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Authors for 2025-2026
Authors for 2025-2026
Troy Cummings
Troy Cummings
Troy has written and illustrated more than fifty children's books, including THE NOTEBOOK OF DOOM series, THE BINDER OF DOOM series, CAN I BE YOUR DOG?, and THE EENSY WEENSY SPIDER FREAKS OUT (BIG-TIME!) He has also illustrated books by other authors, including CARING FOR YOUR LION (by Tammi Sauer), LITTLE RED GLIDING HOOD (by Tara Lazar), MIGHTY TRUCK (by Chris Barton), and VROOM VROOM GARBAGE TRUCK (by Asia Citro).
His illustrations have appeared in newspapers, magazines, greeting cards, board games, jigsaw puzzles, a French opera, and on the back of a box of fish sticks.
Jessica Khoury
Jessica Khoury
Jessica Khoury is the author of many books for teens and young readers. Her stories have been translated into over a dozen languages and have been finalists for awards like the South Carolina Junior Book Award, the Ignyte Award, the Maine Student Book Award, the Oklahoma Sequoyah Masterlist, the Amelia Bloomer Project, and many more. Her bestselling middle grade debut The Mystwick School of Musicraft was named one of the Best Audiobooks of 2019 by Audible and is one of the Top 20 Most Listened-To children's books of all time.
The Sharon Coe Literacy Festival
The Sharon Coe Literacy Festival
Purpose of the Literacy Festival
The St. Luke's SPLASH Literacy Festival began in 2009 with a visit from our first author, Tedd Arnold. It was founded to inspire our students (with the support of their families) to develop their literacy skills, to discover a passion for books, and to become lifelong readers, hence the acronym "St. Luke's Promotes Literacy At School and Home."
Sharon Coe
The St. Luke's SPLASH Literacy Festival was renamed in 2019 after a beloved former St. Luke's teacher, Sharon Coe. Mrs. Coe had a passion for children, Jesus, and reading that was evident to all who knew her.
Her husband, Jim Coe (also a former teacher and Music Director here), began a foundation in 2019 to support the Literacy Festival and to honor Sharon's legacy.
Here's an excerpt from the speech given at the foundation's kickoff: "Sharon was a tireless and unwavering supporter of reading and literacy programs for children, and she poured her heart into each child that she served. It’s not everyday that nationally-known authors visit a private school, but they visit St. Luke’s in part because Sharon made sure this Festival was a priority. "
Past Authors
2009 - Tedd Arnold
2011 - L.M. Elliott and Marianne Berkes
2012 - Steven Kellogg and Sheri L Smith
2013 - Leslie Helakoski and Wendelin Van Draanen
2014 - David Biedrzycki, Tracy Barrett, and Gary D Schmidt
2015 - Jerry Pallotta, Kat Falls, and Jennifer Nielsen
2016 - Eric Litwin, David Schwartz, and Ben Mikaelsen
2017 - Lisa Campbell Ernst Candace Fleming, and Kristin Levine
2018 - Susan Stevens Crummel, James Ponti, and Alan Gratz
2019 - Carolyn Crimi, Kevin Sands, and Margaret Peterson Haddix
2020 - Tammi Sauer, Cynthia Lord, and Sheila Turnage
2021 - Karma Wilson and Gary D Schmidt
2022 - Henry Cole, Tommy Greenwald, and Watt Key
2023 - Kelly DiPucchio and Jennifer Nielsen
2024 - Beth Ferry and Wendelin Van Draanen
2026 - Troy Cummings and Jessica Khoury
2027 - It will be a surprise!!!
In addition to the Sharon Coe foundation, we are SO GRATEFUL to the PTL, who supports the SPLASH Literacy Festival with yearly contributions and support!
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