Here are a few pics from my week. Thanks again to the schools who hosted me. If you want me to come to your school, contact my booking agent, Jocelyn Sams, here. You can get more info on my website here.
First Stop: Henderson KY
At Henderson High School, one boy asked me to sign his hand:
At North Middle, I found a group of fellow cowboy boot lovers:
At South Middle, I was presented with a t-shirt which I sported proudly, immediately pulling it over my outfit and doing the John Wall dance on stage to raucous applause:
The next day, I made my way over to Paul Laurence Dunbar where high school students picked my brain. Their librarian provided chips and bottled water, which was a win as soon as they walked in the door. Then I drove to Paris Middle/High which is only about fifteen minutes from where I grew up. The students asked so many questions and some of the kids are going to start a book club. Can't wait to Skype with them! No pics, but hopefully they will post some on my Facebook Fan Page.
Then I drove to Winchester and visited a Creative Writing class at GRC High School. These kids are halfway through National Novel Writing Month and were super inspiring! I could have talked to them all day.
On to Conkwright Middle School where I was lucky enough to have a repeat visit. Their awesome librarian had me there in March so I was so excited to come again this school year. The students were super excited and after my presentation, one teacher took her class back to their classroom and started reading my book aloud at the students' request!
And on my last school visit, I got the star treatment:
McNabb Middle School in Mount Sterling booked me for back-to-back presentations. That can be a hard gig... unless you have amazing students like the ones at this school. I was given another t-shirt and one boy talked my ear off about his own book. I'm sure we'll all be reading something of his one day.
The last stop on this tour was the Kentucky Book Fair. I am so thankful that they squeezed me in last minute. Next year, I will surely come back. There were rows and rows of local Kentucky authors and the place was packed.
I ran into one of my favorite librarians, Gwen, who was the first to ever book me. I can't wait to visit Moore Traditional again when Wildflower comes out!
And some students from Elkhorn Middle School were volunteering and recognized me from a school visit in September.
I was born in Frankfort and lived there for five and a half years, so it was a real treat when some of my mom's friends stopped by to see me! They even brought baby pictures. lol!
I had an amazing trip and it's all because of my fans. I love you guys. I love hearing from you, I love that the book is connecting with you, and I hope to meet more students in person when I am back in Kentucky at the end of April. If you want me to come to your school, please go to my website and click on the Bookings Tab. I love Kentucky!
