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A Visit to Lanoka Harbor
I've lived in NJ all my life and thought I've heard of each and every town. Nope! Before I met Betty Carhart, the librarian at Lanoka Harbor School, I hadn't heard a peep about it. Since my visit last month, I've met three people in my area who told me they grew up there. Who knew ( Read more... ) -
Oh, my...
Out all day and just returned to LJ. Am I the only one without an agent? Gulp.
I had an agent once. A great one. An awesome one.
I miss having one...
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Last year I was contacted by Melissa Arnett, Children’s Librarian in Cape May,NJ, about visiting her area. Her library, thanks to the Culture & Heritage division, pays the honorarium for an author to visit area schools. How cool is that? Outreach at is finest! Lucky for me, she asked me to visit the students at Margaret Mace and St. Ann Regional ( Read more... ) -
A Library's Journey: From Renovation to Destruction
This is a heartbreaking video to watch (and long at 10 minutes) from a librarian in Brooklyn, NY. Suzanne put her heart and soul into turning her library into a vibrant, exciting learning environment (with help from many, many volunteers) only to have it taken away to be used as a teacher's lounge for a Charter School. Suzanne is obviously a ( Read more... ) -
Covers and Catalog Copy
Got my covers for the five classics yesterday. The illustrators did an amazing job! Click over to my website if you'd like to see them. As soon as Matthew saw the cover for The Red Badge of Courage, he said, "Ohhhh! I want to read that one first."
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FYI: Photocopy Deal
Staples is running a deal on photocopying until November 14th. I usually run copies off my printer but decided to make life easier and go there. You get half of the cost back on your Staples Rewards card. So, if you spend $40, your check for $20 will arrive not too long after ( Read more... ) -
Illustrator Howard McWilliam...
is illustrating my adaptations of Tom Sawyer and King Arthur.(January 2010) Lucky me! With permission, here's the cover and an inside illustration of Tom and Becky.
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Who Isn't A Little House Fan??
My kids own every Little House season on DVD. I can't tell you how much they love the series. So much so that several years ago, they wrote and put on a play with some neighborhood friends in our yard.
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September is..
National Library Card Sign-Up Month! It originated in the late eighties as a way for librarians to remind kids not to forget to get their most important back-to-school supply. Yep, a library card.
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