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

Poet, Educator, Publisher & New York Times Bestselling Author Known for "The Crossover"

Award-Winning Children's Author & Illustrator; Dyslexia & Learning Disabilities Advocate

Pioneer of the Flipped Class Movement & Bestselling Author of "Flip Your Classroom"; Member of the TED-Education Advisory Board

Philosopher Thomas Pogge wants to ensure medications get to those who need it most. He has published on a wide range of subjects such as global justice and human rights.

Former New York Times Reporter & Columnist; Best-Selling Author of "At Home in the World" & "Labor Day"

Professor; Science Historian; Philosopher; Author of "The Philosophical Breakfast Club"

Author of "The Center Cannot Hold;" Associate Dean of Law, Psychology & Behavioral Sciences at USC Law

Founder & Executive Director of the Freedom Writers Foundation; Education Reform Advocate

World-Famous Animal Scientist, Autism Self-Advocate & Author of "Thinking in Pictures: My Life With Autism"

Journalist; Editor and Writer at TIME MAGAZINE. Author of 8 books, including APOLLO 13.

Author of "The Hunger Games" Trilogy

Author, Illustrator & Founder of FableVision

Former Teacher; Now An Instructional Designer and Author on Effective Instruction on Learning

New York Times Best-Selling Author, Neuropsychiatrist, Mindsight Educator & Interpersonal Neurobiologist

Anti-Racist Essayist, Author & Educator

Former Editor-In-Chief of Cosmopolitan Magazine; New York Times Best-Selling Author

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

Educator & Author of The Price of Privilege

Public Historian, Equity Advocate & Award-Winning Author Known for "Ida B. the Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells"