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N. E. Bode (Grades 4-7)
Friday, December 14, 2007 * 10:00 a.m. EST
Somebodies, Anybodies and Nobodies: Meet the Mysterious N.E. Bode! He's coming out of hiding! This fall, the charming, elusive novelist N.E. Bode will be sighted on MAGPI's network for a seventy-five minute interactive videoconference with students in grades 4-7! Author of The Anybodies, The Nobodies, The Somebodies, and this fall's The Slippery Map, N.E. Bode (pen name of writer Julianna Baggott) will delight students with his hilarious tales of writing adventures, unsuspecting genius and fantasies. Bode will inspire and entertain young writers in your classroom! Find out more...
Ellen Dreyer (Grades 6-7)
December 7, 2007 * 1:00 p.m. EST
Writing Your Life's Adventure. What adventures have YOU been on? Ellen will share her experience writing The Glow Stone and other books to show how real life can be mined for inspiration and ideas. She will guide students in pinpointing significant events in their own lives that can be a springboard to creating fiction. Students will engage in a short writing activity that taps into their memories as well as their five senses to set up a compelling story. Find out more...
Dan Gutman (Grades 3-5)
Tuesday, March 18, 2007 * 10:00 a.m. EST
How I Became an Author. Popular New Jersey children’s book author Dan Gutman is back! Dan has written more than 50 children’s books, most of them with sports themes. Although he may be best known for his “Baseball Card Adventure” series and his “My Weird School” series,” Dan has received a lot of praise for his book The Kid Who Ran for President. Find out more...
Donna Jo Napoli (Grades 7-10)
Friday, March 7, 2008 * 1:00 p.m. EST
Steeping myself in the culture of the story world. Critically acclaimed author, Donna Jo Napoli, is often credited with putting fresh perspectives on classic tales; however, she refutes this idea. Instead, the author describes her process as “steeping herself in the culture of the story’s world.” In this videoconference event, students will participate in an interactive dialogue with the author about how elements of the story’s world shape character and plot. In order to participate in this event, students must be familiar with one or more of Donna Jo’s young adult classic tale novels (there are many!). Find out more...
Mary Quattlebaum (Grades 3-5)
Monday, October 23, 2006 * 10:30 a.m. EST
I haiku. Can you? Join us for an engaging presentation about poetry and the book-making process! Award-winning author Mary Quattlebaum will lead students in a discussion of poetry, using her book of poems, Family Reunion, and sports poems, shaped poems, and others to focus on rhythm, sound, and other poetic elements. Students will write a haiku and talk with Mary about their process. Find out more...
Mary Quattlebaum (Grades 3-5)
Wednesday, February 27, 2008 * 1:00 p.m. EST
Jackson Jones and the Puddle of Thorns. Award-winning author Mary Quattlebaum will lead students in a discussion of writing, using her middle-grade novel Jackson Jones and the Puddle of Thorns to focus on description, characterization, revision, and other fictional elements. Students will write a short description and talk with Mary about their process. Find out more...
Lara Zeises (Grades 7-12)
Thursday, March 13, 2008 * 10:30 a.m. EST
True confessions of a two-headed author. Award-winning young adult novelist Lara M. Zeises has a secret: she's also Lola Douglas, author of True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet and its sequel, More Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet. Want to know how (or why!) Lara, a self-proclaimed dork and pop culture junkie, cooked up her mysterious alter-ego? In this presentation, Lara will explain it all to you: how she became a writer; why she sets the books published under her name in Delaware; how Lola came into existence; what's it's like to have one of your books turned into a Lifetime TV movie (True Confessions, which will air in 2008!); and why it's sometimes difficult when your alter-ego leads a more glamorous life than you do! Find out more...
COMING SOON … look for more authors! We’re also putting together programs with william sleator, linda oatman hall, and uma krishnaswami. Look for more information soon!