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Children's Books Author & Illustrator Known for "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie"

Bestselling & Newberry Honor Author; Known for "Echo," "Esperanza Rising" & "Becoming Naomi León"

Newbery Medal-Winning Author of "Number the Stars" & "The Giver"

Award-Winning Novelist, Poet & Children's Book Author; Known for "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe"

Award-Winning & NYT Bestselling Children's Book Author & Illustrator Known for "Dreamers"

New York Times Bestselling Novelist Known for "Crank"

Contemporary Crime & Supernatural Fiction Author, Known for "The Ridge" & "An Honest Man"

NYT Bestselling Author Known for "Heft," "The Unseen World," "Long Bright River" & "The God of the Woods"; Director of the MFA Program in Creative Writing at Temple University

Bestselling, Award-Winning Children's Book Author; President & CEO at Compendium Inc.; Known for "What Do You Do With An Idea?"

New York Times Best Selling Author, Award-Winning Children's Musician & Original Author of the "Pete the Cat" Series

Award-Winning Christian Cowboy Rancher & Author; Best Known for his Classic Children’s Series, "Hank the Cowdog"

Best-Selling Author & Journalist

Bestselling Author, Former Cosmopolitan Editor-in-Chief, Suspense Novelist

Best-Selling Young-Adult Novelist Known for "The Hate U Give"

Bestselling Author, Storytelling Coach, Marketing and Communications Consultant & Teacher

Actress Known for "Jane the Virgin" & "Encanto"; Immigration Reform Advocate & Ambassador for the Immigration Resource Center

New York Times Best-Selling Author of "Red, White & Royal Blue"

Authors of the Children's Book Series "Dork Diaries" & "The Misadventures of Max Crumbly"

Bestselling, Prolific Author of Over 100 Children & Young Adult Books; Master of Adventure & Realistic Fiction

Psychotherapist, Corporate Mental Wellness Consultant & Burnout Prevention Expert