Boston Book Festival

Embark on a whirlwind adventure across the globe packed with dark magic, protector spirits, and enchanting mysteries! New York Times bestselling author Tracey Baptiste tells the tale of Moko Magic: Carnival Chaos, following twelve-year-old Misty who has just moved from sunny Trinidad to Brooklyn, New York, right in time for the annual carnival. As curious disasters and dark forces threaten the festivities, Misty and her cousins discover they’ve inherited magical powers from their ancestors—now they just need to learn to master their new powers in order to save the day…no big deal, right?! Cindy L. Rodriguez’s Lola Reyes Is So Not Worried follows a Guatemalan-American girl who fights to stop her cursed ‘worry dolls’ from absorbing all her friends' and families’ anxieties. Will Lola stop the dolls from bursting before it’s too late—and will she gather the strength to face her own anxieties and fears to finally break the curse? S.J. Taylor transports readers to 1700s Norway in Madsi The True as Madsi’s sister Lisbet is mysteriously taken by the Northern Lights. With a gang of unlikely companions, Madsi embarks on a daring quest to rescue her sister and uncover the truth. The Horn Book Editor-in-Chief Elissa Gershowitz moderates this conversation about middle grade adventures inspired by folklore.