Can we give it up this morning for Sister Kim of Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls? Who has ignited her students with a love for stories. Who drives them to their super stars. Who gives them book projects
that yield stunning results. Who makes videos
that make writers cry. Who puts together a massive and massively
successful Little Flower High School Teen Writers & Readers Festival. (Look for the 2015 festival on April 18, 2015, when I will join a fantastic cast of area writers for a day of workshops, panels, and signings.)
Who writes to me last night to say that 42 copies of
Going Over have arrived at her classroom and will be taught this spring.
Who tags me this morning to say:
Going Over is on the 2015 Tayshas Reading List. This was a dream I had. But. I hadn't dared to dream it fully.
Props. To Sister Kim. To the so-generous TAYSHAS committee. To Chronicle Books, whose glorious team members have opened more doors for me than any publishing house ever.
I love when this sort of thing pops up on Facebook. Me and the Real Writers. Headed to Texas. Here's the caption, in case you are going to be near:
Join Nina LaCour, Andrew Smith, Blake Nelson, Dana Reinhardt, and Beth Kephart for Tayshas Reading List & Authors on Thurs, April 10th, 10am in 103 AB, Street Level at #txla14I'll be at other events as well, in dear San Antonio with dear Chronicle. My schedule:
April 9:
3:00pm Going Over Book SigningApril 10:
9:30am
Texas Teens 4 Libraries (TT4L) ARC signing
Grand Hyatt Hotel
10:00am
PANEL: “Tayshas Reading List and Authors” Moderator Susan Schilling, Chair, Tayshas Committee 2012-2013
12:00pm
Texas Tea with YA Authors
Good Glory. I'm going to also make some time for some barbeque, even if that occurs at 4 AM in the morning. All thanks to Tayshas, Texas Teens 4 Libraries, Texas Tea, and Chronicle Books!
