Middle Grade Mystery Launch: Home of the Brave by Kitty Felde
About this Event
Join us to celebrate the release of Kitty Felde's new book Home of the Brave! Kitty will engage in a reading and audience Q&A.
About the author:
Award-winning writer, public radio journalist, and TEDx speaker Kitty Felde hosts the Book Club for Kids podcast. With more than 1.4 million downloads, the show has been named one of the top 10 kidcasts in the world by The Times of London. Kitty has a talent for talking to kids and she shared her super power in a TEDx UCLA talk. The native Angeleno created the Washington bureau for Southern California Public Radio, reporting on Congress. She's covered everything from war crimes trials to OJ Simpson to baseball, and hosted a daily talk show in Los Angeles for nearly a decade.
About the book:
The Mendozas are back in Los Angeles for the summer where Papa is running for re-election to Congress. But something’s rotten in Fina Mendoza’ s old neighborhood. Locals blame a homeless man they call the Bear for break-ins, vandalism, and fires. 10-year-old detective Fina has some doubts. She investigates with courage and compassion, standing up for a vulnerable veteran in a gentrifying neighborhood. It’s The West Wing meets Nancy Drew with a dose of local government politics. A heartwarming animal-themed mystery about family, challenging stereotypes, and the power of one brave young girl to find a “ home” for everyone.
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