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Podcast: Brave New Teaching: A Podcast for High School and Middle School Teachers
Episode: 155. POWERFUL FEMALE VOICE in YA LIT: AN INTERVIEW WITH YAMILE SAIED MÈNDEZ
Description: We are back with a new Camp BNT interview with the author of Furia, Yamile Saied Méndez.Yamile discusses the importance of representation in literature and why she created a strong female protagonist who defies expectations in her book. We found it so inspiring to hear about Yamile's journey to becoming an author and how she draws from her personal history to create compelling stories that resonate with her young readers. We hope that this interview makes you feel warm and fuzzy inside. Most of all, we hope you feel inspired to not only r...