Literacy Events

Sat, Sept 15 Prescott Book Festival - www.sharlot.org/events/bookfest

Sat, Sept 15 9:30am, Society of Children's Books Writers & Illustrators networking

Thurs, Sept 20 Everyone reads Ferdinand the Bull- www.readfortherecord.org

Thurs, Oct 4 AUTHOR VISIT - Desert Springs Elementary School

Tues, Oct 9 GPVRC* Biography Basics by Marilyn M. Watson

Thurs, Oct 11 AUTHOR VISIT - Sunset Canyon Elementary School

Sat, Oct 13 Barnes & Nobles Educator's Day 11-1 pm, Desert Ridge Marketplace

Mon, Oct 22 International School Library Day, www.iasl-slo.org

Fri/Sat, Oct 26 & 27 Arizona Reading Assn. conference, Casa Grande, www.azreadingassoc.com "A Trail Guild to the Grand Canyon Reader Awards" seminar presentation

Fri-Sun, Nov 2-4 Int'l Board of Books for Young People Conf, Tucson, www.usbby.org

Tues, Nov 6 GPVRC* Beyond the Book Report by Janette Rallison

Weds, Nov 7 ASU West Book Bash book signing

Thurs, Nov 8 AUTHOR VISIT - Kyrene Monte Vista Elementary School

Nov 12-18 Children's Book Week, Rise Up Reading! www.cbcbooks.org

Weds, Nov 14 Arizona Library Assn. conference, Mesa, authors' reception, www.azla.org

Thurs, Nov 15 Arizona Library Assn. conference, Mesa book signing, www.azla.org

Tues, Nov 27 GPVRC* Rewriting Rules! by Terri Fields

Mon, Jan 14 Caldecott and Newbery Award announcements, www.ala.org

Tues, Jan 15 GPVRC* Fast and Furious with Fluency by Nancy Chalex

Tues, Feb 26 GPVRC* Writing about Native American Cultures by Nancy Bo Flood

Sat, March 1 Young Author's Conference, Casa Grande, omarchambault@msn.com

World Book Day, www.worldbookday.com

Sun, March 2 Read Across American, www.nea.org/readacross

Thurs. March 6 Frontier Elementary

Sat, March 8 U of A Literacy Conference, Tucson, www.ed.arizona.edu/litconference

Sat/Sun, March 8 & 9 VNSA Book Sale, Phoenix

Tues, March 11 GPVRC* Writer's Workship by Sarah Green

Fri, March 14 Read to Your Child Day

April National Poetry Month

Tues, Apr 8 GPVRC* Why Do They Struggle to Read? by Kris Cetone

14-20 Young People's Poetry week, www.cbcbooks.org/yppw

Tues, May 6 GPVRC* Summer Books Reads by Jade Corn

*Greater Paradise Valley Reading Council meetings, 4-4:30 networking, 4:30-6:30 presentation, Sunset Canyon Elementary School library, 2727 E. Siesta Lane, Phoenix.

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