IRA Part 2

I finally got to meet the famous Peepy!!!! And look who he brought along!

(l to r) Deborah Garfinkle, Lisa Yee, me, Peepy)

Me and Peepy

IRA Part 1

The panel on Wednesday morning was so much fun - a real diverse group of styles, genres, personalities, etc. It's always great to finally meet authors whose work you've long admired.

The presentation was titled: Engaging Girls with Adolescent Literature: Let's Hear It for the Girls - moderated by Claudia Katz of National-Louis University in Skokie, Illinois.

(left to right) Kelly DiPucchio, Wendi Corsi Staub, Shannon Hale, Lisa Klein, Rachel Vail, me

Rachel Vail (left) and me

(l to r) Shannon Hale, Lisa Klein

Made it

Just arrived - ready for the IRA conference.

International Reading Association

I'll be heading South on Friday.

First, a few days in South Carolina with my mother.

Then to the International Reading Association annual conference in Atlanta.

On Wednesday, May 7, 9 a.m. to 11:45, I'll be speaking on a panel entitled: Engaging Girls with Adolescent Literature: Let's Hear It for the Girls!

Moderator: Dr. Claudia Katz (National-Louis University)

Other authors on the panel:
Rachel Vail
Shannon Hale
Lisa Klein
Kelly DiPucchio
Wendy Corsi Staub

I'll be signing at the FSG booth (#2654) from 1 to 2 p.m. on May 7.

Florida IRA Dinner

Signing books with Alexandria LaFaye at the Florida IRA dinner. I signed a gazillion books. Okay, okay...half a gazillion.

Me (left) and Alexandria LaFaye




Speaking at the IRA dinnner. For some reason, when my contact told me 300 people, it didn't look like this in my head. It looked smaller.