Sharon G. Flake

St. Louis County Library’s Reading Garden Series for Young Audiences and The Novel Neighbor  Present Award-Winning Young Adult Author Sharon G. Flake

 
Author of “The Family I’m In”
 

In conversation with Julius B. Anthony, president of St. Louis Black Authors of Children’s Literature and founder of The Believe Project
 

Coretta Scott King Honor Award-winning author Sharon G. Flake’s groundbreaking novel “The Skin I’m In” ushered in a new voice that lit up the literary landscape.  Now “The Family I’m In” presents John-John and Caleb, friends since childhood who have come face-to-face with the struggles and triumphs of growing into young men. They’re living in a world where many Black boys are up against generational expectations, fears of the future, and how to navigate being “nice” kids who just want to be seen for who they are. Together, the friends work through family illness, divorced parents, teachers who ask hard questions, and girls who think they have all the answers.

Doors open at 6:00 p.m.

Books available from The Novel Neighbor.