Megan E. Freeman attended an elementary school where poets visited her classroom every week, and she has been a writer ever since. She is the author of the New York Times bestselling and award-winning ALONE series, as well as her young adult debut, The Secret to Belonging. Megan is also a Pushcart Prize-nominated poet and the author of the poetry chapbook, Lessons on Sleeping Alone. A veteran educator, Megan taught multiple subjects across the arts and humanities. She used to live in northeast Los Angeles, central Ohio, northern Norway, and on Caribbean cruise ships. Now she divides her time between northern Colorado and the Texas Gulf Coast. Visit Megan online at MeganEFreeman.com.
Moderated by two-time individual winner of the National Poetry Slam Anis Mojgani, Jen Ferguson and Megan E. Freeman come together to discuss their new young adult novels. Both novels explore themes of neglect, grief, and broken families and how their teen protagonists attempt to break that cycle.
