Author:

Christina Soontornvat

We research, understand, and shift in our thinking when we read through the lens of a journalist. Christina leads us through the human story of systems and survival. With collaboration, communication, expertise along with varying perspectives, and understanding of culture & religion, the human-centered system ebbs and flows in a continuous cycle of improvement, reaching the desired outcome.

Students Engaged: Learning From Others

After every student completed reading All Thirteen, Christina graciously engaged our students in in a powerful and reflective conversation about her research, insights and takeways from writing this powerful story. Students were reminded of the importance of engaging with primary sources when conducting reliable and credible research.

Christina Soontornvat has won the Newbery Honor twice in one year and the only author to receive this esteemed award for both fiction and nonfiction titles. Her other awards include:Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor, Sibert Honor for Nonfiction, YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Finalist, Orbus Pictus Honor for Nonfiction, Jane Addams Peace Association Book Award Winner, Texas Institute of Letters Book Award Winner, asdf Street College Book Award Winner, named a Best Book of the Year by The Washington Post, School Library Journal, NPR, Kirkus Reviews, and The New York Public Library.

Additional information can be found on her website: https://soontornvat.com

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