Like her 13-year-old main character in Genesis Begins Again, Alicia D. Williams discovered a list of things two girls didn’t like about her back in junior high school. And, also like Genesis, Williams ...

In her new book, 'Mid-Air,' author Alicia D. Williams created a character who finds strength in softness Alicia D. Williams is the author of "Genesis Begins Again," which received Newbery and Kirkus ...

North Carolina author Alicia D. Williams is a storyteller. She uses language to paint pictures that reach young readers, teaching them as she once did in the classroom, and above all, treating them ...

In “Ultraviolet,” by Aida Salazar, and “Mid-Air,” by Alicia D. Williams, the thunderstorm of adolescence splits open a once peaceful sky. By Juan Vidal Juan Vidal is the author of the memoir “Rap Dad” ...