Calendar
2008
January 9: KidsPeace School, Bethlehem, PA
February 4: Moravian Academy, Bethlehem, PA
February 7: Richboro Middle School, PA
February 12: Haworth Public School, NJ
February 29: DeSales University, PA
March 6: Woodglen Middle School, NJ
March 12-13: Middle Schools in Maryland
March 17-19: Middle schools in Maryland
March 31-April 1: Wissahickon Middle School, Ambler, PA
April 4: Evening event, Kutztown University, PA
April 11-13: Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators
Retreat, Pocono Mountains, PA
April 15-18: Texas Library Association Conference
April 16: Colleyville Middle School, Dallas area
April 21, 24: Orefield Middle School, PA
April 26: Chicago Public Schools reading event, IL
April 29: Greenwich Country Day School, CT
April 30: Friends Academy, Locust Valley, NY
May 1: Springhouse Middle School, PA
May 12: Colonial Middle School, Plymouth Meeting, PA
May 15-22: DODGER AND ME release tour: IL, CO, WA, CA
May 22, 7 PM: Anderson’s Bookshop, Naperville, IL www.andersonsbookshop.com
May 29-June 1: Book Expo America, Los Angeles, CA
June 24: Three Maryland/PA libraries in one day! Crazy, huh?
June 26: King’s College Reading Conference, Wilkes-Barre, PA
Sept. 15-16: Wharton Public School, NJ
Sept 29-Oct 1: Library and school visits in Cleveland, OH
Oct. 4: Minnesota Educational Media Organization conference, keynote
Oct. 12 – 17: School visits, Bellaire and Pasadena, TX
Oct 23: Keynote speech, Michigan Library Association
Oct. 29-30: Fieldstone Middle School, NJ
Nov. 6-8: Illinois School Library Media Association (accepting state-wide book award!!!)
Dec. 3-4: Bucknell University lecture and local middle school visit, PA
Dec. 8-11: Sarasota, FL public schools
2009
Jan. 14: Park Middle School, NJ
Jan. 15: Harding Twp. School, NJ
Jan, 21: Perkiomen School, PA
Feb. 2 & 5: Perkiomen Valley East and West Middle Schools, PA
Feb. 12: Byram Intermediate School, NJ
March 6: Lazar Middle School, Montville, NJ
March 10-11: Detroit area schools
March 15-20: Mini-tour in Holland, sponsored by my excellent Dutch publisher, Lemniscaat
March 23-27: Milwaukee and Chicago school visits
April 3-4: Colorado Teen Literature Conference morning keynote, Denver
April 15-17: Orefield Middle School, PA
April 20-24: Monocacy Middle School, MD + others TBA
April 27: Afternoon visit at Hanover Elementary School, PA
April 27: 8 PM signing at Barnes & Noble, Wyomissing, PA
May 3-5: International Reading Ass’n Conference, Minneapolis, MN
May 13: Brandywine Heights Middle School, PA
May 18: Cold Spring Elementary School, Doylestown, PA
May 19: Arcola Intermediate School, Eagleville, PA
May 21: Valley View Middle School, Denville, NJ
May 29: Bedminster School, NJ
Sept. 14-18: Dallas-area middle schools, TX
October 15: Lakelands Park Middle School, MD
October 16: Maryland Assn. of School Librarians, keynote
October 25-28: Keystone State Reading Assn., PA
Nov. 4: East Hills Middle School, PA writing program
Nov. 9-11: School visits, York and Mechanicsville, PA (Shallow Brook Intermediate, Spring Forge Intermediate, Eagle View Middle)
Nov. 20: National Council of Teachers of English Conference, three signings in one day!
Nov. 30: Owen J. Roberts Middle School, Pottstown, PA
Dec. 1-2: Glenwood Middle School, MD
Dec. 8: Henry Carter Hull Library & Jared Eliot Middle School, CT
Dec. 9: Scarsdale Middle School, Scarsdale, NY
2010
Jan. 14: Cedarbrook MS, Wyncote, PA
Feb. 3: NYC reading with other authors: 6-7:30 PM, Jefferson Market Branch of NYPL, 425 6th Ave, at 10th St.
Feb. 20: Anderson’s Bookshops Children’s Literature Breakfast, Naperville, IL
March 1: Lower Macungie MS, PA
March 2: Bangor Middle School, PA
March 3: Evening event at Emmaus Public Library, PA
March 9: Garnet Valley MS, Glen Mills, PA
March 10: Springton Lake MS, PA
March 11: E.T. Richardson MS, PA
March 12: Paxon Hollow MS, Broomall, PA
March 15: Stewartsville MS, NJ
March 16 (AM): Blessed Sacrament School, Staten Island, NY
March 16 (noonish): Staten Island Historical Society Literacy Luncheon, NYC (Back in my hometown — yeah!)
March 22: Conrad Weiser MS, Robesonia, PA
March 26-27: Greater Lehigh Valley Writers’ Group conference, PA
March 31: Whitehall-Coplay Middle School, PA
April 10: PAWLP Conference, Bucks County, PA
April 14, 15 & 19: Orefield Middle School, PA
April 16: Pennsylvania School Library Assn conference, accepting the PSLA Young Readers’ Choice Award
April 23-24: Keynote speech & workshops, Harding Univ. Author Series, Arkansas
April 25-28: International Reading Assn conference, Chicago, IL
May 4: New Hope-Solebury MS
May 17: Brooks MS, Bolingbrook, IL
May 18: Benjamin MS, IL
May 19: Fairview Elementary/Plum Grove JHS, IL
May 20: Martino JHS and Liberty JHS, IL
May 21: Millburn MS, IL, with my good friends from Anderson’s Bookshops!!!
May 25: Pottsgrove MS, PA
May 27: Sussex MS, NJ
June 1: Tenakill MS, NJ
November TBA: Marticville MS, PA
