Welcome back to VATE Village for 2022! In our first episode of this new season, Emma is joined by Erin Wamala to chat text suggestions for readers who are in Years 7 and 8. To view Erin's suggestions, check out the VATE Village website: https://www.vate.org.au/vate-village

Erin is the owner of The Kids' Bookshop and a practising Teacher Librarian. She spent almost 10 years working in publishing, followed by many years as a children's bookseller and librarian. Erin has been a judge for the CBCA Awards, is a regular contributor to Books + Publishing and was recently appointed to the board of the Melbourne Writer's Festival. Erin specialises in books for early years, primary and secondary readers. You can find The Kids' Bookshop here: https://www.thekidsbookshop.com.au/