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Children's Author, Professor of English, Multicultural Literature Expert

Award-Winning Children's Book Author & Illustrator

Award-Winning Children's Book Author & Illustrator

NYT Bestselling Author Known for "Esperanza Rising" & "Becoming Naomi León"

Novelist, Poet & Children's Book Author Known for "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe"

Clinical Psychologist Specializing in Parenting Techniques & Emotional Development in Children Known as the "Millennial Parent Whisperer"; NYT Bestselling Author & Podcaster, "Good Inside"

Author's of the Children's Book Series "Dork Diaries" & The Misadventures of Max Crumbly

Poet, Educator, Publisher, Emmy Award Winning Producer & New York Times Bestselling Author Known for "The Crossover"

International Award-Winning Fantasy & Science Fiction Author

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

Children's Books Author & Illustrator Known for "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie"

Award-Winning Children's Author & Illustrator Known for "Thank You, Mr. Falker"; Dyslexia & Learning Disabilities Advocate

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

English Comedy Magician, Card Shark Actor and Con Man

Pastor, Counselor & Author of "The 5 Love Languages" Series; Authority on Love & Human Relationships

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

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

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

Children's Book Author; Creator of "Arthur"; Advote for Children's Literacy

Best-Selling Author & Journalist