{"id":647,"date":"2025-10-29T05:49:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T05:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scbf.techzu.site\/?page_id=647"},"modified":"2025-10-30T04:19:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T04:19:23","slug":"from-magical-lands-to-dystopian-worlds-connecting-young-readers-with-the-perfect-books","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scbf.techzu.site\/index.php\/from-magical-lands-to-dystopian-worlds-connecting-young-readers-with-the-perfect-books\/","title":{"rendered":"From Magical Lands to Dystopian Worlds: Connecting Young Readers with the Perfect\u00a0Books"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Join Singapore\u2019s picture book, middle grade and young adult authors \u2013 who are also avid readers, parents and book reviewers \u2013 as they embark on a literary journey from the whimsical realms of middle-grade books to the thrilling landscapes of young adult fiction.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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    Vivian Teo is the author of middle-grade book series, My BFF Is an Alien, published by Epigram Books. Books in her series have been shortlisted in the Hedwig Anuar Children\u2019s Book Award, Singapore Book Awards and POPULAR Readers\u2019 Choice Awards. The series\u2019 first book won third place in the latter\u2019s English (Children) category in 2020.<\/p>

    Vivian is also a freelance writer whose work has been featured in CNA. She enjoys writing about parenting, education, social and financial issues and blogging on her parenting\/lifestyle website, The Stuff Childhoods Are Made Of, at vivianteo.com.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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    Hwee was classically trained at the Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism, and was a TV journalist and Editor at Channel NewsAsia, before extending her writing to children\u2019s books. Hwee is known on the #bookstagram circuit and regularly interviews international bestselling authors on tour through Singapore. She works at The Media Consultants Singapore, lending her media and editorial skills to c-suite clients and leaders.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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    Kayce Teo publishes under the pen name Leslie W.<\/p>

    Born and bred in Singapore, she graduated with a BA in English Literature from the National University of Singapore. In 2014, she applied for the Mentor Access Project, an annual programme initiated by the National Arts Council, Singapore, that develops young and emerging writers in Singapore\u2019s four official languages. She was one of six mentees selected for the Fiction category.<\/p>

    Her debut fantasy novel, The Night of Legends, was written under the mentorship of award-winning writer, Dave Chua, and was published by Penguin Books SEA. The Light of Stars is the thrilling sequel to The Night of Legends trilogy. The Dawn of Reckoning, the final book in the three-part series, is slated for publication soon.<\/p>

    Find her on Tiktok (@kayceteowrites), Telegram (Kayce\u2019s Cosy Corner), Bluesky (@kayceteowrites), and Substack (Kayce\u2019s Musings).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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    Low Ying Ping is the author of two middle grade fantasy series, Mount Emily and Prophecy of the Underworld. She has also written a three-volume English adaptation of the Chinese classic, Journey to the West, for younger children. Her books have won the Singapore Book Awards and were shortlisted for the Hedwig Anuar Children\u2019s Book Award and the Popular Readers\u2019 Choice Award. A short story has also won second prize in the British Fantasy Society\u2019s short story competition. She will be making her U.S. debut with the middle grade novel, Song of the Yellow Dragon, in 2026.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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