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 YOUNG AUTHORS CONFERENCES

Are you a writer or illustrator?  Come

share your work at a conference for kids

sponsored by the Arizona Reading Assn. 

Teams of student writers and a teacher

from your school participate in fun work-

shops led by local Arizona authors and

illustrators.  Lunch and book signing is

included too. Encourage your teacher to

contact me for more information.

 

WRITING CONTESTS

 

These magazines host student-writing contests.  Each month has a specific theme

and deadline.

          American Girl

          Boys Life

Cricket Magazine Group – Spider, Cricket, Ask, Muse  

Scholastic magazine Kids are Authors contest

Skipping Stones magazine

Stone Soup

 

FAVORITE BOOKS

 

I love to read children’s books especially those that have

earned the Newbery Medal.  The award is given annually

to the year’s most distinguished contribution to American

literature for children.  Some of my favorites (and my

daughters also) are Caddie Woodlawn by Brink (1936), The

Twenty-One Balloons by DuBois (1948), Island of the Blue

Dolphins by O’Dell (1961), A Wrinkle in Time by L’Engle

(1963), The Giver by Lowry (1994), Holes by Sachar (1999),

and A Single Shard by Park (2002).  The winner for 2007 is

The Power of Lucky by Susan Patron.     

 

If you are a guy, check out author Jon Scieszka’s website – He has a list of favorite authors and books just for you.

 

 

 

Text Box: Email me a review of your favorite book and I’ll add it to the list of KIDS’ FAVORITE BOOKS.  Make sure you include the title, author, illustrator (if appropriate) and your name, grade and school with your review.

        

 

 

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