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BookHuddle with Readgab
Welcome to Book Huddle with Readgab where you get to hear from authors of children's books and others having to do with children's literacy. We chat not only about what inspired these amazing authors, but also time relevant themes in their books and how kids can benefit from these themes. Each guest also recommends one of their favorite children's books at the end of the episode so you will constantly be building a wonderful list of books for the kids in your life.
BookHuddle with Readgab
90: Stories of Resistance and Resilience with Maria Dolores Aguila - Middle Grade Author Interview
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Maria Dolores Aguila is both a picture book and middle grade author of historical fiction. Her novel in verse, A Sea of Lemon Trees won both a Newberry Honor and Pura Belpre Honor. Find out how this book has changed her and more in today's episode.
Find author Maria Dolores Aguila
https://mariadoloresaguila.com/
https://www.instagram.com/maria.d.aguila/
A Sea of Lemon Trees by Maria Dolores Aguila The Corrido of Roberto Alvarez https://www.amazon.com/Sea-Lemon-Trees-Corrido-Roberto/dp/1250342619/
Chapters
00:00 Meet author Maria Dolores Aguila
02:29 What is A Sea of Lemon Trees The Corrido of Roberto Alvarez about?
04:17 Why did Maria decide to use a real person from history for her middle grade historical fiction novel in verse?
05:07 What inspired Maria to write A Sea of Lemon Trees?
07:35 Why did Maria decide to make her debut middle grade a novel in verse?
10:05 What was it like to research for a middle grade historical fiction?
11:56 What was the most exciting thing to discover while researching for A Sea of Lemon Trees?
13:08 What made Maria most emotional when writing A Sea of Lemon Trees?
14:52 Is Maria the same person she was when she started writing A Sea of Lemon Trees? How does writing a story change a person?
18:05 What is personal for Maria in A Sea of Lemon Trees?
19:39 How Maria came up with the title for A Sea of Lemon Trees
20:37 Was Maria involved in the creation of the cover for A Sea of Lemon Trees?
21:50 What does author Maria hope that A Sea of Lemon Trees will do for readers?
23:28 What is next for author Maria Dolores Aguila?
24:40 Maria’s book recommendation
25:20 Maria’s comp titles for A Sea of Lemon Trees