<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div><span></span></div><div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1515442621700_10020" dir="ltr">I am an author who grew up in Chicago and now lives in the Arlington Heights area. I have several YA novels, including Pull, a 2012 YALSA Quick Pick for Young Adult readers. I have a middle grade coming out this summer from Harper Collins, titled Courage. I have spoken to several schools and libraries, as well as at professional conferences including 2017 ISLMA. I would be happy to discuss coming see the Deer Path Middle School students </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1515442621700_10119"> </div><div class="signature" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1515442621700_10109"><div id="yiv3954343567yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1507740282690_35203" style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);">Barbara Binns </div><div id="yiv3954343567yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1507740282690_35204" style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);" dir="ltr">COURAGE coming spring 2018 from HarperChildrens</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1515442621700_22330" style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);" dir="ltr"><i id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1515442621700_22300">Courage isn't about being a superhero, its about facing life, one day at a time</i></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1515442621700_22651" style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);" dir="ltr"><i><br></i></div><div id="yiv3954343567yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1507740282690_35205" style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);" dir="ltr">Website <a id="yiv3954343567yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1507740282690_35206" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background:transparent;color:rgb(25, 106, 212);outline:none;" href="http://babinns.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http:/babinns.com</a> </div><div id="yiv3954343567yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1507740282690_35205" style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1515442621700_10187">Subscribe to my newsletter: </span><a class="edited-link-editor" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1508013611877_7467" style="background:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:blue;outline:none;cursor:text;" href="http://bit.ly/2zmzVSB" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/2zmzVSB </a></div></div></div></body></html>