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Alexandra Villasante

Alexandra Villasante has always loved telling stories—though not always with words. She has a BFA in Painting and an MA in Combined Media. Born in New Jersey to immigrant parents, Alex has the privilegio of dreaming in both English and Spanish. Her debut YA novel, The Grief Keeper, was a Fall 2019 Junior Library Guild Gold Selection and winner of the 2020 Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ Children’s Literature/YA Fiction. When she’s not writing or painting, Alex works for the Highlights Foundation. She lives with her family in the semi-wilds of Pennsylvania.
The Grief Keeper

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The Grief Keeper

Celebrating National Latinx Heritage Month

National Latinx Heritage Month is a period from September 15 to October 15 in the United States during which time we honor the contributions of Latinx Americans to the United States and celebrate their heritage and culture. The commemoration begins each year on September 15, the anniversary of independence of five Latin American countries: Costa Rica,

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