October is Filipino American History Month, and in celebration, I’m offering a limited number of free virtual classroom visits. Select a tentative date and time here! My team will reach out to you with more details. Need some more ideas for Filipino American reads? Check out my Bookshop.org page.
News & Updates
Saturday, 13 September 2025
Friday, 5 September 2025
BOOK FUNDRAISER I’m heading up the coast for author visits this month, and I’m raising funds to help bring free books to the students of Atascadero High School’s Creative Writing class! With your help over the years, I’ve brought free books to NorCal (Itliong-Vera Cruz Middle) and SoCal (Sandburg Elementary), so now it’s the Central […]
Thursday, 4 September 2025
The other day, I sat down to write some long overdue book reviews on retail websites like Amazon and Barnes & Noble because, as an author, I know how important those are for discoverability. The more reviews a book has, the more likely those sites’ shadowy and all-powerful algorithm will show that book to other […]
Sunday, 2 April 2023
Excited for THE TAKEOUT? I’m excited to offer this fun worksheet for designing your own food truck! In The Takeout, Mila’s family owns a food truck. They serve Filipino Indian fusion food, which combines elements from both cultures. For example, the turon lassi (or the Mila Special, as she likes to call it) is a […]
Wednesday, 1 February 2023
Today, February 1, is World Read Aloud Day, and I was fortunate to celebrate virtually with schools across the country. Miss my WRAD visits? Check out my short readings on YouTube!
Monday, 16 January 2023
Order THIS IS NOT A PERSONAL STATEMENT Mysterious Galaxy (signed/personalized copies available!) | Amazon (a #1 New Release!) | Barnes & Noble | Books-A-Million | Bookshop.org | IndieBound | Book Depository (international shipping available)
Sunday, 7 August 2022
Some design-your-own amulet art from readers of FREDDIE VS. THE FAMILY CURSE! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tracy Badua (@tracybaduawrites)
Tuesday, 24 May 2022
I’m excited to offer this fun worksheet for designing your own amulet! Break out the colored pencils, crayons, markers, glitter, whatever, and get creative. Download it here! Bonus: Post your design on Instagram or Twitter and tag me (@tracybaduawrites on Instagram and @tracybwrites on Twitter), and I’ll feature your work! Freddie finds a thick gold […]
Tuesday, 26 April 2022
We’re one week away from the publication of FREDDIE VS. THE FAMILY CURSE! Let’s celebrate with this FREE downloadable word search! I love puzzles like this, and I have wonderful memories of my grandmother going word search book after word search book. Have fun! Download the word search Download the answer key
