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BREAKING NEWS

Hello there, thanks for visiting RitaHubbard.com
My new picture book, THE OLDEST STUDENT, debuts on January 7, 2020!
You can pre-order at http://bit.ly/327vJVp
THE OLDEST STUDENT has received a STARRED review from PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
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THE OLDEST STUDENT has received a STARRED review from BOOKLIST
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THE OLDEST STUDENT has received a STARRED REVIEW FROM KIRKUS REVIEWS
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See my AUTHOR INTERVIEW for THE OLDEST STUDENT on KIRKUS REVIEWS https://tinyurl.com/tf4a6zs
THE OLDEST STUDENT is featured on BLACK ENTERPRISE
Read it here https://tinyurl.com/uprl33y
THE OLDEST STUDENT recommended on ROMPER online https://tinyurl.com/u9egc4p
HAMMERING FOR FREEDOM made the American Library Association's 2019 "Notable Children's Picture Books" list
HAMMERING FOR FREEDOM received a STARRED KIRKUS REVIEW!
HAMMERING FOR FREEDOM received a STARRED SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL REVIEW!
HAMMERING FOR FREEDOM received a GREAT review from HORN BOOK
HAMMERING FOR FREEDOM received a STARRED BOOKLIST REVIEW!
Your support is greatly appreciated.

About the author

Hello Everyone! I am a former special education teacher, and am currently a full-time children's writer, book blogger and freelance editor. My newest picture book, The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read (Random House) debuted as the No. 1 Picture Book in Women's Biographies and Children's American History. It has received STARRED REVIEWS from Kirkus, Booklist, Publisher's Weekly and School Library Journal, and received a great review by The Wall Street Journal. My first picture book, Hammering for Freedom: The William Lewis Story (Lee and Low) debuted on September 24, 2018. It is a School Library Journal selection and received positive Kirkus and Horn Book reviews. I penned African Americans of Chattanooga: A History of Unsung Heroes, and I earned the 2014 SCBWI Letter of Merit for an unpublished multicultural novel. I am the author of several educational books for teens, and I occasionally review books for The New York Journal of Books. Thanks for visiting!