david levithan is here, he's the author of "two boys kissing" which was challenged in part because of the cover photography which depicts exactly what, exactly that. he is the author of all wealth of award-winning beloved novels including nick and norah's infinite playlist, or grayson with john green. david is editorial director at scholastic where he got his start working on my kids favorite series, the babysitters club. then we have coe booth, whose honest portrayal of inner-city life has met with challenges across the country. she is a bronx native who holds an na in psychology and an mfa in creative writing. her experience working as a social worker in new york city emergency children's service inspired her first novel, tyrell which is the los angeles times book prize for young adult literature. her most recent novel, "kinda like brothers", was chosen by npr as one of the best books of 2014 and an ala novel book for children. then we have the multi talented ariel schrag, creative, right here. creative queer started early when she started publishing comments about her high school l