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Who are We?
Chesapeake Press was born in 2020 in the middle of an election year and the pandemic. We saw the need for materials that introduce basic civics principles to elementary school students. We believe it’s never too early to practice citizenship.
Our Mission:
Saving American democracy: one kid at a time.
Who is Kitty Felde?
Kitty Felde, the author of The Fina Mendoza Mysteries books is an award-winning public radio journalist. She spent nearly a decade covering Capitol Hill for Southern California Public Radio (LAist) and was named Radio Journalist of the Year three times by the LA Press Club and the Society of Professional Journalists. She is also executive producer of the Fina Mendoza Mysteries podcast and the Book Club for Kids podcast, winner of the DC Mayor’s Award for Excellence in the Humanities and the California Library Association’s Technology Award and named one of the top kidcasts in the world by The Times of London. Kitty has spoken at the American Library Association Conference, the National Council for the Social Studies convention, and has delivered a TEDx Talk.
Who is F. Linda Marks?
Linda Marks is past president of the Hawaii Association of School Librarians. In her twelve years as school librarian at Kalihi Uka Elementary School on Oahu, she served as curriculum coordinator and strategic planning coordinator. As school librarian at Maury Elementary School in Washington, DC, her library programs included collaborative/partner teaching at several grade levels, library book clubs, Literacy Night, Pajama Story Time, Multicultural Night, and “book shopping.” Her motto is: “kindle student desire while empowering abilities.”
Press about The Fina Mendoza Mysteries Series:
11 Podcasts on Elections, Voting, and Civic Leadership - School Library Journal
Election Politics Without Yelling: Kids Lead Fight for Civil Civics - Hill Rag
Podcasts to Pair With CSLP’s Summer Reading Theme - School Library Journal
Kitty Felde, author of "Welcome to Washington Fina Mendoza," is interviewed by LA Public Librarian Lauren Kratz.