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A Saturday morning book launch! Thank you, Koota Ooma!
Virtual Book Launch: Dec 1, 2021 @11am ET
Poughkeepsie Public Library Big Reads school visits!
I had a chance to visit virtually with four schools and lots of students this past week. I love speaking about Tuyet’s early life, the challenges she faced and how she overcame them. Tuyet, you are my hero! Here are some class pics — faces hidden behind books! Thank you, educators and students from Evans Elementary, Fishkill Plains, Sheafe Road and Kinry Road!
2021 Big Read and Sky of Bombs, Sky of Stars
I’m delighted that Sky of Bombs, Sky of Stars is a selected book for Poughkeepsie’s 2021 Big Read, coordinated by the Poughkeepsie Public Library District. I’m looking forward to connecting with lots of students in the upcoming weeks. And take a look at this beautifully constructed diorama:
Coordinated by the Poughkeepsie Public Library District
Diorama created by adults in The Arc Greater Hudson Valley Day Habilitation Program in Dutchess County, NY, with the supervision of Marcia Fishman
Scholastic Book Fair visits
It was wonderful to speak with schools in Georgia and Arkansas this week, facilitated by Scholastic Book Fairs. Such great questions! I even got to explain how to use a library’s vast database of online resources as a research tool during a lockdown! Ha!
Celebrating Ukrainian Canadian Heritage Month
Honoured to be included among these amazing women of Ukrainian Canadian heritage.
Karen Autio, me, and Once Upon a Bookstore!
Traitors Among Us — WSJ review
I was thrilled to have the Wall Street Journal review Traitors Among Us, and was particularly thrilled that they called it nail-biting! Here’s the review.
Virtually chatting with Lauren Tarshis at Malaprop bookstore
It was awesome to chat with Lauren Tarshis about writing historicals for kids, about what makes a person a reader, and how Charles Dickens influenced both of us. Thank you, Lauren, for turning so many young people into passionate readers and explorers of history!
Here’s the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXwx1t1Hk0M
Parnassus Books event with Deborah Hopkinson and Marsha Skrypuch — watch
Here’s the link: https://www.facebook.com/parnassusbooks1/videos/805286050154170