Reading takes you to magical places in magical ways. We invite you on a multimedia journey through the world of modern reading. We’ll learn how stories can take our imagination to new places through words, pictures and technology...Plans for this year's Parents As Reading Partners (P.A.R.P.) Week, Nov. 14-18, include field trips to the Desmond-Fish Library, Pajama Storytime, Middle School Poetry Slam, workshops with "A to Z Mysteries" author Ron Roy & young adult novelist Todd Strasser, a virtual assembly with 12-year-old author-activist Olivia Bouler, and an eBooks Day. But most of all, be sure to share some good reads with your kids! Parents ARE reading partners! Questions? Email gufsparp@gmail.com. ~ 2011-12 co-chairs Kym August & Charlotte Rowe
Reminder: eBook submissions deadline extended to Thursday December 1! Email original jokes, riddles, poems, short stories, or scanned illustrations to gufsparp@gmail.com. GUFS eBook will be professionally edited and sold through iTunes, Barnes & Noble, & Amazon.
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Novelist Todd Strasser Inspires the Middle School!

 Novelist Todd Strasser led energetic, engaging writing workshops with all of our Middle School English Language Arts classes today. Mr. Strasser is the author of more than 120 books for teens and middle graders including the best-selling Help! I'm Trapped In ... series, and numerous award-winning YA novels including The Wave, Give A Boy A Gun, The Accident, Can't Get There From Here, Boot Camp, and If I Grow Up. His newest series for grades 3 - 6 is The Tardy Boys. Several of his books have been adapted for television and his novel How I Created My Perfect Prom Date became the feature release Drive Me Crazy. His books have been translated into more than a dozen languages, and he has also written for television, newspapers, and magazines such as The New Yorker, Esquire, and The New York Times. Todd now divides his time between writing books and speaking at schools and conferences. His presentations today were described as "beyond fabulous!"

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