[ISLMA-Share] Author Visit by Gene Luen Yang

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All,


Earlier this month, our school hosted Gene Luen Yang, author of American Born Chinese and the Secret Coder series.  He was amazing--funny, accessible, informative. He was one of the most giving and humble human beings I've ever met. I saw him give three different presentations to three totally different audiences in one day while being engaging and kind at every turn. He was tireless in his promotion of representation, comics in education and creativity. His story is one of perseverance and hard work. His work resonates with our students and is part of our Freshman English curriculum. He spoke, answered questions and thanked each student for reading his work as he individualized their books.


Presenters like Gene are not cheap. I built a partnership with our public library and the College of English at ISU in order to bring him to our campus. It took us 18 months to write the grants and find a date that worked for all three groups and Gene. Planning and executing his visit was a lot of work, but his agent was great to work with and the event was WORTH EVERY PENNY!


If you are looking for an author or planning a larger event, I whole-heartedly recommend you consider Gene Luen Yang. (You will not be disappointed.)


Gretchen Zaitzeff
Librarian
University High School
Normal, IL
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