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Trans Writers, Kids, and Books: A Conversation

Thu, July 25, 2019 5:30 P.M.
Children's Department at Parkway Central Library

Lambda and Stonewall Award winning author Kacen Callender (Hurricane Child, This Is Kind Of An Epic Love Story) and picture book author Kyle Lukoff (A Storytelling of Ravens, When Aidan Became A Brother, and the forthcoming King and the Dragonflies and Felix Ever After) will read from their work and talk about their approach to queer and trans literature for young people. Q&A and signing to follow.

The views expressed by the authors and moderators are strictly their own and do not represent the opinions of the Free Library of Philadelphia or its employees.

Children's Department
Ground Floor - Room 22
215-686-5369

Parkway Central Library
1901 Vine Street (between 19th and 20th Streets on the Parkway)
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-567-4341

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