Author Visit 2015 - Vince Vawter
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After reading the novel Paperboy for summer reading, Middle School students were treated to a visit from the author, Vince Vawter. Mr. Vawter, a retired newspaper editor, was awarded the Newbery Honor for this, his first novel. A group of students were selected by their English teachers for a special luncheon with Mr. Vawter before the assembly. Follow @VVAWTER on social media.
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Author Visit 2014-2015 - Heather Montgomery
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Author, Heather Montgomery, visited our school on Wednesday, February 11, 2015. Heather got the kids excited about research and writing by talking about how she approaches it.
Rule #1? Don't do BORING! |
Author Visit 2013-2014 - Chris Barton
Chris Barton visited our school on February 19, 2014! Mr. Barton is the author of several award-winning children's books including Shark vs. Train (finalist for the 2011 Children's Choice Book Awards and New York Times bestseller) , The Day-Glo Brothers (2010 Sibert Honor Book), and Can I See Your I.D.? (JLG selection and a Publishers Weekly starred review). Click here to find out more about Chris Barton and his books.
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Visit Sessions:
Grades PreK-2 Session: Bob and Joe and Shark and Train: Cooperation and Competition — The audience and I discuss how Day-Glo inventors Bob and Joe Switzer managed to work together despite their differences, and how Shark and Train have a lot in common despite their conflicts. Followed by a reading of Shark Vs. Train and a viewing of outtakes from the book. |
Grades 3-5 Session: Who Did It First? Who Did It Best? Who Did It Differently? — Whatever you're passionate about, there's somebody in that field whose life story would be best told by you. I'll help you figure out who in the world that person is and what on earth you should do about it. |
Grades 6-8 Session: You Better Believe It: How The Day-Glo Brothers Survived All the Things I Didn't Know — I started off not knowing anything about daylight fluorescence or children's publishing. But I had a story I believed in, and -- 23 rejections and lots of revisions later -- it all worked out. |
Faculty Session (after school) - Why Not Both?: Combining Playful Picture Books with the Rigorously Researched — Take it from the author of both The Day-Glo Brothers and Shark Vs. Train, there are big benefits to writers, readers, teachers, and librarians when we let the silly stuff cross-pollinate with flat-out facts. Includes a reading list of other picture book authors who have written in both realms, from Kathi Appelt to Jane Yolen.
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Author Visit 2012-2013
Author Michael Shoulders visited us in 2012 and is very kind and fun. This author, who wrote many children books such as T is for Titanic and T is for Tennessee is a great visit for all grades.
Author Visit 2011-2012This school year, we were visited by Michael Shoulders, author of T is for Titanic and T is for Tennessee.
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Author Visits 2010-2011David Sargent (pictured), author of "Me and Buck",
and Michael Knight who wrote "Dogfight". |
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