 Author Visits ~ Contact ~ Calendar ~ Bookshelf ~ Contests To schedule a writing or speaking engagement, please send an e-mail here. Now booking for Spring 2009. View the descriptions of possible presentations. 2008 Libraries of Skokie, IL (November 10-12, 2008) YALSA's YA Literature Symposium, Nashville, TN (November 7-9, 2008) New England Conference on Multicultural Education with Fusion Stories authors (October 8, 2008) First Daughter: Extreme American Makeover paperback release (Ages 12-up, Puffin, July 31, 2008) Teen Writer's Workshop, Groton Public Library, Groton, Ma (July 19, 2008, 10 a.m.) Waltham Public Library's Staff Development Day, Waltham, Ma (June 13, 2008) Brookline Schools Townwide Visits, Brookline, MA (June 5-6, 2008) Franklin School, Newton, MA (June 4, 2008) William Cottle Elementary School, Eastchester, NY (May 19, 2008) Boston Author's Club Awards Lunch, Boston, Ma (May 15, 2008) Underwood School, Newton, MA (May 7, 2008) Needham Schools Townwide Visits (May 5-6, 2008) Author Day, Barbieri Elementary School, Framingham, MA (May 2, 2008) Needham Schools Townwide Visits (April 28 - May 1, 2008) KGO's View From The Bay (April 18, 2008, 3-4 p.m. PST streaming online live here) Winchester Authorfest, McCall Middle School, Winchester, MA (April 17, 2008) Texas Library Association Annual Convention, Dallas, TX (April 15-16, 2008) New England Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Annual Conference Workshop, "Pajama Promotion," NH (April 12, 2008) Brookline Schools Townwide Visits, Brookline, Ma (April 7,8,9,11, 2008) First Friday Author-Illustrator Lunchtime Talk with Jamie Hogan, Portland Public Library, Portland, ME (April 4, 2008) Nevins Memorial Library, Methuen, Ma (March 31, 2008, 4 p.m.) Woburn Library, Woburn, Ma (March 19, 2008, 7 p.m.) Memorial Spaulding School, Newton, MA (March 10, 2008) The Pike School, Andover, MA (March 4-5, 2008) Thoreau Elementary School, Concord, MA (February 27, 2008) Boston College Children's Literature Class, Guest Speaker, Newton, MA (February 11, 2008, 7-8:30) Haggerty School, Cambridge, MA (February 6 , 2008) Bancroft School, Andover, MA (February 1, 2008) Rickshaw Girl paperback release (Ages 7-11, Charlesbridge, January 14, 2008) First Daughter: White House Rules Pub Date (Ages 10-up, Dutton, January 24, 2008)
2007 Angier School, Newton, MA (December 17, 2007) Massachusetts School Library Association Authorfest, Sturbridge, MA (November 11, 2007) New York State Reading Association Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY (November 7-10, 2007) Alcott Elementary School Book Fair, Concord Bookshop, Concord, MA (November 6, 2007, 2 p.m.) Multicultural Children's Book Festival, Kennedy Center, Washington D.C. (November 3, 2007) Andover Middle School, Andover, MA (October 23, 2007) Readergirlz/Teen Read Week 31 Flavors MySpace Chat (October 20, 2007, 5 p.m.) Teacher Reception, Barnes and Noble, Peabody, MA (October 17, 2007, 3:30 p.m.) Graves Public Library, Kennebunkport, ME (October 14, 2007, 3 p.m.) Devotion School, Brookline, MA (October 12, 2007) Boston Globe Children's Book Festival, Copley Square, Boston, Ma (September 15, 2007, 1:00-1:30 p.m.) First Daughter: Extreme American Makeover Book Launch Party, San Jose Public Library, Almaden branch, CA (Wednesday, August 1st from 1:30 p.m - 5:30 p.m.) First Daughter: Extreme American Makeover Book Launch Party, D.C. Public Library, Martin Luther King Jr. Central Branch, (Saturday, June 23rd at 3:30 p.m) American Library Association Annual Conference, Washington, D.C. (June 23-24, 2007) Rhode Island Library Association Conference, Providence, RI (June 8, 2007) Bowen Elementary School, Newton, MA (June 6, 2007) Day Middle School, Book Fair Panel, Newton, MA (June 5, 2007, 7:30 p.m.) First Daughter: Extreme American Makeover Pub Date (Ages 10-14, Dutton, June 2007) Millis Public Libary, Millis, MA (June 4, 2007, 6:30 p.m.) Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School, Cambridge, MA (May 30, 2007) New Voices, Foundation of Children's Books, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Ma (May 22, 2007) M.S. 217, Queens, New York (May 18, 2007) MacKinnon Middle School, Wharton, NJ (May 17, 2007) Robert R. Lazar Middle School, Montville, NJ (May 16, 2007) Morris County School Media Association, Montville, New Jersey (May 15, 2007, 4 p.m.) Zervas Elementary School, Newton, Ma (May 9, 2007) Bigelow Middle School, Parent-Student Writing Workshop, Newton, Ma (May 8, 2007, 7:30 p.m.) Esperanza Academy, Lawrence, Ma (May 8, 2007) Barnes and Noble, Peabody, Ma, Fundraiser for NSCAP, (May 5, 2007, 1-3 p.m.) Burr Elementary School, Newton, Ma (May 2, 2007) Reading Middle Schools and Library, Reading, Ma (April 27-28, 2007) Broadmeadow Elementary School, Needham, Ma (April 24, 2007) Connecticut Library Association Annual Conference, Hartford, CT (April 16, 2007) Texas Library Association Annual Convention (book signing), San Antonio, Texas (April 14, 2007) Leal Middle School, San Antonio, Texas (April 13, 2007) Winchester Authorfest, McCall Middle School, Winchester, MA (April 12, 2007) Brown Middle School, Newton, MA (April 11, 2007) Mason Rice Elementary School, Newton, Ma (April 2, 2007) Andover Elementary School, Andover, Ma (March 16, 2007) Wickford Middle School, Wickford, Rhode Island (March 14, 2007) Tea With Newton/Cambridge Librarians, Newton, MA (March 4, 2007) Burlington Elementary Schools, Burlington, Ma (February 28, March 5, 6, 7, 2007) Waldorf School, San Francisco, CA (February 12, 2007) Cody's Books Signing, Berkeley, CA (February 11, 2007, 4 p.m.) California Association of Teachers of English (CATE) Convention, Fresno, CA (February 10, 2007, 4:30 p.m.) Towne Center Books Signing, Pleasanton, CA (February 10, 2007, 10 a.m.) Redwood Middle School, Saratoga, CA (February 9, 2007) Rickshaw Girl Book Launch Party, Wellesley Booksmith, 82 Central Street, Wellesley, Ma (781) 431-1160, (Saturday, February 3rd at 3 p.m) Rickshaw Girl Pub Date (Ages 8-11, Charlesbridge, February 2007) Brimmer and May School, Chestnut Hill, Ma (January 16, 2007). |