{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63dd6d101c67ba0010103f78/6abe8b9c67b6d36f87d9cda0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Author Leslie Adame – Chloe Vega Middle Grade Series","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/63dd6d101c67ba0010103f78/1790872427098-8aacd08c-1cc3-4716-a81d-69122ca2921f.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Mexican-American author Leslie Adame joins Big Blend Radio for Global Diversity Awareness Month to talk about her middle-grade fantasy series following Chloe Vega, a twelve-year-old from East LA whose biggest fear is that her undocumented parents will be taken away — until she discovers her family belongs to a secret magical society, and that she has powers of her own.</p><p><br></p><p>The first book, &quot;Chloe Vega and the Agents of Magic,&quot; is out now. The second, &quot;Chloe Vega and the Missing Unseen,&quot; arrives October 6, 2026 from HarperCollins Children&#39;s.</p><p><br></p><p>In this conversation, Leslie talks about building a magic academy that blends cultures from across the Americas, the family moment of holding her first physical book, a reader story about a niece whose father is in detainment, the boundaries of writing about real immigration issues for kids, and her upcoming book tour.</p><p><br></p><p>Leslie&#39;s website: <a href=\"https://leslieadame.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://leslieadame.com</a></p><p>Instagram &amp; Substack: @leslieadame</p><p>TikTok: @lesliepadame</p>","author_name":"Big Blend Radio"}