Sharon Levin has been reviewing children's literature for 20 years. She founded and runs the Bay Area Children's Literature List. Her biggest passion (outside of her family) is getting books into the hands of children and teens.

Julie Berry is the author of "The Passion of Dolssa," "All the Truth That's in Me," "The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place," "Secondhand Charm," "The Amaranth Enchantment," and the "Splurch Academy" series. Her latest novel, "Lovely War," was released last month.

Tonya Bolden is a critically acclaimed award-winning author/co-author/editor of more than two dozen books for young people. They include "Crossing Ebenezer Creek," which received five starred reviews; "Finding Family," which received two starred reviews and was a Kirkus Reviews and... Read More →

Melissa de la Cruz is the #1 New York Times, #1 Publisher's Weekly and #1 IndieBound bestselling author of many critically acclaimed and award-winning novels for readers of all ages, including "Witches of East End," "The Isle of the Lost," "Blue Bloods," and "Something in Between... Read More →