Kaigler Festival

My friend Shannon Hitchcock and I had such fun presenting together at OUR second University of Southern Mississippi's Kaigler Children's Book Festival. 
It's the Festival's 50th anniversary. Wow!

As promised, here are a few links from our workshop:

WRITING BRAVELY: Tackling Tough Topics With Books

Our info:

Shannon Hitchcock

twitter: @ShanonHitchcock

http://www.shannonhitchcock.com/

Augusta Scattergood

twitter: @ARScattergood

http://ascattergood.com/

Fellow writers' links we shared for learning more:

Middle Grade Books on TOUGH TOPICS

http://www.kerryomalleycerra.com/mggetsreal/

Kate Messner’s blog:

http://www.katemessner.com/remember-who-we-serve-some-thought-on-book-selection-and-omission/

Nerdy Book Club blogs:

https://nerdybookclub.wordpress.com/2017/03/23/please-dont-talk-about-your-book-by-barbara-dee/

And finally, not to make light of this topic, but sharing- from my smart, funny educator friend Patty, prettied up by my artist friend Eileen- this thought.

And that's pretty much the truth, isn't it?