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Anna Lapera is a mixed-race Guatemalan American author and educator. A Pushcart Prize nominee, she teaches middle school by day and writes stories about spunky kids stepping into their power in the early hours of the morning. When she’s not writing or teaching, you can find her occasionally playing the drums or searching for the crispiest plátano frito in town. Lapera lives in Maryland with her family. Her debut middle grade novel, “Mani Semilla Finds Her Quetzal Voice,” is featured at the 2024 National Book Festival.