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April, 2002
--Wow! A new
look to my website, thanks to my genius nephew Alex Dobbin who does
freelance web
design and animation. Hope you enjoy looking around here.
--Two months
now since the Newbery announcement! I've finally gotten some photos
together and wanted to share them.
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On the set of NBC's Today Show, with (from left) John Berry,
president of the American Library Association; David Weisner,
winner of the 2002 Caldecott Medal; and Katie Couric.
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Celebrating at Clarion Books the day after the award announcement.
From left: (partially hidden) Kate Chilko, marketing; the
legendary Virginia Buckley (Katherine Paterson's editor!);
editor Michele Coppola; me; Managing Editor Jim Armstrong;
designer Debora Smith; Deb Shapiro, marketing; my goddess
of an editor Dinah Stevenson; editor Jennifer Greene; associate
editor Lynne Polvino.
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SCBWI President Stephen Mooser and me at the Midyear Conference
in NYC.
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My niece and nephew, Emma and Craig Park, in front of the
wonderful sign their school (Rocky Mount Academy in NC)
put up for me when I visited there.
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Signing books with the fifth grade book club during a school
visit to Rocky Mount Academy in North Carolina. From left:
Michael McLaughlin, Catherine Hood, me, my nephew Craig
Park, and Jordan Rackley.
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--I'm delighted
to share that my new book, When
My Name Was Keoko, has received another starred review
from School Library Journal. Click on the title to learn more about
this book.
--At the end
of March, I visited Fitzhugh Park School, Kingsford Park School,
and Minetto Elementary in Oswego, NY and had a great time meeting
the students and faculty at all three schools. Also, if you're ever
in Oswego, don't miss the River's End Bookstore; I had a wonderful
signing there!
--There have been additions and changes to my appearance schedule
on the Author Presentations
page.
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