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DESCRIPTION:Local author NADIA SALOMON comes to the store to present her new children's 
 picture book "A Voice of Hope: The Myrlie Evers-Williams Story", which 
 honors and celebrates the  remarkable life of a civil rights hero--the very 
 first of its kind. Nadia will read from and discuss her book, joined by 
 MEERA SRIRAM.\n\nNadia Salomon’s lyrical text and London Ladd’s 
 exquisite artwork honor and celebrate the legendary life of Myrlie 
 Evers-Williams and share her message of hope with the world.\nNADIA SALOMON 
 is a #PitMad Success Story and award-winning author of "Goodnight Ganesha", 
 which is a Bank Street Best Book, ALSC DIA Selection, and #NCTEWow book. 
 Her upcoming picture book, "A Rakhi for Rakesh", is a heartwarming story 
 about sibling rivalry set against the Hindu holiday, Raksha Bandhan. Nadia 
 writes on themes of South Asian and Caribbean culture, STEM, nonfiction, 
 and humor and is an award-winning journalist with a journalism degree from 
 Emerson College. When not participating in her own goodnight rituals or 
 spinning silly yarns you'll find her working closely with SCBWI, 12x12 
 Challenge, Kids Comics Unite, and Storyteller Academy.\n\nMEERA SRIRAM is 
 an Indian American children’s writer who draws from her life straddling 
 the East and West to tell stories. She is the author of several picture 
 books including the multi-award winner, "A Gift For Amma", "Dumpling Day, 
 featured in The New York Times, and "A Garden In My Hands", which received 
 starred reviews from Kirkus and Publishers Weekly. Her work has been 
 selected as Best Book of the Year by School Library Journal and Bank Street 
 College, and as American Library Association’s Rise: A Feminist Book 
 Project. Her latest title, "The Spice Box", released in Spring 2024. Meera 
 loves woodsy hikes and urban murals, and lives with her family in Berkeley, 
 California.\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2024/09/23/18869475.php
SUMMARY:Author Nadia Salomon Presents Her New Picture Book A VOICE OF HOPE
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore\n2904 College Ave, Berkeley, CA 94705\n- free 
 parking after 6pm, on the street or in the lot behind the store
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2024/09/23/18869475.php
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