A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
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Indies Introduce Selection
An American Booksellers Association
Kids Indie Next List Selection
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Windows & Mirrors Shortlist Selection
Words about Me
Longtime Montessori educator Josh Galarza writes fiction and creative nonfiction, and is a multidisciplinary visual artist specializing in printmaking and book arts. His research centers around male gender performance, queer issues, body liberation, and Chicano studies. His debut novel, The Great Cool Ranch Dorito in the Sky (Henry Holt & Company), is a finalist for the 2024 National Book Award for Young People's Literature.
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Galarza earned his BA in English and BFA in art from the University of Nevada, Reno, where he later taught printmaking. He currently lives in Richmond, VA, where he teaches in the English Department at Virginia Commonwealth University while completing an MFA in creative writing.
Appearances
LaTinx Kidlit Book Festival​
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In Conversation with Elvira K. Gonzalez and Patrick Flores-Scott, panel moderated by Anna Lapera
September, 20, 2024
5:00 PM 6:00 PM
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"A teenager’s life is no joke! Family secrets, friendish drama, depression…and school on top of that! Join us for a conversation about thriving (not just surviving!) through the challenges, forming friendships that count, and breaking harmful cycles in order to be our truest selves. Featuring authors Elvira K. Gonzalez (Hurdles In the Dark), Patrick Flores-Scott (No Going Back), Josh Galarza (The Great Cool Ranch Dorito in the Sky), and Anna Lapera (Mani Semilla Finds Her Quetzal Voice)."--Latinx Kidlit Book Festival