Went to a great luncheon today where Out of Eden received an award. I have fond memories of all the students and writers I’ve met through ASTAL over the years, and Jean Brown should be given a huge raise for all of the work she’s done, founding the organization and keeping it going. Also, I Read More …
About seventy middle graders read The Life and Times of Benny Alvarez at DeLasalle Middle School. At my visit I was asked the most incredible questions, so many of them I could have stayed there all day. Thanks to everyone who organized it, and I hope to be back again next year.
Over 300 kids ends up reading The Life and Times of Benny Alvarez. One of the best school visits I’ve ever had. The questions were not only great but the students wrote their own object poems, inspired by Benny, and I got to be one of the judges. Thanks to everyone who made the event Read More …
Looking forward to visiting North Dartmouth Middle School again on March 17. All the 7th graders will be reading The Life and Times of Benny Alvarez and working on learning about metaphor and writing their own object poems.
Had a great visit yesterday to Rye-Neck Middle School where all the students read Benny. Even the 6th graders were in to the book, and I had lunch with a number of students, who shared their favorite books and talked about some of their own writing projects. Special thanks to librarian, Linda Costelloe, Linda Mazzeo, Chris Read More …