Middle School Reading Series

The Middle School Author Series
Here at Saint Ann's we have an incredible community of readers and writers in the middle school. In an effort to encourage them, the English Department and the Library have joined forces. We proudly present The Middle School Author Series. We have a fabulous author coming to speak to each grade during the 2011-2012 school year:
	2011-2012 8th grade: October 18th
	Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
	Kami and Margaret visited the day Beautiful Chaos was released. It is the third book in their Beautiful Creatures series. Hearing them talk about their writing process was interesting and inspirational. Check out their website: http://beautifulcreaturesauthors.com
	7th grade:TBA
	Robin Wasserman
	We are working on scheduling a date to have Robin visit. She is the author of the Skinned, Crashed and Wired featuring Lia Khan, a girl whose brain was downloaded into a computerized body after a terrible accident. This begs the question, "What does it mean to be human?" Check out her website: http://robinwasserman.com
	6th grade: TBA
	Working on a surprise!
	Stay tuned to find out who will be speaking to the 6th grade...
	5th Grade: February 7th
	James Howe
	We are really looking forward to James Howe's visit. We read his amazing book, Totally Joe, to the 5th grade every year. What a treat it will be to discuss Totally Joe, as well as Addie in the Middle, his latest title. James came and spoke to the 5th grade five years ago. He remains one of the most memorable speakers we have ever had visit.
	4th Grade: October 25th
	Cathleen Davitt Bell
	Brooklynite Cathleen came and read to us from her latest book, Little Blog on the Prairie. We loved the book and learned a lot about life as a pioneer in the late 1890s! Check out her website: http://www.cathleendavittbell.com/little-blog-on-the-prairie
	20010 - 2011
	Leslie Stein Leslie conducted an illustration workshop in which she taught us how to tell a story in panels, plus gave us tips on how to draw a variety of characters. The workshop was open to any student who wanted to attend. Joan Bauer read to the 7th grade Joan's books include Hope Was Here, which won a Newbery Honor, and Rules of the Road, which was named by the American Library Association as one of the top young-adult books of the last 25 years. She read from her latest book, Peeled. We loved listening to Joan! http://www.joanbauer.com Gitty Daneshvari read to the 6th grade Gitty read from her latest book, School of Fear 2: Class is Not Dismissed. Her first book, School of Fear was a big hit around here! http://www.gittydaneshvari.com Adam Gidwitz read to the 4th grade Adam, who has taught lower school, language structures, and a high school seminar at Saint Ann's, read from his critically-acclaimed new book, A Tale Dark and Grimm. Not surprisingly, he was wonderful! http://www.adamgidwitz.com
	2009 - 2010
	Misako Rocks Misako Rocks is the author and illustrator of Detective Jermain, Biker Girl and Rock and Roll Love. She came two years in a row to the Saint Ann's Library to talk to kids about growing up in Japan and to teach them how to draw their own manga. We always have so much fun when she visits! http://www.misakorocks.com Natalie Standiford read to the 8th grade Natalie is the author of How To Say Goodbye in Robot, a quirky literary hit! http://www.nataliestandiford.com Mitali Perkins read to the 6th grade Mitali is the author of Monsoon Summer, The Not-So-Star Spangled Life of Sunita Sen, and Secret Keeper. http://www.mitaliperkins.com Michael Buckley read to the 4th grade Michael is the author of the wildly popular The Sisters Grimm series, a modern twist on some old favorites. http://www.sistersgrimm.com
	2008 - 2009
	David Levithan read to the 8th grade. He is the author of many young-adult books, including Boy Meets Boy, Are We There Yet?, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (co-authored with Rachel Cohn), and How We Met. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist was recently released as a major motion picture. Check out his website at: http://www.davidlevithan.com/books.html Jack D. Ferraiolo read to the 5th grade Jack Ferraiolo is the author of The Big Splash. The Big Splash is a hard-boiled detective story written in a Dashiell Hammett-like style. It's a lot of fun. Check out his website at: http://www.jackferraiolo.com/books.htm Cathleen Davitt Bell read to the 4th grade Cathleen is the author of Slipping, a novel miraculously combining the supernatural and everyday life. We had a fantastic visit with Cathleen. Check out her website at: http://www.cathleendavittbell.com/slipping.html
	2007 - 2008
	E. Lockhart read to the 8th grade E. Lockhart is the author of Dramarama, Fly on the Wall and many other titles. Check out her website at: http://www.theboyfriendlist.com Libba Bray read to the 7th grade Libba is the author of A Great and Terrible Beauty, Rebel Angels, and The Sweet Far Thing. Check out her live journal at: http://libba-bray.livejournal.com Pseudonymous Bosch read to the 5th grade Pseudy, author of The Name of This Book is Secret, visited the 5th grade. Shhh! What happened is a secret. Check out this cool website at: http://www.hachettebookgroupusa.com/features/secretwebsite/index.html Jeff Kinney read to the 4th grade Jeff Kinney, author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, visited the 4th grade. It was amazing! Check out his website at: http://www.wimpykid.com
	2006 - 2007
	Scott Westerfeld read to the 8th grade Scott is the author of the Uglies trilogy, the Midnighters trilogy, as well as Peeps, The Blue Noon and The Last Days. Check out his website at: http://www.scottwesterfeld.com Catherine Gilbert Murdock read to the 7th grade Catherine is the author of Dairy Queen. Check out her webpage: http://www.catherinemurdock.com Jenny Han read to the 6th grade Jenny is the author of Shug. Check out her website: http://www.jennyhanwrites.com James Howe read to the 5th grade James Howe is the author of The Misfits, Totally Joe and the Bunnicula series. Jon Scieszka read the the 4th grade Jon is the author of The Time Warp Trio series,and dozens of other books. He also created Guys Read, a website for book recommendations: http://www.guysread.com
	2005 - 2006
	John Green Looking for Alaska won the 2006 Michael Printz award! This is the award given by the American Library Association for the best book of the year for young adults. Check out John's blog: http://www.sparksflyup.com/weblog.php Patricia McCormick Cut, My Brother's Keeper and Sold Check out her webpage: http://www.pattymccormick.com/index.php?mode=home Rachel Cohn Gingerbread,Shrimp,The Steps and Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist (co-authored w/ David Levithan). Check out Rachel's webpage: http://www.rachelcohn.com/index.shtml Lisa Papademetriou Sixth-Grade Glommers, Norks and Me M or F? Co-authored w/ Christopher Tebbetts. Check out Lisa's webpage: http://www.lisapapa.com/

	2004 - 2005
	Ned Vizzini Author of Be more Chill and Teen Angst? Naaah. Ned read to the 8th grade. E. Lockhart aka Emily Jenkins, author of The Boyfriend List:(15 guys, 11 shrink appointments, 4 ceramic frogs, and me, Ruby Oliver) Emily read to the 7th grade.

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