breakout novel The Pearl that Broke Its Shell and When The Moon is Low. Hashimi has two forthcoming novels in 2016; A House...

Nadia Hashimi

Afghan American Author and Physician

ALLEN KURZWEIL

Allen Kurzweil notes, “Without time, we cannot learn. Without time, we cannot heal.” Novelist, journalist, teacher and inventor, Kurzweil shares his unusual story...

Allen Kurzweil

Award-Winning Writer

JOYCE MAYNARD

Joyce Maynard is the New York Times best-selling author of 11 books, including her latest novel Labor Day (William Morrow). She first came to national attention with...

Joyce Maynard

New York Times Best-Selling Author, Journalist, and Writing Teacher

PATRICIA MCCORMICK

Patricia McCormick's riveting new book, Never Fall Down (HarperCollins), is the true story of a young Cambodian boy's struggle to survive during the reign of the Khmer...

Patricia McCormick

Two-time National Book Award Finalist and Author of Never Fall Down

LAURA MORIARTY

After spending several years as a social worker in the Kansas City area, Laura Moriarty started writing her first novel, The Center of Everything, a coming of age story...

Laura Moriarty

Critically-Acclaimed Novelist

LAURA NUMEROFF

Laura Numeroff is the New York Times bestselling author of many beloved children’s books, including the If You Give… series, which began with If You Give a Mouse...

Laura Numeroff

New York Times Bestselling Children’s Book Author

JANE O’CONNOR

Jane O'Connor has been writing books for children for more than 35 years. At last count, the total number of titles was 60, including the wildly popular children's series...

Jane O’Connor

New York Times Best-selling Author of the Fancy Nancy Series

LAUREN OLIVER

Lauren Oliver is the author of the YA novel Before I Fall, the Delirium trilogy: Delirium, Pandemonium, and Requiem, which have been translated into more than thirty...

Lauren Oliver

NYT and Internationally Bestselling Author of Before I Fall, the Delirium trilogy, Panic, and Rooms

JASON B. ROSENTHAL

Jason B. Rosenthal is the co-author (with his daughter Paris) of The New York Times #1 bestselling book, Dear Boy (HarperCollins). He is a foundation Board Chair, public...

Jason B. Rosenthal

Speaker, Advocate, and Author

SARA SHEPARD

Sara Shepard is the author of two New York Times bestselling series, Pretty Little Liars and The Lying Game, as well as the series The Perfectionists, Heiresses, and...

Sara Shepard

#1 NYT bestselling author of “Pretty Little Liars”

DARRYL STRAWBERRY

Darryl Strawberry is described as a legend by many who have been dazzled by the dynamics of his game, the power he possessed at the plate and the story of redemption...

Darryl Strawberry

Baseball Legend, Two-Time Cancer Survivor, Autism Spokesperson, Community Outreach Advocate, and New York Times Best-Selling Author

SIMON VAN BOOY

Simon Van Booy is the author of The Secret Lives of People in Love, Love Begins in Winter (winner of the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award), Everything...

Children's Literature

Teen Innovator

National Book Award-Winning and New York Times Bestselling Author

Two-time Pulitzer Prize Winning Editorial Cartoonist

Bestselling Author and Motivational Speaker

New York Times Bestselling and Award-Winning Author

Coder, Writer, Activist

The Power of Stubborn Positivity from an Eight-Year Marine Veteran, Purple Heart Recipient, Georgetown University Graduate, & Animal Lover

Wall Street Journal Children’s Book Critic & Author of The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction

Coach E, Internationally Recognized Autism Educator and Advocate, The Child Whisperer, and Founder of The Miracle Project

Afghan American Author and Physician

Award-Winning Writer

New York Times Best-Selling Author, Journalist, and Writing Teacher

Two-time National Book Award Finalist and Author of Never Fall Down

Critically-Acclaimed Novelist

New York Times Bestselling Children’s Book Author

New York Times Best-selling Author of the Fancy Nancy Series

NYT and Internationally Bestselling Author of Before I Fall, the Delirium trilogy, Panic, and Rooms

Speaker, Advocate, and Author

#1 NYT bestselling author of “Pretty Little Liars”

Baseball Legend, Two-Time Cancer Survivor, Autism Spokesperson, Community Outreach Advocate, and New York Times Best-Selling Author

Best-Selling, Award-Winning Writer on Happiness, Wholeheartedness, and Writing Fiction