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To celebrate another year of success for the One Book Baltimore program join us for a discussion between this year's One Book Baltimore author Jacqueline Woodson, and previous One Book author Tami Charles. One Book Baltimore provides opportunities for Baltimore City 7th and 8th graders, their families, and community members to connect through literature by reading the same book.

This year's book is Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson. She is the Winner of the 2021 Coretta Scott King Book Award and NAACP Image Award for Youth/Teens. Jacqueline Woodson's stirring novel-in-verse explores how a family moves forward when their glory days have passed and the cost of professional sports on Black bodies.

Former teacher. Wannabe chef. Proficient taker of naps. Tami Charles is the New York Times Bestselling author of We Are Here, All Because You Matter, previous One Book title Becoming Beatriz, and numerous books for children and young adults. Her middle-grade debut, Like Vanessa, earned Top 10 spots on the Indies Introduce and Spring Kids' Next lists, three starred reviews,
and a Junior Library Guild selection.