![]() Her books examine how culture and identity intersect through the eyes of young people even as they explore problems familiar to any kid navigating home and school. ![]() Herself a Cuban-American, Meg’s protagonists are strong, if flawed, Latina girls. This diversity of perspective is something Meg has been advocating her entire writing life. Jo Reed: That was author and the Library of Congress’s 2023-24 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, Meg Medina, the first Latina to serve as Ambassador in the program’s history.ĭuring her two-year term, Meg Medina looks to engage readers across the country to embrace the joy of reading and encourage connection among families, classrooms, libraries and communities by talking about books that both reflect the readers’ lived experiences and those that open them up to new perspectives. This alchemy of family story and culture and young people. Like there were all these experiences that were pointing me in that way, so when I finally sat down to write, that's what emerged. I really, really enjoy the company of young people. ![]() ![]() Meg Medina: I wouldn't have said, "Yes, I'm only going to write for young people," when I first started, but my whole life sort of pointed me that way, right? I had been teaching. ![]() Jo Reed: From the National Endowment for the Arts, this is Art Works, I’m Josephine Reed…. Music Credits: “NY” composed and performed by Kosta T, from the cd Soul Sand. ![]()
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