Mississippi Book Festival Young Adult Panel

In these coming-of-age stories, YA authors examine the mysteries of mental health, the importance of personal identity, and the universality of feeling out of place in a sometimes hostile world.

  • Sami Thomason-Fyke (moderator)

  • Mindy McGinnis – A Long Stretch of Bad Days

  • Jeffrey Dale Lofton – Red Clay Suzie

  • Mariama J. Lockington – Forever Is Now

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