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SUMMARY:Author Talk | Jill Tew
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DESCRIPTION:Critically-acclaimed author Jill Tew introduces her new middle
  grade novel. .\nhttps://gwinnettpl.libnet.info/event/13206609
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Jill&nbsp\;Tew&nbsp\;is the critically-acc
 laimed author of dystopian romance and middle grade novels that imagine Bl
 ack girls in exciting new worlds.</p>\n<p>Her debut novel&nbsp\;<em>The Di
 viding Sky</em>&nbsp\;(2024) was a Top 10 Kids Indie Next Pick\, and was s
 elected by Kirkus\, Publishers Weekly\, Bookshop.org\, and Reactor Magazin
 e as one of the Best Young Adult Books of the Year. Her middle grade debut
 &nbsp\;<em>Kaya Morgan&rsquo\;s Crowning Achievement</em> will be out in A
 pril 2025</p>\n<p>A graduate of the Wharton School at the University of Pe
 nnsylvania\,&nbsp\;Jill&nbsp\;lives in Atlanta with her family. She is als
 o a co-host of the Afronauts Podcast\, which provides writing tips and com
 munity for Black aspiring speculative fiction writers. When not writing\, 
 she can be found stress baking\, gardening\, or belting showtunes in the c
 arpool line.</p>\n<p><strong><em>Kaya Morgan&rsquo\;s Crowning Achievement
 </em></strong><br />A vibrant and heart-warming novel about the unforgetta
 ble joys of the Renaissance Faire\, overcoming grief through cherished mem
 ories\, and remaining true to yourself&mdash\;even in cosplay.</p>\n<p>For
  as long as she could remember\, Kaya Morgan has spent her summers with he
 r dad at the greatest place on Earth: The Renaissance Faire. Full of perfo
 rmers cosplaying as thieving pirates\, enchanting fairies\, and courageous
  heroes\, the Ren Faire has always been a place where anyone could be anyt
 hing they wanted to be. And for as long as she could remember\, Kaya and h
 er dad have dreamed of her someday being named the first Black Queen of th
 e Faire.</p>\n<p>Unfortunately for the last two summers\, Kaya has been kn
 own as something else: the girl with the dead dad. But she&rsquo\;s not go
 ing to let anyone stop her from taking her place as the Queen&rsquo\;s app
 rentice (the first step on her journey towards Queen). But when the role i
 s given to the pretty and blonde Jessie\, the only spot left for Kaya is t
 he Court Jester (who doesn&rsquo\;t even come with a crown).</p>\n<p>It&rs
 quo\;s bad enough that it&rsquo\;s another summer at the Ren Faire without
  her dad\, and that her family thinks her love of medieval times is weird.
  But with everyone around Kaya determined to put her in a role she doesn&r
 squo\;t want to be in\, Kaya must decide whether to hold onto her old drea
 ms no matter what\, or realize that it&rsquo\;s okay for new dreams to bec
 ome reality.<br /><br /></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\nhttps://gwinnettpl.libnet.
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