Bring Tracy Badua to your school or library! Request a visit or check availability at How Now Booking.
Grades and Audiences Served
My middle grade books have a target audience of readers ages 8-12, which is typically 3rd to 7th grade in the US. My young adult books are for readers 13 and over (7th grade and above).
Middle Grade (Ages 8-12)
Young Adult (13+)
Free Activities
Try out the Family Curse Generator: What family curse would you have?
Free printable: Discussion Guide
Free printable: Design Your Own Amulet!
Free printable: Word Search and Answer Key
Resources on TeachingBooks.net (including Book Cover Jigsaw and Word Search games!)
Author Reading: World Read Aloud Day 2023 (6 min)
Character Spotlights (20-30 second animations on characters from FREDDIE VS. THE FAMILY CURSE)
Free printable: Word Search and Answer Key
Free printable: Dream Up Your Own Ghoul Summer Story Sheet
Free printable: Discussion Guide
Free printable: Design Your Own Food Truck
Free printable: Discussion Guide
Free printable: Word Search and Answer Key
Free printable: Draw Yourself in a Salakot
Visit Formats and Sample Topics
I offer in-person and virtual talks and workshops for groups of all sizes. Recent events include:
- sharing my journey to publication with an auditorium of 350 sixth graders
- a workshop on folklore in modern middle grade books for 50 middle school students
- a fiction revision intensive for 20 high school writing club students
- a private book club for 8 third graders
- a roundtable on publishing paths and resources for new and emerging creatives at a historical society conference
Request a visit or check availability at How Now Booking.
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