This panel goes all in on real, realistic fiction. These are hard stories, but every hard story finds a way to a better ending. We will all face something difficult in our lives at some point and the authors on this panel know a thing or two about how you might be able to overcome a challenge.

• Moderator: Varsha Bajaj
• Introduced by: Mrs. Garcia’s UnBEElievable Readers!
• Book Signing: 3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. In Children’s Signing Tent, Congress Avenue.

Pablo Cartaya, Emma Otheguy, Padma Venkatraman, Each Tiny Spark, Silver Meadows Summer, The Bridge Home