What Authors Are Scheduled?

ELEMENTARY SCHEDULE

September 12 – Shannon Hale & LeUyen Pham – Princess in Black (grades K-3)

September 17 – Stuart Gibbs - Spy School  (grades 4-5)

October 1 –  Matt Tavares - Growing up  Pedro (grades 4-5) 

October 8 – Yuyi Morales - Viva Frida (grades K-1) in English and Spanish

October 29 –  Mary Pope Osborne – The Magic Tree House (grades 2-3)

November 5 – Carmen Oliver - Building an Orchestra of Hope (grades 4-5)

November 12 – Dawn Quigley - JoJo Makoons (grades 2-3)

November 19 – Jarrett and Jerome Pumphrey - The Old Truck (grades K-1)

December 3 – Adam Rubin - Dragons Love Tacos (grades K-2)

December 11 – Matthew Swanson & Robbi Behr - Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Doom (grades 3-5)  

Additionally, the following authors from the Middle School Program will be available to Elementary Schools this fall:

Steve Sheinkin (Sept 18)

Lois Lowry (Oct 9)

Jerry Craft (Oct 30)

Sharon Draper (Nov 6)

Alan Gratz (Dec 5)

MIDDLE SCHOOL SCHEDULE

September 18 – Steve Sheinkin – Bomb (grade 6-8)

September 25 – Guadalupe Garcia McCall - Under the Mesquite - (grade 7-8) in English and Spanish

October 9 –  Lois Lowry - The Giver (grade 6-8)

October 30 – Jerry Craft - New Kid (grade 6-8)

November 6 – Sharon Draper - Out of My Mind (grade 6-8)

November 18 – Cynthia Leitich Smith - Rain Is Not My Indian Name (grade 7-8) 

December 5 – Alan Gratz - Refugee (grade 6-8)

Additionally, the following authors from the Elementary Program will be available to Middle Schools this fall:

Jeff Kinney (recording available)

Katherine Applegate  (recording available)

Kelly Yang  (recording available)

Tracy Baptiste  (recording available)

Hena Khan  (recording available)

Stuart Gibbs (Sept 17)

Matt Tavares (Oct 1)