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Explore New Full Audiobooks in Teen & YA, Tough TopicsWater in May by Ismée WilliamsPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/827811to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Water in May
Author: Ismée Williams
Narrator: Hannah Carmona
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 25 minutes
Release date: September 10, 2024
Genres: Tough Topics
Publisher's Summary:
Fifteen-year-old Mari Pujols believes that the baby she's carrying will finally mean she'll have a family member who will love her deeply and won't ever leave her—not like her mama, who took off when she was eight; or her papi, who's in jail; or her abuela, who wants as little to do with her as possible. But when doctors discover a potentially fatal heart def...2024-09-107h 25
Explore New Full Audiobooks in Teen & YA, Tough TopicsWater in May by Ismée WilliamsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/827811 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Water in May Author: Ismée Williams Narrator: Hannah Carmona Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 25 minutes Release date: September 10, 2024 Genres: Tough Topics Publisher's Summary: Fifteen-year-old Mari Pujols believes that the baby she's carrying will finally mean she'll have a family member who will love her deeply and won't ever leave her—not like her mama, who took off when she was eight; or her papi, who's in jail; or her abuela, who wants as little to do with her as possible. But when doctors discover a potentially fatal hea...2024-09-1030 min
Our ClassroomEpisode 97 | Navigating Sacrifices w/ Ismée Williams & Tatiana GardelIn this episode, Roberto Germán welcomes award-winning author Ismée Williams and Brazilian-born illustrator Tatiana Gardel to discuss their collaborative work "Abuelo, The Sea, and Me" published by Roaring Book Press. Through heartfelt storytelling and captivating illustrations, Ismée and Tatiana explore themes of immigration, sacrifice, and resilience that resonate with personal experiences and cultural backgrounds. We uncover the inspirations behind the book, the creative process of writing and illustrating, and the powerful impact of their collaboration. Stay tuned as we delve into the meaningful connections between art, storytelling, and personal histories. Welcome to Our Classroom!
Soc...2024-05-2936 min
Dr. Diane's Adventures in LearningCultural Heartbeats: Adventures with Award-Winning Author Ismée WilliamsSend us a textIsmée Williams is the award-winning author of the young adult novels Water in May and This Train Is Being Held, which won an International Latino Book Award for Best Young Adult Romance, and a coeditor of the anthology Boundless: Twenty Voices Celebrating Multicultural and Multiracial Identities. Her debut picture book, Abuelo, the Sea, and Me, is available for pre-order now. Coming in May 2024, Abuelo, the Sea, and Me is a tender, heartwarming picture book that vividly explores intergenerational connections, family history, and the immigrant experience.Ismée h...2024-03-2121 min
The Latinx Kidlit Book Festival Podcast#DISRUPTTEXTS: FINDING LATINX TEXTS THAT FIT YOUR CURRICULUM#DisruptTexts is a grassroots effort by teachers for teachers to challenge the traditional canon in order to create a more inclusive, representative, and equitable language arts curriculum. DisruptTexts believes that books can be transformative, especially when they are part of a more equitable curriculum and antiracist education.
Literature study in U.S. classrooms has largely focused on the experiences of White (and male) dominated society, as perpetuated through a traditional, Euro-centric canon. All students deserve an education that is inclusive of the rich diversity of the human experience. They deserve one that introduces them to and affirms...2022-01-191h 30
Gather, a Kidlit PodcastIN CONVERSATION TO CELEBRATE AND AMPLIFY LATINX VOICES IN THE KIDLIT COMMUNITYIn this #HFGather, five children’s and YA authors joined us in conversation to celebrate the start of Latinx and Hispanic Heritage Month: Alex Villasante Mia García NoNieqa Ramos Ismée Williams Hilda Eunice Burgos They shared a wealth of resources for Latinx authors and illustrators, and ways for educators, librarians, booksellers, and other members of the Kidlit community to amplify Latinx voices during this month and throughout the year.2021-12-161h 09Gather, a Kidlit PodcastIN CONVERSATION TO CELEBRATE AND AMPLIFY LATINX VOICES IN THE KIDLIT COMMUNITYIn this #HFGather, five children’s and YA authors joined us in conversation to celebrate the start of Latinx and Hispanic Heritage Month: Alex Villasante Mia García NoNieqa Ramos Ismée Williams Hilda Eunice Burgos They shared a wealth of resources for Latinx authors and illustrators, and ways for educators, librarians, booksellers, and other members of the Kidlit community to amplify Latinx voices during this month and throughout the year.2021-12-161h 09
A Bookish AffairEpisode 42: Things They Don't Teach You In Library SchoolGreetings, all you growed-up little sisters and big brothers' bad boy BFFs! Join us as we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a plethora of books and authors. Plus, we'll talk 2022 book club possibilities, totally work-related web searches, and what on earth was going on with that Bake Off intro. For readalikes, book lists, and antiracism resources, to learn more about attending a virtual book club meeting, or just to chat, find us here or email us directly at ssedell@lakeoswego.city (Shannon) or sdickinson@lakeoswego.city (Shandy). Our next meeting is Sunday, November 14 at 11:00 a.m. PST. We...2021-10-1559 min
The Meanderings of a Librarian"Laughter in the Face of Disaster" Season 1, Episode 21The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion is one of the best, humorous books I have ever read. Passages shared in this podcast are from Kim Ventrella's Hello, Future Me, Rob Harrell's Wink, and Ismee Williams' This Train is Being Held.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/valerie-dilorenzo/message2021-09-2619 min
Las Musas PodcastBooks to Fall ForOn this special Valentine's Day episode of the Las Musas Podcast, we'll be talking about our favorite picture book, middle grade, and YA novels that feature LOVE! Not just romantic love, but platonic love, love of friends, love of food (our fave!) and yes, that kind of love, too.
Picture Books Mentioned:
The Love Letter by Anika Aldamuy Denise (Author) Lucy Ruth Cummins (Illustrator)
Your Mama by Nonieqa Ramos (Author) Jacqueline Alcántara (Illustrator)
A New Kind of Wild by Zara Gonzalez Hoang
Middle Grade Books Mentioned:
Lupe Wong Won't Dance...2021-02-1455 min
The Bookshop at the End of the InternetBookshop Interview with Author Ismée Williams, Episode #101Author Ismée Williams discusses her latest contemporary young adult novel, This Train is Being Held. The inspiration for this book came from a ride on the NYC subway, the same subway line that she took every day to go to work at the hospital where she was a pediatric cardiologist. This Train is a Being Held is a romance with characters of Latinx identity, and it shows a slice of NYC life. Ultimate, it’s a story about expectations—about who you are versus what your family, friends and society expect you to be.2021-01-1447 min
The Latinx Kidlit Book Festival PodcastLatinx in the City: from the Heights to Staten Island and Everywhere in BetweenNYC is a featured character in many kidlit stories but rarely do we see the New York we know reflected back to us from the pages. NYC wouldn't be the city it is without the wildly diverse Latinx community and it is time we saw this New York reflected back to us in the books we love. This diverse group of New Yorker Latinx authors discuss the wide experiences of the Latinx communities that make this city what it is. With Ismée Williams (THIS TRAIN IS BEING HELD), Natasha Díaz (COLOR ME IN), Saraciea Fennell (WILD TONGUES CA...2020-12-1852 min
Operation AmigosLatinas, Storytellers, FoundersIsmée Williams and Alex Villasante (along with Mayra Cuevas) are the founders and organizers of the Latinx Kidlit Book Festival, the biggest gathering of Latinx authors ever organized. Listen as we talk to these ladies about their backgrounds, the countries and cultures they grew up in and around, and how these influences helped shape their identities as humans and writers. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/operationamigos/support2020-12-011h 00
Download Latest Full Audiobooks in Teen & YA, Tough TopicsThis Train Is Being Held by Ismée WilliamsPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/417393 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Train Is Being Held Author: Ismée Williams Narrator: Gary Tiedemann, Frankie Corzo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 48 minutes Release date: February 11, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Tough Topics Publisher's Summary: Alex is a baseball player. A great one. His papi is pushing him to go pro, but Alex maybe wants to be a poet. Not that Papi would understand or allow that. Isa is a dancer. She'd love to go pro, if only her Havana-born mom weren't dead set against it...just like she's d...2020-02-1103 min
Download Latest Full Audiobooks in Teen & YA, Tough TopicsThis Train Is Being Held by Ismée WilliamsPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/417393to listen full audiobooks.
Title: This Train Is Being Held
Author: Ismée Williams
Narrator: Gary Tiedemann, Frankie Corzo
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 48 minutes
Release date: February 11, 2020
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1
Genres: Tough Topics
Publisher's Summary:
Alex is a baseball player. A great one. His papi is pushing him to go pro, but Alex maybe wants to be a poet. Not that Papi would understand or allow that. Isa is a dancer. She'd love to go pro, if only her Havana-born mom weren't dead set against it...just like she's dead s...2020-02-118h 48Listen to the Best Full Audiobooks in Teen & YA, RomanceThis Train Is Being Held by Ismée WilliamsPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/417393to listen full audiobooks.
Title: This Train Is Being Held
Author: Ismée Williams
Narrator: Gary Tiedemann, Frankie Corzo
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 48 minutes
Release date: February 11, 2020
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1
Genres: Romance
Publisher's Summary:
Alex is a baseball player. A great one. His papi is pushing him to go pro, but Alex maybe wants to be a poet. Not that Papi would understand or allow that. Isa is a dancer. She'd love to go pro, if only her Havana-born mom weren't dead set against it...just like she's dead set a...2020-02-118h 48
60-Second ScienceDoc's YA Novel Treats Life-and-Death IssuesPediatric cardiologist Ismée Williams discusses her young adult novel, Water in May, about a teenage girl whose newborn has a life-threatening heart condition.2018-05-2401 min