Christina Soontornvat

Christina Soontornvat is a three-time Newbery Honoree, a Sibert Honoree, and a Kirkus Prize winner. Her highly acclaimed backlist includes the middle grade books The Tryout, The Last Mapmaker, A Wish in the Dark, and All Thirteen; the picture book To Change a Planet; and the chapter book series Diary of an Ice Princess and Legends of Lotus Island. You can learn more about her work at soontornvat.com.

Christina is attending the 2024 Texas Book Festival with her graphic memoir The Squad and her nonfiction book Made in Asian America: A History for Young People, co-authored by Erika Lee.