Collected Works of Meg Medina
Presented in partnership with the Friends of the Cooperative Children's Book Center, Meg Medina will be at the Wisconsin Book Festival to discuss her books for kids of all ages.
Meg Medina is an award-winning Cuban American author of picture books, middle grade novels, and teen fiction. She was the 2016 recipient of the Pura Belpré Honor medal for her picture book, Mango, Abuela and Me, the 2014 recipient of the Pura Belpre Medal for her young adult novel, Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass, and the 2012 recipient of the Ezra Jack Keats New Writers Medal for her picture book Tia Isa Wants a Car. Meg’s most recent young adult novel, Burn Baby Burn, was long listed for the National Book Award and shortlisted for the Kirkus Prize.
The Friends of the Cooperative Children's Book Center will host a welcome reception at 6:30 PM. Gather and learn about the incredible work the CCBC does to support teaching, learning, and research related to children’s and young adult literature.
This event is funded in part with support from Beyond the Page, Madison Community Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Meg Medina
Meg Medina is the current National Ambassador of Young People’s Literature. She is an award-winning and New York Times best-selling author who writes picture books, as well as middle grade and young adult fiction. Meg Medina is a Newbery and Pura Belpre-award winning author of Cuban descent whose books celebrate Latine (culture and the lives of young people. She has also written about the negative effects of book banning on Latine communities.