[ISLMA-Share] Fall 2018 Author Visit: Cynthia Lord

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I'm interested!  Please email me off line at kfisher at bakerdemschool.org.

Thanks!



Peace,


*Karrie Fisher*
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On Wed, May 2, 2018 at 2:05 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Anyone in the Chicago suburbs interested in sharing Cynthia Lord, author
> of (Newbery Honor book) *Rules* and (2019 Bluestem book) *A Handful of
> Stars*? She is available Oct. 2-3. I'd love to share costs with another
> school. We have hosted her twice before and she's great! Below is info on
> her presentation and cost:
>
>
> *The costs are Cindy's honorarium, $1800, airfare ($420 currently although
> airfares fluctuate unpredictably), and hotel (e.g., Holiday Inn Express,
> 1490 W. Lake St
> <https://maps.google.com/?q=1490+W.+Lake+St&entry=gmail&source=g>.,
> $137/night incl. taxes).  There are no further costs, as Cindy does not
> charge for meals or incidental expenses.*
>
>
> *Regarding local transportation, Cindy asks schools to have a librarian,
> teacher or volunteer pick up Cindy at the airport, drive her to school in
> the morning, etc.  This eliminates the need for renting a car.*
>
> *If there is another school who wants Cindy to visit, the airfare would be
> shared between both schools, around $210.  So for each school, the total
> cost would be around $2,147.*
>
>
> *Presentations*
>
> *Based on her experience doing school visits, Cindy has a limit of 3 group
> presentations per day.  This is mostly to protect her voice.  In her
> presentations to grades 3 and above, Cindy talks about the writing process
> and includes material from her middle-grade novels: Rules
> <http://www.cynthialord.com/rules.html>, Touch Blue
> <http://www.cynthialord.com/touch-blue.html>, Half a Chance
> <http://www.cynthialord.com/half-a-chance.html>, and A Handful of Stars
> <http://www.cynthialord.com/handful-of-stars.html>.  Cindy's presentations
> are typically 45 minutes, or an hour if all the students in the audience
> have read one of the books.  Time is included for students to ask questions
> at the end.*
>
> *For the youngest grades (K to 2 or 3), Cindy's presentation features her
> books for those grade levels, which include a chapter-book series, Shelter
> Pet Squad <http://www.cynthialord.com/jelly-bean.html>; an early reader
> series about Hot Rod Hamster
> <http://www.cynthialord.com/early-hrh-wacky.html>; and three picture
> books: Hot Rod Hamster
> <http://www.cynthialord.com/hot-rod-hamster.html>, Happy Birthday, Hamster
> <http://www.cynthialord.com/happy-birthday-hamster.html>, and Hot Rod
> Hamster - Monster Truck Mania
> <http://www.cynthialord.com/hot-rod-hamster-monster-truck-mania.html>. *
>
> It's expensive, but she is a Newbery Honor author and it's the perfect
> time, with her other book on the Bluestem list!
>
> Thanks,
>
> *Carrie DeForest*
> *National Board Certified Teacher*
> Library Media Specialist
> Roselle District 12
> cdeforest at sd12.org
>
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