One-on-One with Chrystal Giles
Sat, May 18, 2024
Greensboro Cultural Center GreenHill Center for NC Art
Not An Easy Win (ages 10 and up.) Twelve-year-old Lawrence is new to chess. Can he find a way to get on the board, even though the odds are stacked against him? A powerful middle grade novel about family, forgiveness, and figuring out who you are when you don’t make the rules.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
CHRYSTAL GILES is a champion for diversity and representation in children’s literature. Her debut middle grade novel, Take Back the Block, received a “starred review” from the School Library Journal and won the International Reading Association’s Social Justice Literature Award. Not An Easy Win was named an American Library Association Notable Children's Book. Chrystal lives outside of Charlotte, with her husband and son. LEARN MORE