Calendar
2012-13 School Year
Sept. 18: Moravian Academy, Bethlehem, PA
Sept. 19-20: Bucknell University, PA
Oct. 2: Somers Middle School, NY
Oct. 3: Middle School of Plainville, CT
Oct. 4: Avon Middle School, CT
Oct. 5: Thompson Brook School, CT
Oct. 9: Round Valley School, NJ
Oct. 11: Whitehall-Coplay Middle School, PA
Oct. 17: Barnes & Noble Educator Night, Whitehall, PA
Oct. 22: Northport, NY Public Library
Oct. 29-Nov. 2: Gillette, WY schools and libraries
Nov. 13: Madison Junior School, NJ
Nov. 14: Benjamin Franklin Middle School, NJ
Dec. 7: York Suburban Middle School, PA
Dec. 18: Chatham Middle School, NJ
Jan. 28-30: Indianapolis-area schools, IN
Early Feb.: Two schools in Paramus, NJ area
Feb. 18-20: Little Rock, AR schools
Mar. 7-8: Louisiana Library Association Conference, Baton Rouge
Mar. 11: Nature Hills Intermediate School, WI
Mar. 12: Millburn Middle School, IL
Mar. 13: Sears School, IL
Mar. 15: Illinois Reading Association, Springfield
Apr. 10-12: Maryland Reading Association
Apr. 20-26: Authors in April, Rochester, MI
Completed visits
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
August 31: Hanover Area School District teacher inservice, keynote speech: Let Your Students Inspire You!
September 27: Morning Skype visit with Browns River Middle School in Jericho, Vermont
Evening Skype visit with graduate class, Harding University, Arkansas
October 6-7: Fieldstone Middle School, Montvale, NJ
October 15: Abington Friends School, PA
October 18-21: Klein ISD school visits, TX
November 3: Two middle schools in DE, for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
November 8: East Hills Middle School, Bethlehem, PA
November 15: Marticville Middle School, PA
November 16: Manor Middle School, PA
November 17: Garden Spot Middle School, PA
December 3: New Jersey Association of School Librarians conference, Authors’ Alley
December 8: Richboro Middle School, PA
December TBA: School visit, Hanover Area School District, PA
2011
January 17-19: International Schools of Zurich and Zug-Luzern, Switzerland
February 3-4: International Reading Association conference, Colorado chapter
February 9-10: Wissahickon Middle School, PA
February 22: Evening library visit, Evanston, IL
February 23-25: Middle schools, Chicago area, IL
March 2: E. T. Richardson Middle School, PA
March 3: Friends Central School, PA
March 4: Kennett Square MS, PA
March 8-9: Newtown Middle School, PA
March 21-22: Randolph Middle School, NJ
March 28: Two schools in Bethlehem Township, NJ (The whole district is reading my books!)
March 30-31: Harding Township School, NJ
April 4-7: Middle Schools in Research Triangle area, NC
April 12-15: Texas Library Association conference, Austin, TX
May 5-6: Middle Schools, Chicago area
May 7: Supersibs! conference keynote, IL
May 10-12: Middle Schools in Montgomery County, MD
May 16: Wyoming Valley West Middle School, PA
June 2: Luncheon Keynote, Staten Island Mental Health Society Literacy Volunteers (So cool: my Mom will be there!)
June 21: Judson University literacy conference, IL
2011-12 School Year
Sept. 9: Alfred G. Waters Middle School, DE
Oct. 3: Barrington Middle School, Station Campus, IL
Oct. 4: Barrington Middle School, Prairie Campus, IL
Oct. 5: Fremont Middle School, IL
Oct. 6: Meridian MS, IL
Oct. 7: Marie Murphy School, IL
Oct. 13 & 14: Holmdel, NJ schools
Nov. 2 & 3: Pennridge North MS, PA
Nov. 17: Timber Ridge MS, IL
Nov. 18: Lincoln MS, IL
Nov. 19-21: National Council of Teachers of English/ALAN — accepting Amelia Elizabeth Walden Honor for After Ever After!!!
Dec. 12-15: Middle Schools in Frisco, TX in conjunction with the amazing annual Frisco Reads event
Dec. 20: Schuylkill Valley MS, PA
Jan. 20-21: American Library Association Midwinter Conference, Dallas, TX
Jan. 23-24: Middle Schools in Frisco, TX in conjunction with the amazing annual Frisco Reads event
Feb. 8&9: Perkiomen Valley Middle School East (8) and West (9), PA
Feb. 23: John Griffin MS, Fayetteville, NC
Feb. 24: East Cary MS, NC
Mar. 6: E.T. Richardson MS, PA
Mar. 7: Phoenixville Area MS, PA
Mar. 21: Eric Smith School, NJ
Apr. 5: Kenneth R. Olson MS, NJ
Apr. 26: (tentative) 2 schools in Elizabethville, PA
Apr. 27: Wilson West and Wilson Southern Middle Schools, PA
May 2: Governor Mifflin Intermediate School, PA
May 3 & 4: Fred S. Engle MS, PA
May 7-11: Middle Schools in Round Rock ISD, TX
July 18: 2 PM – Gettysburg Public Library, summer reading culmination event
August 18: 7 PM – Towne Book Center & Cafe, discussion and signing at this awesome indie shop
