From: mtice at nypl.org <mtice>
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 17:05:32 -0400

Dear Colleagues, NYPL's second and third summer author chats will be here before you know it on Wednesday, August 2 and Tuesday, August 15 at 2 p.m. Kate DiCamillo will be our guest on August 2 and Sharon Draper will be our guest on August 15. To participate, click on the link below: http://www.nypl.org/chat/summerchats.html

Or, you can go to the New York City Summer Reading Website at www.summerreading.org and click on "Author Chats are coming!" in the lower right-hand corner.

Noted for her "exquisite language" and "memorable characters," Kate DiCamillo is the acclaimed author of the Newbery Award winner The Tale of Desperaux and the Newbery Honor Award winner Because of Winn-Dixie. Her most recent novel, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane is the tale of a beloved china rabbit. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she currently resides in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Writer, educator, and motivational speaker, Sharon Draper is the recipient of numerous awards including the Coretta Scott King Award, the Parents Choice Award and the American Library Association's Best Books for Young Adults. Her most recent books include Copper Sun and We Beat the Street. Others include: Tears of a Tiger, Darkness before Dawn, Romiette & Julio, The Battle of Jericho, Double Dutch and the series Ziggy and the Black Dinosaurs. She currently resides in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Please join in the fun at 2 p.m. on August 2 for Kate DiCamillo and August 15 for Sharon Draper and encourage children and teens to participate.

Margaret Margaret Tice, Coordinator Office of Children's Services New York Public Library 455 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016-0122 212-340-0903, fax: 212-340-0988
Received on Mon 31 Jul 2006 04:05:32 PM CDT