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Award-winning children’s book author Lesa Cline-Ransome autographs, discusses, and reads from her newest book, One Big Open Sky, a story about what freedom means for black people in this country, told through three female characters and an all-black wagon company traveling west to Nebraska in 1879. A MacDowell Fellow and 2022 NAIBA Legacy recipient, Lesa has received numerous honors and awards, including the NAACP Award, Kirkus Best Book, New York Public Library Best Book, SLJ Best Book, ALA Notable, CBC Choice Awards, two Top 10 Sports Books for Youth, and an Orbis Pictus Recommended Book. She is currently an SCBWI Advisory Council Member and host of KidLitTV's Past Present: Giving Past Stories New Life. She lives in the Hudson Valley region of New York with her husband and frequent collaborator, illustrator James Ransome. Visit her at www.lesaclineransome.com.
The City of Keene’s 2024 Juneteenth events are presented by the City of Keene, Keene Family YMCA, and W.S. Badger Company.
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Antioch University, Brewbakers, The Colonial Theatre, The Community Kitchen, Fenton Family Dealerships, Franklin Pierce University, Great Eastern Radio, Keene State College, Main Street America Insurance, Monadnock Broadcasting Group, Monadnock Collaborative, Monadnock Food Co-op, Monadnock International Film Festival, NY International Children’s Film Festival, Savings Bank of Walpole, SwampBats, The Works, and The Toadstool Bookshop.
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The Toadstool Bookshop, Keene NH, 12 Emerald St,Keene,NH,United States
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