Two-time Newbery Medalist and New York Times bestsellin g author Erin Entrada Kelly joins the Authors! Series to discuss her lates t middle-grade dystopian novel\, The Second Life of Snap. Set in a near-fu ture world shaped by climate change\, technological inequality\, and quest ions about what it means to be human\, the novel blends adventure\, heart\ , and hope through the unlikely friendship between a young girl and a robo t. Drawing on her experiences as a journalist\, educator\, and celebrated children's author\, Kelly creates stories that explore resilience\, commun ity\, and belonging while remaining deeply accessible to young readers. Th e evening features a 45-minute presentation followed by an audience Q&\ ;A session. Each ticket includes a first-edition hardcover copy of this ha untingly beautiful new work.
\n\nWho wants a robot? Not twelve-year-old Zuzu\, who lives with her father\, Beany\, in a poor Texas community some time in the future. U nlike people in nearby wealthy Bountiful\, Zuzu and her friends in Barren live in worn-out trailers and barely have enough to eat\, much less techno logy to make life easier. When Beany brings home Snap\, an outdated &ldquo \;guardian robot\,&rdquo\; Zuzu foresees a dull summer of Snap tutoring he r instead of having adventures with her best friends\, also known as the V alleycats. But surprisingly\, Snap transforms from a piece of machinery in to someone who wants to be a Valleycat\, too. And when the Valleycats face dangers from a violent dust storm\, the hazardous dump where they salvage \, and even from the oppressive powers that rule Barren\, Snap turns out t o be exactly the friend they need.
\n\nErin Entrada Kelly is a two-time Newbery Medalist\, Sibert Honoree\, Boston Globe-Horn Book Honoree\, and National Book Award Finalist whose work has been translated into more than a dozen languages. She is a New York Times-bestselling author and teaches in the Master's Pro gram in Writing for Young Readers at the University of San Francisco. She has a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from McNeese State University\, an MFA in fiction from Rosemont College\, and an honorary doctorate of fine arts from Moore College of Art and Design. She lives in Delaware.​< /p>\n
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