Selene Castrovilla
Selene Castrovilla is the award-winning and critically acclaimed author of fifteen books. Jacqueline Woodson, National Book Award winner, calls her “a writer worth watching.”
Her book REVOLUTIONARY FRIENDS: GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON AND THE MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE (Calkins Creek Books) is used in classrooms around the country.
SEEKING FREEDOM: THE UNTOLD STORY OF FORTRESS MONROE AND THE ENDING OF SLAVERY IN AMERICA (illustrated by E.B. Lewis) releases from Calkins Creek Books on January 4, 2022 — the same day as her Scholastic book, EXPLORING CIVIL RIGHTS: THE MOVEMENT: 1960.
Kirkus Review of SEEKING FREEDOM:
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-re...
Twenty years in the making, THIS IS TAP: SAVION GLOVER BRINGS IN HIS FUNK (illustrated by Laura Freeman), releases from Holiday House spring, 2023.
Selene holds an MFA in Creative Writing from The New School and a BA in English from New York University. Her books examine humanity. She wonders why people do the things they do, and whether they act by choice or instinct. Please visit https://linktr.ee/selenecastrovilla.
“Everyone leaves, Sam, in one way or another.But death can never rob us of the love we give away.Love stays with us-- it never dies.You carry my love with you.Let go and feel it,Sam.Death is only an end if you see it as one”
“Just in case i forgot to mention it. Jesse said "I love you Sam" "Somethings can never be overstated".”
“what good are objects?I spat...""What good are keepsakes when you can't keep the people”
“I'm the girl next door.I meet Jesse the day we moved in,fifteen years ago.People say you don't remember stuff from when you were two,but i do. Not whole days ,but moments.And feelings.Even then,it felt like he belonged with me.”