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Teen Lit Takeover: Author visit with Anika Fajardo! (In-Person)
For ages 10-18. Join us in-person at the Shakopee Library to meet Anika Fajardo, author of the award-winning What If a Fish, Meet Me Halfway, and the Disney tie-in novel Encanto: A Tale of Three Sisters. The author visit is free and registration is not required.
Want to join us for Colombian treats and activities before the event? Sign up HERE!
This event is part of Teen Lit Takeover: 60+ Events, 41 days, 8 libraries, supported by MELSA and funded with money from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
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- Date:
- Tuesday, November 15, 2022
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 8:00pm
- Location:
- Shakopee Large Meeting Room
- Branch:
- Shakopee Library
- Audience:
- High School Middle School
- Categories:
- Books/Authors Legacy Amendment
Anika Fajardo was born in Colombia and raised in Minnesota. Her debut middle-grade novel What If a Fish (Simon & Schuster, 2020) was awarded the 2021 Minnesota Book Award. Her newest book for young readers is Meet Me Halfway (Simon & Schuster, 2022). Fajardo also wrote Encanto: A Tale of Three Sisters, the middle-grade tie-in novel for the Disney film Encanto. She has earned awards from the Minnesota State Arts Board, the Jerome Foundation, and the Loft Literary Center. She lives with her family in Minneapolis, where she teaches at Augsburg University’s MFA program.
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