are thrilled to welcome you to our #Kweli24 Pre-Conference multimedia event on ULTRAVIOLET(Scholastic Press) by
"For Elio Solis, eighth grade fizzes with change-His body teeming with hormones. His feelings that flow like lava. His relationship with Pops, who's always telling him to man up, the Solis way. And especially Camelia, his first girlfriend.
But then, betrayal and heartbreak send Elio spiraling toward revenge, a fight to prove his manhood, and defend Camelia's honor. He doesn't anticipate the dire consequences-or that Camelia's not looking for a savior.
Ultraviolet digs deep into themes of consent, puberty, masculinity, and the emotional lives of boys, as it challenges stereotypes and offers another way to be in the world."
Aida Salazar is an award-winning author, arts activist, and translator whose writings explore issues of identity and social justice. Her critically acclaimed verse novels and picture books have received numerous awards including: a Caldecott Honor, the Américas Award, Tomás Rivera Children's Book Award, International Latino Book Awards, California Library Association Beatty Award, Northern CA Book Award, Jane Addams Peace Honor, an NCTE Charlotte Huck Honor among other distinctions. Her most recent middle grade verse novel is ULTRAVIOLET (4/2/24). She lives with her family of artists in Oakland, CA.
John Paul “JP” Infante will moderate the conversation that follows. Among many honors, JP won the 2019 PEN Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers for his story published in Kweli, “Without a Big One.”
Choreographer Rodney Hamilton and dancer Mia Bermudez will interpret and extend the narrative.
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Event Venue: 515 Malcolm X Blvd (The Schomburg Center)
Date: Thursday, April 18, 2024
Time: 7:00 - 8:30PM EST
This event is free and open to the public. Please RSVP by filling this form below to secure a seat at the venue.
Email any questions to events@kwelijournal.org.
