Friday, October 21, 2016 from 1:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.—Janet Ruth Heller will be speaking on a panel about Recent Multicultural Literature for Children at the joint conference of the Michigan College English Association and the Michigan Writing Centers Association at Macomb Community College, 14500 E. 12 Mile Road, Building K, Warren MI 48088-3896. Janet’s presentation is “Recent Multicultural Books for Children about Jews and People of Color.” Also on the panel are Brynne Barnes, speaking about “The Importance of Multicultural Picture Books for Children” and Jennifer Burd, speaking about “Children’s Books about Poverty and Homelessness.” To register for this conference, please go to the website https://sites.google.com/site/mwcaconference/2014-mwca-conference-information
