Two-time National Book Award finalist Deborah Wiles spent some time recently with eighth-grade students at the Willard PK-8 School discussing her writing and reading from her novel “Anthem.”
The book tells the story of two cousins who must take a road trip across American in 1969 in order to let a teen know he’s been drafted to fight in Vietnam. Full of photos, music, and figures of the time, the book illustrates what it’s like to be young and American in troubled times.
Wiles, who specializes in writing children’s books, lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
