Happy November to all!
I'm having author C. Alexander London (aka Alex London for his 2 YA novels) come to visit my school on April 27th & 28th. He is temporarily keeping the rest of that week open for anyone who would like to piggyback on his visit. His normal daily fee is $1,000/for a full day plus expenses, but he is willing to negotiate since he will already be in the area. He is also willing to do a half-day visit. He will be coming from NYC by train so no plane ticket expense necessary. Just wanted to see if anyone was interested in having him visit that week as well.
I first saw him speak at Book Expo America in NYC last May and he is great! He is funny and engaging and has lots of great things to talk about. Definitely not a bore! He is a former librarian and journalist who covered war zones and refugee camps all around the world. I recently saw him speak again where school students were present and asking questions. My friend who was with me who is not an educator (just a book lover) leaned over and said "Wow, he is answering really bad questions really well. He's good with the kids. He will be great when he comes to your school."
Here is a link to when I saw him at BEA with Veronica Roth.
He has middle grade books as well as two YA novels perfect for middle and high so he could do a visit for grades 4 and up. I'm having him visit grades 4 and 5 at my school.
FYI, even if you aren't interested in an author visit, I recommend buying his books for your library if you don't have them. Many of my reluctant and avid readers alike enjoy his books. He is the author of the Dog Tags series as well as my favorite of his series Accidental Adventures. The first in the series is called We Are Not Eaten by Yaks. I've had almost 100% positive feedback about this series. His YA books are Proxy and Guardian.
His latest book was just reviewed by Booklist here:
Sarah Lynch, National Board Certified Library Media Specialist
Wolcott Elementary- West Hartford Public Schools
71 Wolcott Rd., West Hartford, CT 06110
Telephone: 860-561-2300 Ext. 3638