All 2023 Build Your Stack® Sessions are located in Expo Hall B (GCCC, main level.)
Friday, November 17
10:00–10:20 a.m. ET
BYS.01 Forging Community across Cultures: Award-Winning Authors Share Books That Create Connections
Presenters: Anika Aldamuy Denise, HarperCollins
Rajani LaRocca, HarperCollins/Abrams/Penguin Random House/Candlewick
Andrea Wang, Kokila Books/Neal Porter Books
10:30–10:50 a.m. ET
BYS.31 Centers of Progress: 40 Cities that Changed the World
Presenter: Chelsea Follett, Cato Institute
11:00–11:20 a.m. ET
BYS.03 Muslim Stories
Presenter: Saadia Faruqi, Clarion Books/Harper Collins
11:30–11:50 a.m. ET
BYS.04 Pairing Texts with Primary Sources in PK–2
Presenters: Anna Falkner
Noreen Rodriguez, Michigan State University
12:00–12:20 p.m. ET
BYS.05 Social/Teen Issues through YA Lit
Presenter: Emily Gilles, Hayes High School
12:30–12:50 p.m. ET
BYS.06 Bibliotherapy Works—Picture Books to Foster Mental Wellness Conversations
Presenters: Bitsy Parks, Beaverton School District
Mandy Robek, Olentangy Local School District
1:00–1:20 p.m. ET
BYS.07 Top Non-Awarded Orbis Pictus® Books
Presenters: Caryl Crowell, Tucson Unified School District (retired)/consultant
Julia Lopez-Robertson, University of South Carolina
Becki Maldonado, Parkside High School, Salisbury, MD
Janelle Mathis, University of North Texas
Melissa Wells, University of Mary Washington
1:30–1:50 p.m. ET
BYS.08 Palestine and Gaza: Making the Invisible Visible
Presenter: Sawsan Jaber, Education Unfiltered Consulting, East Leyden High School
2:00–2:20 p.m. ET
BYS.09 Inspiring Your Writing Life—Stacks by Writers!
Presenters: Lisa Vahey
Quartez Harris
Canceled
2:30–2:50 p.m. ET
BYS.10 Highlighting Palestinian Joy through Prose and Poetry
Presenters: Kefah Ayesh, Al Ghazaly High School
Mona Mustafa, Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology
3:00–3:20 p.m. ET
BYS.11 Picture Books That Celebrate and Center Joy
Presenters: Keisha Smith-Carrington
Clare Landrigan, Landrigan Literacy LLC/Stenhouse
3:30–3:50 p.m. ET
BYS.12 MG/YA Books with Settings That Function as a Character
Presenter: Elizabeth Kennard, Charlotte Country Day School
4:00–4:20 p.m. ET
BYS.13 Oldies, But Goodies: Evergreen YA Titles for Today’s Middle Schoolers
Presenters: Jodi-Beth Hazel, Agape Education, San Antonio, TX
Donalyn Miller, The Book Whisperer, Inc.
4:30–4:50 p.m. ET
BYS.14 Essential Connections: Fiction That Nurtures a Sense of Belonging
Presenters: Laura Shovan
Tricia Springstubb, Margaret Ferguson Books/Holiday House
Jennifer Ziegler, Holiday House/Margaret Ferguson Books
5:00–5:20 p.m. ET
BYS.15 Poetry as Architecture
Presenter: Darius Phelps, Teachers College, Columbia University
5:30–5:50 p.m. ET
BYS.16 Powerful Fiction for Diverse Children: Revisiting the Huck Award® Books
Presenters: Grace Choi, Fairfax County Public Schools
Suzanne Costner, Fairview Elementary School, Blount County Schools, TN
Cecilia Espinosa, CUNY Lehman College
Maria Leija, The University of Texas at San Antonio
JoAnne Powless
Tiffany Rehbein, Bain Elementary School/Laramie County SD1
Hiawatha Smith, University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Saturday, November 18
11:00–11:20 a.m. ET
BYS.17 Reading Is Life: Diversity, Equity, and Cultures
Presenters: Shanna Brown
Mary Jade Haney
Deedra Lee, Richland School District One/Southeast Middle School
Stephanie Lloyd
11:30–11:50 a.m. ET
BYS.18 Our Favorite New Books for Our Youngest Readers
Presenters: J.P. Mitchell
Colin McGinnis Page
Franki Sibberson, SproutFive
Caroline Steward, SproutFive
12:00–12:20 p.m. ET
BYS.19 Difficult and Challenging Topics in Picture Books
Presenter: Seemi Aziz Raina, University of Arizona
12:30–12:50 p.m. ET
BYS.20 Texts for Teaching toward Climate Justice
Presenters: Kristine Schutz
Ashley Stanley
Rebecca Woodard, University of Illinois at Chicago
1:00–1:20 p.m. ET
BYS.21 Stories Untold: Carter G. Woodson Book Award Winners
Presenter: Laura Haney, Meadowfield Elementary School
1:30–1:50 p.m. ET
BYS.32 Spotlight on International and Independent Publishers
Presenters: John Mendelson, Nosy Crow USA
Ellen Myrick, Publisher Spotlight a service of Myrick Marketing
Angus Yuen-Killick, Red Comet Press
2:00–2:20 p.m. ET
BYS.22 Caregiver Collaborations: Connecting and Communicating with Families via Story
Presenters: Tiffany Jewell, Versify
Nawal Qarooni, NQC Literacy
2:30–2:50 p.m. ET
BYS.23 Mental Health Picture Books
Presenter: Aliza Werner, Bookelicious/Milwaukee Film
3:00–3:20 p.m. ET
BYS.24 Powerful Read Alouds Pre–K through 5th Grade
Presenters: Lynsey Burkins, Dublin City Schools, OH
Franki Sibberson, SproutFive
3:30–3:50 p.m. ET
BYS.25 A Fresh Spin on Engaging Nonfiction
Presenters: Greg Micek, Maercker School District 60/Holmes Primary School
Katie Russell, Murphysboro CUSD #186
4:00–4:20 p.m. ET
BYS.26 Growing Human Connections: Third Culture Kids in Picture Books and Middle Grade
Presenter: Lorien Hunter, Bookelicious
4:30–4:50 P.M. ET
BYS.27 Books that Inspire Teens to Speak Up and Speak Out
Presenter: Kasey Short, Charlotte Country Day School
5:00–5:20 p.m. ET
BYS.28 Middle School Poetry and Verse Novels
Presenters: Laura Shovan
Jennifer Vincent, Bannockburn School
5:30–5:50 p.m. ET
BYS.29 Connecting to Current Events: Ukrainian History and Culture
Presenters: Kathleen Crawford-McKinney, Wayne State University
Kathy G. Short, University of Arizona
Sunday, November 19
9:00–9:20 a.m. ET
BYS.30 Build Your Poetry Stack with the NCTE Outstanding Poetry Award
Presenters: Wileena Booker
Rebecca Kai Dotlich, Astra Books for Young Readers
Joseph Pizzo, Black River Middle School
Mary-Kate Sableski, University of Dayton
10:00–10:20 a.m. ET
BYS.33 Remembering Our Friend Floyd Cooper, Illustrator and Author
Presenters: Shaon Langley, Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
Kelly Starling Lyons, Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
10:30–10:50 a.m. ET
BYS.02 Funhouse Mirrors and Fairy Doors
Presenter: Carrie Santo-Thomas, Warren Township High School Almond Campus, Gurnee, IL