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Friday, June 23, 2017
5:45 PM - 6:35 PM
Author Sue Macy Presents Motor Girls: How Women Took the Wheel and Drove Boldly Into the Twentieth Century
Location: McCormick Place, Exhibit Hall - PopTop Stage
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Laurie Hembree – National Geographic ### 213228###Primary Contact
Saturday, June 24, 2017
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM
Strong Female Voices in Publishing for MG and YA
Location: McCormick Place, Exhibit Hall - PopTop Stage
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Michelle Leo – Simon & Schuster ### 193169###Primary Contact
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Crafting Kid-Lit Anthologies
Location: McCormick Place, Exhibit Hall - PopTop Stage
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Megan Naidl ### 375682###Primary Contact
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Socially & Politically Oriented Fiction for YA Readers
Location: McCormick Place, Exhibit Hall - PopTop Stage
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Jenny Choy – Little, Brown Books for Young Readers ### 187907###Primary Contact
12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
The Art of Narration - Giving voice to youth and teen audiobooks with adult narrators
Location: McCormick Place, Exhibit Hall - PopTop Stage
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Patrick Deering ### 375681###Primary Contact
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
YA authors dish about YA!
Location: McCormick Place, Exhibit Hall - PopTop Stage
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Liane Worthington ### 375676###Primary Contact
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM
Unlocking Ideas: Donning Our Thinking Caps and Embracing our Mistakes in the Name of Picture Book Art
Location: McCormick Place, Exhibit Hall - PopTop Stage
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Venessa Carson ### 375684###Primary Contact
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM
Tools of Engagement: Inspiring younger readers, and the adults who guide them.
Location: McCormick Place, Exhibit Hall - PopTop Stage
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David Wilk ### 375680###Primary Contact
4:00 PM - 4:50 PM
Random House Children's Books Presents the Future of YA Literature - a Debut Author Panel!
Location: McCormick Place, Exhibit Hall - PopTop Stage
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Laura Antonacci – Penguin Young Readers Group ### 46678###Primary Contact
Sunday, June 25, 2017
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM
WNDB Presents: Spooky Tales for Middle Grade Readers
Location: McCormick Place, Exhibit Hall - PopTop Stage
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Jennifer Baker ### 375687###Primary Contact
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Celebrate 25 Years of The Rainbow Fish with Marcus Pfister
Location: McCormick Place, Exhibit Hall - PopTop Stage
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Heather Lennon ### 375677###Primary Contact
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Location, Location, Location: When Setting Becomes as Important as Character - 2017 Debut Middle Grade Authors Discuss How Where a Story is Set Shapes the Narrative, Helps Readers Relate, and Brings Their Books to Life in Unique Ways.
Location: McCormick Place, Exhibit Hall - PopTop Stage
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Patricia Bailey ### 375683###Primary Contact
12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
Subverting Gender Stereotypes in YA Romance
Location: McCormick Place, Exhibit Hall - PopTop Stage
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Zohra Ashpari ### 375685###Primary Contact
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
Science Fiction/Fantasy Adult Books with YA Appeal
Location: McCormick Place, Exhibit Hall - PopTop Stage
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Virginia C. Stanley – HarperCollins Publishers ### 187923###Primary Contact
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM
Reading Outside the Box: Reaching “Undiscovered” Young Readers with Hi/Lo Novels
Location: McCormick Place, Exhibit Hall - PopTop Stage
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Gabrielle Prendergast ### 375678###Primary Contact
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM
Blending Video Games and Curriculum in Middle Grade/YA Fantasy-Adventure
Location: McCormick Place, Exhibit Hall - PopTop Stage
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Zohra Ashpari ### 375685###Primary Contact
4:00 PM - 4:50 PM
Zines out Loud: Zine Reading
Location: Exhibit Hall - PopTop Stage
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Monday, June 26, 2017
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM
WWII Fighter Pilot Shares His Powerful War Story
Location: McCormick Place, Exhibit Hall - PopTop Stage
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Nicole Yeatman ### 375748###Speaker Contact
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Spotlight on #OwnVoices titles from ABRAMS
Location: McCormick Place, Exhibit Hall - PopTop Stage
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Nicole Schaefer ### 375688###Primary Contact
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
One Million Abolitionists
Location: McCormick Place, Exhibit Hall - PopTop Stage
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Robert Benz – Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives ### 375686###Primary Contact
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