Andrea L. Rogers writes for every shelf in the house: picture books, survival stories, horror, and now a murder mystery. Join the Caldecott Medal winner (Chooch Helped) and Walter Award winner (Man Made Monsters) for a wide-ranging conversation about her Cherokee heritage and her genre-spanning catalog, including her newest release, Death in the Tallgrass — a YA mystery-thriller about a family secret buried in the Oklahoma prairie. Educators and parents will leave with recommendations for readers of every age, and teens will find a suspenseful new addition to their nightstand.
From Picture Books to Prairie Mysteries: An Afternoon with Andrea L. Rogers
11:00 am
Andrea L. Rogers
Cherokee author published by Levine Querido whose work spans picture books, middle grade, and YA. Winner of the Caldecott Medal for Chooch Helped and the Walter Award for Man Made Monsters; also author of Mary and the Trail of Tears: A Cherokee Removal Survival Story and Art Thieves. Her newest book, Death in the Tallgrass, is a YA mystery-thriller about a family secret buried on an Oklahoma ranch, drawing comparisons to Holes.
