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Girltropia coming to LA!

13. July 2011

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Plan your trip to Girltopia! It’s the World of Girl, happening October 29, 2011. Registration is OPEN now! Visit www.girlscoutsLA.org for more information.

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Barnes and Noble Summer Reading

13. July 2011

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The Wish Stealers at Barnes & Noble on their summer reading school picks.

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Wish Stealers book trailer

9. June 2011

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Check this out: Some kids posted this book trailer for The Wish Stealers! I love it! Thanks for sharing!

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Winners of a Young Author’s Contest

23. March 2011

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On a recent all day school visit in California I had the honor of meeting the student winners of  a school-wide writing contest.  These exceptional young authors from each grade wrote the winning essays judged by a school panel.  On a break between presentations, I was lucky enough to have lunch with these very talented [...]

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Scribbles Press

23. March 2011

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Scribble Press, which is in both NYC and LA, is a wonderful place for children to write their own stories and make their own books.   They recently invited me to lead a workshop on making a “WISH BOOK.”  Twenty-five children attended and I spoke about wishing customs all over the world.  I read passages from [...]

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Amazing visit to Rancho Canada Elementary

23. February 2011

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Thank you to all the terrific students and teachers today. I thoroughly enjoyed hearing about your wishes for yourselves, for others, and for the world. You all were very articulate and thoughtful. I also loved hearing from the writing contest winners– you all have some great stories in the works. Keep on revising. Special thanks [...]

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Fan Mail Update

22. February 2011

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Just received this wonderful picture of Griffin Penshine from Mia (Connecticut).

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California Readers 2011 choose The Wish Stealers!

9. December 2010

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CALIFORNIA READERS VOTE FOR THE WISH STEALERS: Each year a California Readers’ committee reviews over 1,500 books, all written or illustrated by California authors and artists. Each of the three committees – representing teachers and library staff from California elementary, middle, and high schools –selects 100 fiction and nonfiction books that they believe will create [...]

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More School Visits

9. December 2010

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I visit in the library with two excellent writers and school journalists…:)

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More School Visits- CA

29. November 2010

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I recently visited an amazing school where the entire 5th grade had just finished reading The Wish Stealers. The students made a “Wish Giver” wall and wrote phrases that Wish Givers would say to someone pursuing a dream. On the board the class wrote their favorite quote from the book, “Stuff Your Ears With Clouds.” That quote is advice from Grandma Penshine to Griffin when Griffin asks her what to do if she meets a Wish Stealer…

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