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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Hi Amy!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Also check out the 2020 Illinois READS list below, as well as the past lists at the
<a href="http://www.illinoisreads.org/">Illinois READS website</a>. Illinois READS is a reading program offered under the auspices of the Illinois Reading Council. Illinois Reads, highlights six books at six different reading levels from birth through adult
that are created by authors and/or illustrators who currently reside in or who have lived in Illinois.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Also, there is always a
<b>FREE Book Festival</b> to officially kick-off Illinois READS each spring. This Festival is held in different parts of the state each year. This year, the Festival will be held at
<b>Illinois Valley Community College in Oglesby on March 14 from 10-2</b>. At the Festivals,
<b>the majority of authors are in attendance to host programs and sign books.</b> So, you might want to start making arrangements to attend now and to let your families know. School buses are always welcome! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">2020 Illinois READS List<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Ages Birth – 4 Years<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Bear’s Scare
</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">by Jacob Grant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Beware!
</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">by Bob Raczka, illustrated by Larry Day<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Chinese New Year Colors
</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">by Rich Lo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Mermaid Dreams
</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">by Kate Pugsley<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Peekity Boo-What You Can Do!
</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">by Heidi Bee Roemer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Pick a Pumpkin
</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">by Patricia Toht<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Grades K-2<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Jasper & Ollie
</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">by Alex Willan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Just Read!
</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">by Lori Degman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">My Teacher is a Robot
</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">by Jeffrey Brown<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Oak Leaf
</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">by John Sandford<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Sofia Valdez, Future Prez
</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">by Andrea Beaty<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">This is How I Do It: One Day in the Life of You and 59 Real Kids from Around the World
</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">by Matt Lamothe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Grades 3-5<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Cape—The League of Secret Heroes, Book One
</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">by Kate Hannigan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Captain Superlative!
</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">by J.S. Puller<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The Peculiar Incident on Shady Street
</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">by Lindsay Currie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The Superlative A. Lincoln: Poems About Our 16th President
</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">by Eileen R. Meyer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Time Castaways #1: The Mona Lisa Key
</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">by Liesl Shurtliff<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Weird Little Robots
</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">by Carolyn Crimi<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Grades 6-8<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Fireborne
</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">by Rosaria Munda<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Ninja: Get Good: My Ultimate Guide to Gaming
</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">by Tyler Blevins<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Powers in Action, Volume 1: The Hero Squadron!
</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">by Art Baltazar<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Robert E. Lee: The Man, the Soldier, the Myth
</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">by Brandon Marie Miller<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Strange Birds: A Field Guide to Ruffling Feathers
</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">by Celia C. Pérez<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Windy City Magic, Book 1: The Best Kind of Magic
</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">by Crystal Cestari<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Grades 9-12<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">All That I Can Fix
</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">by Crystal Chan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Sorry for Your Loss
</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">by Jessie Ann Foley<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The Waking Forest
</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">by Alyssa Wees<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All
</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">by Laura Ruby<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Verify
</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">by Joelle Charbonneau<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">We Speak in Storms
</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">by Natalie Lund<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Adult<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago
</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">by Alex Kotlowitz<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The Boat Runner: A Novel
</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">by Devin Murphy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Midwest Made: Big, Bold Baking from the Heartland
</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">by Shauna Sever<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Monument: Poems New and Selected
</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">by Natasha Trethewey<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Radio Flyer: 100 Years of America’s Little Red Wagon
</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">by Robert Pasin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The Vanishing Man: A Charles Lenox Mystery
</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">by Charles Finch</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Bonnie Matheis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Coordinator, Illinois Center for the Book<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Illinois Center for the Book<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Illinois State Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Gwendolyn Brooks Building<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">300 South Second Street<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Springfield, Illinois 62701<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Office: 217-558-2065<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Jesse White, Secretary of State and State Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/center_for_the_book/home.html"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">https://cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/center_for_the_book</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> AISLE [mailto:aisle-bounces@list.railslibraries.info]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Amy Stefanski via AISLE<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 06, 2020 10:05 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> AISLE-Share: Association of Illinois School Library Educators discussion list<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Amy Stefanski<br>
<b>Subject:</b> External: [aisle] Looking for an Author<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Im looking for an Author to visit a school for a Family Reading Event (takes place at night). Is there a list somewhere that I can reference for those authors who are willing to do school visits? I would prefer a local/Illinois author,
and it's a Title 1 events so ideally a non-paid gig. It's for a middle school. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Any advice would be greatly appreciated<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks<o:p></o:p></p>
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