April 10, 2017 I’ll be visiting 7th graders at Davis Middle School in Hampton, VA. Librarian Nancy Terrell and Davis teachers are using Samuel Wilbert Tucker: The Story of a Civil Rights Trailblazer and the 1939 Alexandria Library Sit-in for the third year in their study of violent and nonviolent protests and…
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My first conference of children’s book writers and illustrators was everything I’d hoped for. What a fabulous opportunity to learn from people who know about creating and publishing books for young readers. It’s not only a day and a half of intense submersion in literary pool, but a chance to connect with…
Continue reading: SCBWI Conference in New YorkBryan Collier shared Knock Knock: My Dad’s Dream for Me in his opening keynote. It’s a compelling story of coping with loss and surviving. Bryan gave a shoutout to teachers and librarians who try to fill the holes some kids live with every day. Bryan was the lunch speaker at the VAASL (VEMA)…
Continue reading: Meeting Bryan Collier at SCBWIAlexandria is Site of Early Civil Rights Sit-in was a story NBC Channel 4 in Washington DC did on February 6, 2017 about the peaceful public library protest that happened 21 years before the lunch counter sit-ins of the 1960s. This is the link on their website: http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Unsung-Civil-Rights-Hero-Comes-To-Light_Washington-DC-412947913.html A transcript of the story is also…
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