The delightful Rhoda Belleza, debut author of EMPRESS OF A THOUSAND SKIES, on being a slow reader, hating dress codes, working with teens to develop professional skills, and magical trolls who hide things in your house.
Rhoda Belleza Show Notes
My Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (TV show)
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
The Babysitters Club by Anne M Martin
Sanctuary Art Center in Seattle
Planned Parenthood (donate here!)
Mexican WhiteBoy by Matt de la Pena
Tiffany Liao (editor at Razorbill)
Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group
Erin Stein (head of Imprint)