[ISLMA-Share] looking for author to visit 7th/8th grade

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Gretchen -
If you don't mind me asking, what is "expensive?" We are hosting Matt de la
Pena this year and his fee is
the highest I have paid for an author visit.

Denyse


On Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 10:11 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
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> We are hosting Gene Luen Yang in March. I am very excited about his visit.
> He is expensive so we partnered with the public library and ISU College of
> English to bring him to town. From beginning to end, it will have been 18
> months from the start of our planning to the date he was available to
> visit, but every student is our school has read his work and his message is
> relevant.
>
>
> I say dream big, work to make it happen and be flexible.
>
>
> Who knows you may be able to get your dream author!
>
> Gretchen Zaitzeff
> Librarian
> University High School
> Normal, IL
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> We had Kwame Alexander this year. I don't know how we could afford it,
> but  WOW. He was great AND he gives lots of credit to librarians.
>
> On Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 8:40 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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> Candace Fleming spoke to 5-8th graders here at Olivet a couple years ago.
> She was excellent.
>
> Tim Green is very good also
>
> Roxanne Forgrave
> Professor of Education
> Olivet Nazarene University.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Jan 8, 2018, at 9:17 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
> Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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> Ami Polonsky! She teaches at Lake Forest Country Day School, lives in
> Deerfield, is a friend of mine, and has 2 awesome books out for middle
> school.
>
> On Mon, Jan 8, 2018 at 9:12 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
> Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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> Hi All,
> Our APT writes a grant each year to get an author to come visit our
> school. The few they’ve reached out to for next year (Matthew de la Pena,
> Jon Scieszka, and Christopher Curtis Paul) either aren’t making school
> visits next year or haven’t replied. We’re lucky enough to have Jack Gantos
> visiting us this week.
>
> I’m recommending Jacqueline Woodson to our APT, but her schedule may get
> filled up quickly for next year.
>
> *So – what authors would you recommend to visit and speak to 7th/8th grade
> students?  *
>
> Thank you!
>
> Patti Fleser
> Library Media Specialist
> Deer Path Middle School
> Lake Forest, IL
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*Denyse Eagleson*
*English Teacher, Librarian, Cross Country Coach*
*Richland County High School*
*Olney, Il 62450*
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