BREAKING NEWS

Hello there, thanks for visiting RitaHubbard.com
My latest book, THE OLDEST STUDENT, debuted on January 7, 2020!
You can order it at http://theoldeststudent.com
ASK ME FOR A BOOKPLATE and I'll send it right out!
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
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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.

Picture Book Depot’s in the Hood!

Hi Everybody,
Just dropping through to remind you that my new review website, PICTURE BOOK DEPOT, is up and running and ready to serve you!

What is PICTURE BOOK DEPOT? It’s a site where I celebrate and review picture books of all types and sizes for people of all ages.

Check us out! Just click on the following link: http://picturebookdepot.com

Best wishes and happy writing,

Rita Lorraine
PICTURE BOOK DEPOT

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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!