March Book Buzz and WINNER of MELTDOWN!
PLUS another Giveaway! More Books by Dr. Fred! Nonfiction rocks the house! |
On March 5th of this month we featured children's nonfiction writer, Dr. Fred Bortz, author of outstanding books in the fields of science and technology.
Lerner Publishing generously donated copies of his books as prizes. The WINNER of Dr. Fred Bortz's new book MELTDOWN is . . . Janet Schoentrup, a great librarian in Kansas!!! Congratulations!!! Please email Kimberley at kglittle@msn.com to claim your prize! ***AND because your SPELLBINDERS are so excited about non-fiction we are giving away MORE of Dr. Fred's books!!!*** One lucky person will win these THREE BOOKS below!!!
Please email Kimberley at kglittle@msn.com to enter. Or go to the SPELLBINDER blog to enter by leaving a comment.
Next Month we've got some fascinating pieces about Historical Fiction coming up and how to get your students and kids excited about it! Plus Historical Fiction Book Buzz! Don't miss it! |
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Kimberley Griffiths Little is the recipient of the Southwest Book Award, The Whitney Award for Best Youth Novel of 2010, and the author of the highly acclaimed, The Healing Spell and Circle of Secrets, published by Scholastic Press. Look for her books at the Scholastic Book Fairs, as well  as two more forthcoming novels in 2012 and 2013. She lives on a dirt road in a small town by the Rio Grande with her husband, a robotics engineer and their three sons. Kimberley is a favorite speaker at schools around the country, presenting "The Creative Diary", a highly successful writing workshop and has been a speaker at many conferences. Please to download free Teacher's Guides and Book Club Guides.
 Carolee Dean has made numerous appearances as a guest poet/author at schools, libraries, poetry events, and teacher/library conferences. She holds a bachelor's degree in music therapy and a master's degree in communicative disorders, and she has spent over a decade working in the public schools as a  speech-language pathologist. Her first novel, Comfort,was nominated as a Best Book for Young Adults, was named the Best YA Novel of 2002 by the Texas Institute of Letters, and was on the TAYSHAS (Texas Library Association) reading list. She conducts teacher trainings on inspiring reluctant writers including "The Secret Language of Stories" and "Random  Acts of Haiku."
To find teacher's guides, writing activities, and information about author visits, go to www.caroleedean.com.
Caroline Starr Rose spent her childhood in the deserts of Saudi Arabia and New Mexico, camping at the Red Sea in one and eating red chile in the other. She's taught English and social studies to upper elementary and middle-school students in New Mexico, Florida, Virginia, and Louisiana. Back in New Mexico, Caroline now writes middle-grade novels and picture books full time.
UPCOMING AUTHOR EVENTS
Sunday, April 29th, 2012 9-5 Pre-conference Session
Author's Panel at the International Reading Association Conference Chicago, Illinois "Rekindling the Reading and Writing Fire"
Join us for this all day session featuring 9 authors including all 3 Spellbinders: Carolee Dean Kimberley Griffiths Little Caroline Starr Rose
*Kimberley will be signing at the
Scholastic Booth in the IRA Exhibit Hall
Monday, April 30 from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.*
Tuesday, May 1 3 p.m. - 4 p.m. International Reading Association Conference Chicago, Illinois "The Secret Language of Stories: Beyond Story Grammar" Carolee Dean |
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