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Author Panel

True Stories, Big Ideas:

Supporting Learning with Nonfiction

Tami Charles, author of Remember Her Name! Debbie Allen's Rise to Fame

Monday, March 30 at 11:30 AM

Author Panel

Truth in Verse: The Power of

Real Stories about Real People

Lindsay Metcalf, author of Footeprint: Eunice Newton Foote at the Dawn of Climate Science and Women's Rights

Monday, March 30 at 2:30 PM

Summer 2026 Highlights
  • remember-her-name
    Remember Her Name! 
    Debbie Allen's Rise to Fame
    Inspired by an interview with living legend and dancer/actor Debbie Allen, this ode to creativity and perseverance is perfect for kids who dream big. 
  • footeprint
    Footeprint
    Eunice Newton Foote at the Dawn of Climate Science and Women's Rights
    A fascinating novel-in-verse for young adults capturing the life of the woman who discovered the warming properties of atmospheric CO2 in 1856(!)
  • a-place-to-dance
    A Place to Dance
    How Richard Lamberty Brought Change to the Ballroom
    Award-winning dancer and teacher Richard Lamberty changes the game by founding April Follies, the largest, longest-running queer ballroom dance competition in North America.
  • anansi-and-the-talking-cloth
    Anansi and the Talking Cloth
    In this exciting original Anansi fable, the kente-weaving spiders of the spider city go on strike to protest mass-produced cloth. Anansi will need all his trickster wits and a little help from his wife to save the day.
  • moon-chef
    STEAMWORKS
    Moon Chef
    Gaby compares her foods to the shape of the moon in this exciting starter title for the STEAMWORKS series, a new partnership between Charlesbridge and the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools' Count Play Explore initiative. STEAM is fun, STEAM is everywhere, and STEAM is for everyone!
  • luna-picks-a-lucky-dumpling
    Storytelling Math
    Luna Picks a Lucky Dumpling
    Luna and her cousin Mina use probability to improve little Bei Bei's odds of picking a lucky egg dumpling during the Dragon Boat Festival.