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Opening Up with "Closer to Nowhere": In Conversation with Author Ellen Hopkins
September 21, 2021 | 12:00 pm PDT | Online
Nevada Humanities
During this online event, UNLV professor and YA literature expert Steven Bickmore will converse with author Ellen Hopkins about what inspired her to write 2021 Great Reads selection "Closer to Nowhere" (G.P. Putnam’s Sons) and the importance of related themes of family, compassion, etc., in YA literature today.
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Great Reads from Great Places
"Closer to Nowhere" by Ellen Hopkins
Age: 10-13
When Hannah’s cousin Cal moves in with her family, everything changes. Cal, a prankster and teller of tall tales, tries his hardest to fit in, but no one seems to appreciate his sense of humor. A dual-perspective novel in verse, “Closer to Nowhere” (G.P. Putnam’s Sons) follows the two cousins as they learn that they are more alike than they realize.
Ellen Hopkins, a resident of Nevada, is a poet, freelance writer and award-winning author of 20 nonfiction titles, three novels for adults and 13 New York Times bestselling novels-in-verse.
Nevada Center for the Book
Nevada Humanities
Learn more about this state's 2021 Great Reads from Great Places book selection in this video.