A. S. King
Talking with a Truth Teller: Our Interview with Margaret A. Edwards Award Winner A. S. King for School Library Journal
Teen Riley Jensen and Teen Librarian Karen Jensen talk a bit about the behind the scenes for their SLJ interview with author A. S. King celebrating her 2022 Margaret A. Edwards Award.
The Next #SVYALit Project Hangout: Glory O’Brien’s History of the Future by A. S. King
Special Guest A. S. King: Glory O’Brien’s History of the Future, plus Bleed Like Me by Christa Desir and Perfectly Good White Boy by Carrie Mesrobian Date: November 19th (Noon Eastern, 11 A.M. Central) Confirmed Guests: A. S. King (forthcoming 2014 and 2015 title), Christa Desir, Carrie Mesrobian Publisher’s Description: WOULD YOU TRY TO […]
This is What Happened When The Tween Read EVERYBODY SEES THE ANTS by A. S. King
I am an avid and vocal A. S. King fan and The Tween lives in my home so she is well aware of this. In fact, she recently got a chance to meet my favorite author and got some signed books of her own. But then an interesting thing happened, you see she ASKED me […]
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