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Kate Bassett

Fiction, Young Adult

Kate Bassett is a journalist and young adult author. Her first book, the young adult novel Words and Their Meanings, won the 2014 IPPY Gold Medal.


Festival Years: 2016
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Gary D. Schmidt
  • Children, Fiction, Young Adult
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Jarrett J. Krosoczka
  • Children, Graphic Novel, Illustration, Memoir, Young Adult
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Mitali Perkins
  • Children, Fiction, Young Adult
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Luci Shaw
  • Poetry, Publishing, Spirituality
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Katherine Paterson
  • Children, Young Adult
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Krista Tippett
  • Journalism, Podcast, Theology
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Nikki Grimes
  • Art, Children, Fiction, Illustration, Music, Photography, Poetry, Spirituality, Stage, Young Adult
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Kate DiCamillo
  • Children, Young Adult
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Kevin Young
  • Poetry
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Min Jin Lee
  • Fiction
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Anthony Doerr
  • Fiction
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