Rita Williams-Garcia (rita-williamsgarcia.squarespace.com) is the
celebrated author of novels for young adults and middle grade
readers. Her most recent novel, Clayton Byrd Goes Underground, won
the 2018 NAACP Image Award for Literature for Youth/Teens and was a
2017 National Book Award Finalist. Williams-Garcia is most known
for her Coretta Scott King Author Award-winning Gaither Sisters
trilogy that begins with One Crazy Summer, recipient of the Newbery
Honor and the Scott O'Dell Prize for Historical Fiction. She is a
three-time National Book Award Finalist. She holds a BA in liberal
arts from Hofstra University and an MA in English from Queens
College at CUNY. She lives in Queens with her husband. You can
follow her on Twitter @Onecrazyrita.
Chelsea Clinton is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller
She Persisted- 13 American Women Who Changed the World; She
Persisted Around the World- 13 Women Who Changed History; She
Persisted in Sports- American Olympians Who Changed the Game; Don't
Let Them Disappear- 12 Endangered Species Across the Globe; It's
Your World- Get Informed, Get Inspired & Get Going!; Start Now!-
You Can Make a Difference; with Hillary Clinton, Grandma's Gardens
and Gutsy Women; and, with Devi Sridhar, Governing Global Health-
Who Runs the World and Why? She is also the Vice Chair of the
Clinton Foundation, where she works on many initiatives, including
those that help empower the next generation of leaders. She lives
in New York City with her husband, Marc, their children and their
dog, Soren. You can follow Chelsea Clinton on Twitter
@ChelseaClinton or on Facebook at facebook.com/chelseaclinton.
Gillian Flint (gillianflint.com) is an illustrator who has a
passion for painting in watercolors. She has been drawing and
creating characters for as long as she can remember. Her work has
been published in the USA, the UK and Australia. In her spare time
she enjoys reading and gardening at her home in the UK. You can
follow her on Instagram @gillianflint_illustration.
Alexandra Boiger (alexandraboiger.com) has illustrated nearly
twenty picture books, including the She Persisted series by by
Chelsea Clinton; the popular Tallulah series by Marilyn Singer; and
the Max and Marla books, which she also wrote. Originally from
Munich, Germany, she now lives outside of San Francisco,
California, with her husband, Andrea; daughter, Vanessa; and two
cats, Luiso and Winter. You can follow Alexandra on Instagram
@alexandra_boiger.
Praise for She Persisted: Florence Griffith Joyner:
"A quietly remarkable biographical read that encourages elementary
students of any gender to take a closer look at the life of Olympic
sprinter Florence Griffith Joyner and her admirable resolve to work
hard in pursuit of her dreams." --School Library Journal
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