Elana K. Arnold
@ElanaKArnold
National Book Award finalist & Printz Honor winner. @HamlineMFAC. Humanistic Jew. Autistic. Lover of animals, humans most of all. Not here.
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http://www.elanakarnold.com 19-11-2011 19:27:25
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Allison Lee, managing director of PEN America Los Angeles office, debated Huntington Beach Mayor Gracey Van Der Mark about the new children’s book parent/guardian board on KCAL9 this morning. youtu.be/hy_q4PKES7E?si…
I was busy while on vacation. Yesterday, in conjunction with AuthorsAgainstBookBans, Elana K. Arnold MariNaomi (they/them) Molly Knox Ostertag, maggie tokuda-hall (updates only) and I joined Huntington Beach council members to speak out again a recently passed ordinance aiming to restrict access to certain children’s books.
Thank you to Publishers Weekly for covering our press event w the Huntington Beach City Council members who voted against bans, Dan Kalmick, Rhonda Bolton 🏳️🌈🇺🇦 & Natalie Moser, along with Elana K. Arnold, Gretchen McNeil, MariNaomi (they/them) & Molly Knox Ostertag.
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Here's what Elana K. Arnold has to say, as an alumnus of Huntington Beach's high school, and user of the Huntington Beach Public Library, about city ordinance 4218:
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I'm overjoyed to share this ✨glorious blurb✨ from award-winning author and all-around fabulous human Elana K. Arnold. Thank you, Elana, for these kind words!
Spring is in the air! 🌸🌻🌷🪻
How is everyone doing with #MiddleGradeMarch reading lists?
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