Bobby Ferguson and Pabby Arnold from East Baton Rouge Parish Library

East Baton Rouge Parish Library

with the Black-Eyed Susan Committee at the Maryland Association of School Librarians Conference

Crossroads Books, in Clarence Center

Rochester Children's Book Festival

Michigan Library Association Conference

Teens Write-On Festival at Indian Prairie Public Library in Darien, IL

National Council of Teachers of English conference--at the Harcourt Booth, with some of the Harcourt staff

Barnes and Noble--Greece, NY

Barnes & Noble--Pittsford, NY

Holiday Book Signing at Rundel Library in Rochester, NY--wih Susan Beckhorn, Kathy Blasi, and Robin Pulver

Peg Thomas and Paul Facklam at Barnes & Noble in Greece, NY

Holy Cross School--Rochester, NY

Children's Literature Festival: University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, MO

Bidwell School (presented at TCDE), as part of LitFest in Tehama County, CA

LitFest, in Red Bluff, CA--with author/illustrator Michael Garland, LitFest organizer Maureen Lasley, and author Robert San Souci

Berrendos Middle School, as part of LitFest in Tehama County, CA

Gerber Elementary School, as part of LitFest in Tehama County, CA

Bend & Reeds Creek Elementary (presented at Bend), as part of LitFest in Tehama County, CA

Richfield & Flournoy (presented at Richfield), as part of LitFest in Tehama County, CA

Metteer Elementary, as part of LitFest in Tehama County, CA

Los Molinos & Vina (presented at Los Molinos), as part of LitFest in Tehama County, CA

Author Dinner and Award Presentation, as part of LitFest in Tehama County, CA

Vista Middle School, as part of LitFest in Tehama County, CA

Plum Valley, Manton, & Mineral (presented at PV), as part of LitFest in Tehama County, CA

with Terry Trueman

Camp Read-a-Lot at Bernabi Elementary in Spencerport, NY

Hammondsport Central School: Hammondsport, NY

at Park Forest Middle School: State College, PA, with Librarian Kathy Billet, and Ann

at Mount Nittany Middle School in State College, PA--with Dana Ciciliot and Librarian Dotty Delafield

at Monocacy Middle School: Frederick, MD--with media specialist Jennifer Shesman and principal Everett Warren

Frederick County Public Library: Frederick, MD -- with Melissa (Young Adult Librarian) and Tara (Children's Services) at FCPL, C. Burr Artz branch

St. Lawrence School in Rochester, NY

Fulton Science Academy: Alpharetta, Georgia --with Darinda Teeling, the literary art teacher, in her fantastically decorated room

Central Library: Rochester, NY -- Panel discussion on censorship with Cynthia DeFelice and Bruce Coville:  "My Book Was Banned, Now What Do I Do?"

Whitford Middle School: Beaverton, OR

Meeting friends--including Linda Sue Park--in Portland, OR

friends in Oregon (continued)--Laurie Thurston

Perry Middle School: Perry, NY

BYU Symposium on Books for Young Readers: Provo, UT--with XJ Kennedy, Jennifer Holm, Shannon Hale, Candace Fleming, Kenneth Oppel, Eric Rohmann