FICTION: Lilliam Rivera reads an except from her middle-grade novel "Barely Floating"

Lilliam Rivera reads an excerpt from Barely Floating, from KO-ki-la Books, an imprint of Penguin. "A dazzling story full of heart about how one twelve-year-old channels her rage into synchronized swimming dreams."⁠
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Lilliam Rivera is the author of nine works of fiction, most notably Never Look Back, winner of a 2021 Pura Bel-pray Award in Young Adult literature. Rivera also authored the graphic novel UNEARTHED: A Jessica Cruz Story for DC Marvel along with artist Steph C. ⁠
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Rivera is a recipient of fellowships from MacDowell and PEN Center USA. NPR, The New Yorker, Los Angeles Times, and New York Times have all noted Rivera’s work on their Best of Lists.⁠

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Intro theme is “Boro” by Hara Noda. Outro is “Yuzu” by Hara Noda.
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