<description>&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"&gt;Librarian Natalie McCall chats with Justina Ireland, author of fantasy novels for young adults including the New York Times bestseller,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style= "font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dread Nation&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"&gt;(a genre-bending historical novel featuring finishing school zombie slayers).&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="color: #2e2e2e;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"&gt;Justina also writes for the Star Wars franchise, including the books&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style= "color: #2e2e2e;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Lando’s Luck&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: #2e2e2e;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style= "color: #2e2e2e;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Spark of the Resistance&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style= "color: #2e2e2e;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"&gt;, and&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="color: #2e2e2e;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;A Test of Courage&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style= "color: #2e2e2e;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"&gt;. Her middle grade novel&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style= "color: #2e2e2e;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ophie’s Ghosts&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style= "color: #2e2e2e;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"&gt; comes out in May.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: medium;"&gt;Natalie and Justina talked about whether&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style= "font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Great Gatsby&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: medium;"&gt;is actually any good or if readers have been brainwashed into thinking it’s a classic, the behind the scenes working of the hype machine in YA publishing, and the portrayal of “Black pain” in literature. Justina also gives hope to aspiring writers when she describes selling her most successful book to a publisher when it seemed like her career was over.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://marinet.bibliocommons.com/list/share/639059627_millvalleystaff_kids/1868777559_8_books_remix_justina_ireland"&gt; &lt;span style="color: #1155cc;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Justina’s Eight&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Eight Books That Made Me

Mill Valley Public Library

Eight Books That Made Me: Justina Ireland

APR 1, 202151 MIN
Eight Books That Made Me

Eight Books That Made Me: Justina Ireland

APR 1, 202151 MIN

Description

Librarian Natalie McCall chats with Justina Ireland, author of fantasy novels for young adults including the New York Times bestseller, Dread Nation (a genre-bending historical novel featuring finishing school zombie slayers). Justina also writes for the Star Wars franchise, including the books Lando’s Luck, Spark of the Resistance, and A Test of Courage. Her middle grade novel Ophie’s Ghosts comes out in May.

Natalie and Justina talked about whether The Great Gatsby is actually any good or if readers have been brainwashed into thinking it’s a classic, the behind the scenes working of the hype machine in YA publishing, and the portrayal of “Black pain” in literature. Justina also gives hope to aspiring writers when she describes selling her most successful book to a publisher when it seemed like her career was over.

Justina’s Eight