Only managed to take a few photos during my trip to Florida, but hopefully they'll give you a feel of the International Reading Association Convention where I delivered a speech ("Books Between Cultures") at an Institute moderated by Kathy Ganske and Junko Yokota called "Discussions That Matter: Fostering Critical Reading, Critical Thinking, and Critical Literacy Across the Grades." I also visited St. John's Episcopal School in Tampa where I spoke to sixty eighth-graders ("Stories on the Fire Escape.")
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| Author-Illustrator Chris Myers waits for our panel at the Institute. He also keynoted, as did author Jacqueline Woodson. |
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| Ah, the tropical air! |
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| Illustrator Ralph Masiello and Author Stephanie Brockway (who happen to be married) show off book one in their new series for Charlesbridge, The Mystic Phyles: Beasts. |
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| No, this is not the line of people waiting for my books. Guess which author garners this kind of fan devotion and you won't be in the least bit wimpy. |
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| I was delighted to meet author Rukhsana Khan in person for the first time. |
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| My time in Florida ended with a nice visit to St. John's School in Tampa. |